CBS has confirmed additional entertainers for its upcoming slate of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” episodes.
Chris Stapleton is one of those additions.
According to the network, the CMA Award-nominated country artist will perform on the September 17 edition of its “Late Show.” The episode will also feature interviews with Naomi Watts and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
While Thursday’s episode will obviously mark Stapleton’s first appearance on Colbert’s talk show, it will not be his first “The Late Show” visit. Stapleton performed on an April edition of “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
CBS’ updated “Late Show” listings follow:
Monday, Sept. 14 Actress Emily Blunt; Justice Stephen Breyer; musical performance by The Dead Weather (n)
*Tuesday, Sept. 15 Actor Jake Gyllenhaal; Apple CEO Tim Cook; musical performance by Run The Jewels with TV On The Radio (n)
*Wednesday, Sept. 16 Actor Kevin Spacey; TV legend Carol Burnett; musical performance by Willie Nelson & John Mellencamp and interview about Farm Aid (n)
*Thursday, Sept. 17 Actress Naomi Watts; United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon; musical performance by Chris Stapleton (n)
Friday, Sept. 18 Actress Lupita Nyong’o; Senator Bernie Sanders; interview with and performance by “An American in Paris’” Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope (n)
*Monday, Sept. 21 NBA MVP Steph Curry; Senator Ted Cruz; musical performance by Don Henley (n)
Tuesday, Sept. 22 Donald Trump; U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz; musical performance by Raury (n)
Wednesday, Sept. 23 Actor Hugh Jackman and founder of the Global Poverty Project Hugh Evans; Senator Elizabeth Warren; interview with and musical performance by Pearl Jam (n)
*Thursday, Sept. 24 Author Andrew Sullivan; Journalist and Activist Maria Shriver; Comedian Jim Gaffigan; Archbishop Thomas Wenski; musical performance by the YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus (n)
Friday, Sept. 25 Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai; Actress Kerry Washington; musical performance by The Arcs (n)
