'Colbert' out of the blue suspends tape

ColbertTaping in the final two cases of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" now was abruptly shuttered Wednesday, due to just what the cabler mentioned in the statement were "unforeseen conditions." The Wall Street Journal reported the development halt came because of a family group emergency for host Stephen Colbert. Comedy Central placed reruns round the schedule rather than the first episodes initially planned for Wednesday and Thursday. "Colbert" episodes typically air the evening they are recorded. According to online reviews, ticketholders for Wednesday's episode received notification earlier tomorrow the tape happen to be canceled. "Colbert" had returned to new episodes Monday and Tuesday carrying out a week's vacation. Within the latest days duration of original episodes, it averaged 1.5 million audiences per airing. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com