# How soon after the air date can you see Stephen Colbert on Youtube? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** talk-variety-show\ **Created:** [April 27, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-air-date-can-you-see-stephen-colbert-on-youtube/1000812 "2024-04-27T01:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jebert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ec9cab/32.png) [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-air-date-can-you-see-stephen-colbert-on-youtube/1000812/1 "2024-04-27T01:19:48Z")
I found a Colbert segment while searching, but it was from last week. How soon is a given show available after its original air date? How can I find the show from a specific date in the past? ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-air-date-can-you-see-stephen-colbert-on-youtube/1000812/2 "2024-04-27T01:28:52Z")
Colbert is on YouTube the day after broadcast. We always watch the previous night’s monologue. (He’s been off this week.) Can’t advise you on how to find a show of a specific date since I’ve never checked, but YouTube goes pretty far back. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-air-date-can-you-see-stephen-colbert-on-youtube/1000812/3 "2024-04-27T01:29:19Z")
Normally at least the monologue is up the next day, but Colbert has been in reruns this week. That may be why you can’t find a monologue dated from this week.