It's been nine months since the final episode of the Colbert Report wrapped, and its departure was hard on everyone. Then Jon Stewart called the Daily Show quits for good in August, and an entire nation was plunged into a black hole of informational darkness. What has happened in the last month? No one knows.

But tonight, the despair ends. Stephen Colbert will enjoy his official televised rebirth as a late night host, sliding fresh from the womb and into the Late Show chair to interview Jeb Bush and George Clooney, and you can stream the whole thing for free!

To wit: CBS All Access is offering users a free week long trial, which you can activate today. There you have it. Most fans are optimistic about Colbert's ability to transition from his faux-right wing persona to earnest late night host—as one told us before a test show last week: "The web content's been incredible."

In an interview with Mo Rocca that aired on CBS over the weekend, Colbert said "it's really nice to not have to pretend" to be the conservative "Stephen Colbert" alter-ego anymore, adding that the goal for his new show "is to have fun with my friends. And, you know, that means sometimes talking about things that you care about. We're going to want to be talking about what's going on in the world."