In a shocking move, CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year, and apparently exiting the late-night television business altogether. The network, citing financial pressures,

The network has called the cancellation “a purely financial decision”—but it feels like only the beginning of the end for an entire genre.

The late night host looks ahead to the next 10 months, assuring his crew and studio audience, "It's going to be fun."