Stephen Colbert announces 'Late Show' end
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CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came two days after Colbert spoke out against CBS Global settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story.
Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. CBS said it is canceling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" at the end of the upcoming television season in May, a casualty of industry changes that have dealt a crippling blow to advertising revenue.
"They have to have what it takes to succeed independently, but not if it relies on old structures," one expert told Newsweek.
Stephen Colbert returned from vacation loaded for bear. The CBS late-night comic referred to the settlement between his parent company, Paramount Global, and President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview as a “big,
Stephen Colbert went off on his employer, Paramount, on Monday after the company decided to settle with President Trump in his lawsuit against the network.