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Donald Trump celebrates CBS’s end to Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’

On Thursday, CBS announced it will end The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in May 2026, with the final episode scheduled for that date.
On Monday, CBS settled for $16 million in a lawsuit, and Colbert called it `big fat bribe`.
Company leaders said the decision was `purely a financial decision`, while CBS announces the show will end in May 2026.
On Friday, President Donald Trump celebrated the cancellation, declaring `Jimmy Kimmel is next` on Truth Social.
The Writers Guild of America warned that canceling a show due to political pressure threatens democratic values.

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Examining the decision to end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"

CBS announced Thursday that it was ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2026 and would also be sunsetting "The Late Show" franchise, calling it "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." Jim Axelrod has more.

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The Controversial Cancellation of Steven Colbert's Program and Why Trump Says He's Delighted with the Decision

Program host The Late Show announced in its program that the last broadcast will be in May next

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BBC News

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Stephen Colbert: The death of the late night US chat show?

Viewers were taken by surprise this week when Stephen Colbert announced the end of The Late Show.

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The New Yorker

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Stephen Colbert on Kenneth Tynan’s Profile of Johnny Carson

The host of CBS’s “The Late Show,” which was recently cancelled following a deal between the network and the Trump Administration, considers the career of the “Tonight Show” host.

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Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV - Entertainment News

CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert's late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there's no denying the economics were not working in Colbert's favor. The network's bombshell announcement late Thursday that the 'Late Show' ...

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