US EditionDonald Trump celebrates CBS’s end to Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – CBS cites a 50% drop in late-night ad revenue since 2018 as the reason for canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ending a run that began in 2015.
- CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, planning to end the show in May 2026, citing that it was a financial decision amid a challenging environment in late night.
- Stephen Colbert criticized the $16 million settlement between CBS and President Donald Trump, calling it a 'big fat bribe' during his show shortly before the cancellation announcement.
- President Donald Trump celebrated Colbert's cancellation on Truth Social, stating, 'I absolutely love that Colbert got fired.'
- Many in Hollywood reacted to the show's cancellation with shock and support for Colbert, including Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Stiller, who expressed their thoughts on social media.
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CBS network cancels Stephen Colbert's long-running talk show 'The Late Show'
The show will end in 2026, ending the decades-old 'Late Show' franchise that began with David Letterman in 1993. The announcement came just days after Colbert criticized CBS' parent company Paramount for its $16 million settlement with Trump, calling it 'a big fat bribe.'
There’s a bigger story behind Colbert’s cancellation
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is ending in May 2026. | Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images On Thursday, CBS announced that it was going to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert after Colbert’s contract ends in May 2026. The news comes at a politically fraught moment for CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global. It’s also the capper on the long arc of late-night political comedy, a genre Colbert was instrumental in building and whi…
What Does the Colbert Cancellation Mean for Late Night's Future?
TV shows come and go, but rarely is there a cancellation this surprising: On Thursday, CBS announced it is axing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, effective May 2026. And they won’t be looking for a replacement host, either; the late-night show, which has been on the air since 1993 when the network lured David Letterman away from NBC, will cease to exist entirely. “This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late nigh…
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