US EditionTrump: Kimmel ‘Next’ After CBS Axes Colbert's 'Late Show'
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, JUL 19 – CBS cited financial losses and declining viewership for ending Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show,' which drew about 2.1 million viewers nightly despite being the highest-rated late-night program.
- On July 17, 2025, CBS and Paramount International announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, it will conclude in May 2026, the franchise began in 1993 with David Letterman.
- Amid a challenging late-night landscape, CBS called the cancellation 'purely a financial decision', it followed Colbert's criticism of a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump.
- According to Matthew Belloni, Puck News, the Late Show has been losing over $40 million annually on a $100 million per season budget.
- Among them, Sen. Adam Schiff said `If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know`.
- Looking ahead, industry watchers note the Skydance merger is likely to soon be approved by the FCC, and the cancellation undercuts network claims of broadcast strength at upfronts.
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