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CBS will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and retire "The Late Show" franchise in May 2026, the company announced Thursday.
The late-night host, 61, is going to be out of a job after The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends its 10-season run. However, during a Monday, July 28 episode of the show, Colbert hinted that he's considering a second act in a related career path — podcasting.
Donald Trump denies involvement in Stephen Colbert's show cancellation. He attributes it to Colbert's lack of talent and financial losses for CBS. Trump predicts similar fates for Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon.
CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution and removing from air one of President Donald Trump's most prominent late-night critics.
David Letterman delivered a fiery rant against CBS and parent company Paramount for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” calling the decision “gutless” and “pure cowardice” as he labeled his successor a martyr of the network.
Parrot Analytics data finds "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" leading the late-night pack in streaming revenue
Jay Leno's comments about politics during late-night TV take on new meaning amid the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's CBS hosting gig.
Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” booked 43 liberal guests and zero conservatives in the first half of 2025 — leading all late-night shows in partisan tilt, according to a new study. CBS has since