Jimmy Kimmel blasts CBS over ‘The Late Show’ cancellation
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Por ALICIA RANCILIO y ANDREW DALTONCBS cancelará “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” en mayo del próximo año, cerrando una institución televisiva de décadas
Does the end of Colbert's show in May 2026 relate to the Paramount-Skydance merger? To Colbert's criticism of Donald Trump? To the demise of late night television? Who's to say?
President Donald Trump is gloating over CBS’s decision to cancel The Late Show. The abrupt cancellation, which blindsided its host, Stephen Colbert, has been described as a win for Trump, who has been the most frequent subject of the show’s late-night jokes and criticism in recent years.
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The news of “ The Late Show ’s” cancellation by CBS doesn’t just end a franchise that had, to this point, lasted more than 30 years. It looks like the beginning of the end of an entire category of television. With one network now opting out of late-night talk entirely, how long will it be before the genre just goes away?
"Next year will be our last season,” the late-night talk show host announced Thursday, July 17. "The network will be ending 'The Late Show’ next May."
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CBS said that the cancellation was for financial reasons, but some wonder if it was tied to the pending Skydance merger.
As Colbert's show comes to an end, questions now surround Jon Stewart's future amid the changing media landscape. The 62-year-old hosted Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 1999 to 2015. He later hosted The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ from 2021 to 2023 and returned to The Daily Show in 2024 part-time. Paramount also owns Comedy Central.
"The Late Show" will run through May 2026. Host Stephen Colbert won't be replaced, the show will be canceled completely.
Singer Noah Cyrus performed her new song "Way of the World" on "The Late Show" Thursday. The song is from her album "I Want My Loved Ones to Go With Me."
Stephen Colbert announced at the Thursday evening taping of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” that his show would be canceled at the end of the season.
Colbert shared the news with his studio audience ahead of the show Thursday, telling them CBS canceled the show. Read what he said.
Later, Schiff did address CBS’ decision to cancel Late Show, writing on X, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”