Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Is Canceled By CBS And Will End In May 2026

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. The announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global settling with Trump over a “60 Minutes” story, against the backdrop of a pending corporate merger. Network executives praised Colbert in a statement that noted the cancellation was “purely a financial decision” and “not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.” David Letterman began hosting “The Late Show” in 1993 and Colbert took over in 2015.

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