CBS Late Show Cancellation Reasons

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Doubt Is Cast on Reasons Behind 'Late Show' Cancellation

CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's late-night talk show citing 'financial reasons.' Many suspect the real reason is Trump.

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CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's late-night show for 'financial reasons'

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Jimmy Kimmel blasts CBS after “Late Show” cancellation: 'F‑‑‑ you and all your Sheldons'

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Stephen Colbert is out at CBS. Is all of late-night TV officially doomed?

"Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending 'The Late Show.'"

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Democrats fawn over Stephen Colbert for holding 'truth to power' after CBS cancels show

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Inside CBS’s Breakup With Stephen Colbert: Audience Shifts, Political Humor Made Unsustainable Mix

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A Brief History of CBS’s Late-Night Eras

Executives at the network said in a joint statement that the decision was “not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.”

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Keith Olbermann pours cold water on claims Colbert was fired for political reasons

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John Oliver Wants to See What Stephen Colbert Will Do for the Next 10 Months

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"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to end in May 2026

CBS will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and retire "The Late Show" franchise in May 2026, the company announced Thursday.

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CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’

CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night

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CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's late-night show, calling decision financial.3.66+

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the most-watched late-night program on U.S. broadcast television and a frequent platform of satire aimed at President Donald Trump, will end

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Schiff, Warren demand to know if CBS is ending Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' for 'political reasons'

Meanwhile, Fox News Channel's "Gutfeld!" has surged to become late-night's highest-rated program. In the second quarter of 2025, the show hosted by Fox star Greg Gutfeld notched 3 million viewers and 365,000 in the 25-54 age demographic at the 10 p.m. ET hour.

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Is late night dead? Stephen Colbert’s CBS cancellation raises troubling questions

The end of the 'Late Show' franchise is a major blow for a once-beloved TV format, which has lost relevance and advertising dollars.

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Inside CBS’ ‘agonizing decision’ to cancel Colbert’s top-rated late-night show

While “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert was on his usual mid-summer vacation earlier this month, CBS executives weighed the pros and cons of canceling the unique but unfortunately unprofitable show.

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Rosie Blasts ‘Madman’ Trump as Reason for Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Ax

Comedian Rosie O’Donnell took to TikTok to voice her concerns about which of Trump’s critics could be next following the news CBS was axing The Late Show, hosted by Stephen Colbert, earlier this week.

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Elizabeth Warren questions “Late Show” cancellation in wake of Paramount's Trump settlement that 'looks like bribery'

Paramount faces scrutiny for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a suit brought by Trump, amid a merger attempt that requires his administration's blessing.