tv show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in May 2026, CBS says

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Link: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in May 2026, CBS says - BBC News

 

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, the CBS television network announced in a surprise statement on Thursday.

 

The move "is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night [television]," and "is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters," CBS said.

 

The announcement comes just two weeks after CBS parent company Paramount settled a lawsuit with President Donald Trump stemming from a CBS interview with his 2024 election rival Kamala Harris.

 

The move brings a close to the more than three-decade old programme, leaving the network without a late-night comedy talk show for the first time since 1993.

 

Host Stephen Colbert broke the news at a taping earlier on Thursday evening, triggering a chorus of boos from the live studio audience.

 

"I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners," Colbert said, adding: "And of course, I'm grateful to you, the audience, who have joined us every night in here, out there, all around the world."

Colbert had been informed of the decision on Wednesday night, he told the audience during his Thursday monologue...

 

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Definitely not because he said CBS bribed Trump last week so they'd get permission for some merger thing