CBS announced on July 17 that "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is being cancelled and "The Late Show" will come to an end after a 33-year run in May 2026. While the cancellation may be surprising for those focused on Colbert's ratings success in the linear TV space,

The news came shortly after Colbert spoke against CBS’s parent company, Paramount, for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes segment. While many suspected the president was behind the firing, he denied the claim, taking to his Truth Social, where he wrote:

Jay Leno's comments about politics during late-night TV take on new meaning amid the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's CBS hosting gig.

When it comes to late-night television, Seth Meyers knows the future is largely out of your control. Meyers, who has hosted “Late Night” on NBC for over a decade, spoke on this week’s episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast about dealing with the uncertainty that comes with hosting a program.

That was TV icon Judge Judy’s reaction to the CBS’ controversial cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” TMZ reported. When asked for her take on the cancellation, the 82-year-old onetime courtroom reality show star said, “I have very little reaction. When a show loses money, it gets cancelled.”

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert ridiculed the merger deal between his show's parent company Paramount and Skydance with a slew of pee-related jokes.