Stephen Colbert says late show will end in 33 years

CBS Television Network announced in a surprise statement Thursday that the post-production show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026.

This move is “a financial decision purely against the backdrop of late night challenging [television]CBS said that “and” has nothing to do with the performance, content or other matters of the show. ”

Colbert broke the news in a recording earlier Thursday night, sparking booing from live studio audiences.

“I do want to say that the people at CBS are a great companion, and of course, I thank you, the audience, who are here every night, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.”

The move brings an old plan that is more than three decades close to it, the first time since 1993 there is no late night comedy talk show.

Colbert, who took over the CBS program from David Letterman in 2015, has become the staunchest critic of U.S. President Donald Trump on late-night TV.

He told the audience in a monologue Thursday that the host was told that he had decided to cancel his show.

“Yes, I share your feelings,” he said, and the crowd at Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York shouted “No” and shitted.

“It’s not only the end of our show, but the end of the post show on CBS. I’m not replaced. It’s all gone.” “It’s a great job. I hope others can get it.”

The announcement comes two weeks after CBS’s parent company Paramount filed a lawsuit with Trump, he was interviewed by CBS’s 2024 election rival Kamala Harris.

The show was created in 1993 by CBS, a U.S. news partner of the BBC, as a competitor to NBC’s own talk show. This is after the controversy between hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno that should replace Johnny Carson on the craziest tonight show.

Before taking over the job at the party, Colbert was the host of Comedy Center’s “The Colbert Report,” a program that led to political and cultural collusion among American conservatives.

The announcement of the end of the plan is to hold talks between Paramount and Skydance Media to merge the two companies, a move that requires approval from the U.S. federal government.

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff posted on X on Thursday, completing an interview with Colbert before announcing the cancellation.

He questioned whether the announcement was linked to the solution of the network’s agreement to pay Trump’s $16 million (£12 million): “If Paramount and CBS ended their late performances for political reasons, the public should know”.

Another U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren responded to these views, which read X: “The United States should know if his performance was cancelled for political reasons.”

In an interview with Trump suing CBS for allegations that the network last October, Kamala Harris, his presidential election rival, aired an interview on his 60-minute news program, a solution that was revealed to “support the Democratic scale.”

Paramount said the settlement lawsuit would pay the price, but allocated the money to Trump’s future presidential library rather than paying him “directly or indirectly.”

During his time as host, Colbert hosted many Democratic politicians. Last month, he had a discussion with Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani.

In the competition between network players and podcasts and the increasing cost of live TV, the decision to cancel the program is the decision to try to attract young audiences as the network strives to attract young audiences.

“We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire the ‘late show’ franchise,” CBS said in a statement.

“We are proud of Stephen’s name as CBS home. He and the radio will be remembered in the pantheon of the great men who are late at night TV.”

Competitive broadcast networks ABC and NBC will continue to play their late-night talk shows.

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel performed live! According to the fall, NBC hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers Hollywood Reporter.

Kimmel reacted to the news that the Colbert show ended, and Kimmel seemed to target the network and posted on his Instagram story: “Love you Stephen.” [Expletive] You and all your Sheldon [a reference to the show Big Bang Theory] CBS. ”

Former show band head Jon Batiste described the outgoing talk show host as “the greatest talk show ever.”

“My admiration and appreciation for you are bottomless,” wrote film producer Judd Apatow. “It’s great to see other glory you’re invested in in the world.”

“I’m very sad. I adore you, Stephen,” said Rachel Zegler, Snow White.

Severance star Adam Scott added: “Love you Stephen. It’s the absolute bull…I’m looking forward to the next 10 months of performance.”

Actor and director Ben Stiller posted on X that he was “sorry” that CBS “canceled one of the best shows they have” and added: “Wish all those who have worked so hard on this to perform well.”