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Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – CBS will retire The Late Show brand after May 2026 amid financial pressures despite Colbert's high ratings averaging 2.4 million viewers per episode, executives said.
- On Thursday, CBS announced 'THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT' will end in May 2026, with Colbert sharing the news at a taping.
- Facing economic pressures, CBS described the cancellation as a purely financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.
- During his monologue, Colbert said he was 'offended' by the $16 million settlement and called it a 'big fat bribe'.
- Political figures like Senator Adam Schiff said 'America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons' and CBS also recently canceled After Midnight.
- Once the current season concludes, the show will be retired without a replacement and CBS will be without a late-night comedy talk show for the first time since 1993.
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CBS said it was a financial decision related to the "challenging environment in late-night" television.
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