President Trump is praising the cancelation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, leading some U.S. senators to question if it was politically motivated. Colbert has openly criticized the president.

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

CBS has announced that it plans to cancel Stephen Colbert's late night TV show next year, citing financial reasons. But at least two U.S. senators have questioned whether politics played a role.

CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution and removing from air one of President Donald Trump's most prominent late-night critics ...

CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution and removing from air one of President Donald Trump's most prominent late-night critics.

CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday.

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026 The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across ...

CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump’s ...

In a shocking move, CBS is ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next year, potentially exiting the late-night television business altogether.

(Gray News) - CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year. The reported cancellation will take effect in May 2026, the standard end of the broadcast TV season.

The decision "is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount," the network said.