Late-night television will look different next year as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert concludes its run on CBS.

NEW YORK — "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" will end in May 2026, Colbert revealed to his audience at a taping on Thursday.

CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount G… ...

Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' on CBS is getting canceled. Lawmakers want to know if it's because of his political views.

While taping his Thursday show, host Stephen Colbert made the surprising announcement that CBS is ending his late night show in May. The live audience at New York's Ed Sullivan Theater booed when ...

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speculated Stephen Colbert's liberal late-night show on CBS was canceled for political reasons.

The announcement comes three days after Stephen Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story.

CBS PARA 0.69% is pulling the plug on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”—and on the entire late-night franchise. The network said the show would end in May, when host Stephen Colbert ’s ...

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Celebrity News Long-running CBS show being canceled; host had criticized settlement with Trump Published: Jul. 17, 2025, 8:31 p.m.