Stephen Colbert, CBS and The Late Show
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As CBS prepares to retire its The Late Show franchise, Fox News’s late-night television show Gutfeld! recorded dominating second-quarter ratings. On Thursday, CBS, whose parent company is Paramount Global,
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In a shocking move, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,” CBS brass said in a statement.
The problem began at the tail end of the station's prime time programming at 9:13 p.m., but it didn't interfere with the 10 p.m. newscast because that's locally generated, Chastain said.
Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.
Stephen Colbert went off on his employer, Paramount, on Monday after the company decided to settle with President Trump in his lawsuit against the network.
Stephen Colbert announced The Late Show would leave screens in May 2026 Stephen Colbert took viewers by surprise this week when he announced The Late Show would be heading for the big TV schedule in the sky.