Late Show canceled by CBS, will end in May 2026

CBS has announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, effective next May. This decision will bring an end to a longstanding television institution and remove one of President Trump s most vocal latenight critics from the airwaves. CBS has said financial reasons are to blame for the cancellation, not contentrelated issues. LiveNOW s Austin Westfall and Scott Ryan, author of The Last Days of Letterman, discuss how the cancellation will impact the world of late night. The timing of the announcement, just three days after Colbert criticized a settlement between Trump and Paramount (CBS s parent company) regarding a 60 Minutes story, has now prompted two U. S. Senators to publicly question the decision. Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX Where to watch LiveNOW from FOX: Follow us LiveNOWFOX on Twitter: Raw and unfiltered. Watch a nonstop stream of breaking news, live events and stories across the nation. Limited commentary. No opinion. Experience LiveNOW from FOX.