CBS announced that the late-night show would be ending in May 2026, citing a "financial decision" amid a declining linear TV landscape.

The former "Late Show" host took on the network after it announced its plans to take his old program off the air.

Stephen Colbert got an assist from some of his late-night rivals following CBS’s sudden decision to axe “The Late Show” — in a send-up of the viral Coldplay kiss-cam video. Colbert set up the bit this way: “Some people see this show going away as a sign of something truly

In case anyone worried Stephen Colbert was going to go quietly into the night after CBS canceled The Late Show, it’s clear he won’t. In an early clip posted from the show, Colbert responded to President Trump’s gleeful social media post about his firing.

CBS parent Paramount insists that this week's decision to cancel Steven Colbert's “Late Show” was strictly financial, and had nothing to do with politics.

After CBS pulled the plug on Colbert’s top-rated late-night show, Dave Portnoy says the move wasn’t political — it was just business.