CBS has quoted “the late show with Stephen Colbert,” late-night TV landscape as a “financial decision” in a step in a step.
CBS said in Thursday’s announcement, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its historic run at the end of the broadcast season in May 2026.” The network said it would “retire” the late show ‘franchise “at that time. ,
“This is a financial decision against purely a challenging background. It is not related to the show’s performance, content or other matters in paramount in any way,” a statement said.
Colbert’s show, a network TV rating decision to succumb to Jugnote, came a few weeks after CBS’s original company Paramount Global, Agreed to settle A high-profile case brought by President Trump in a “60 minute” interview with former Vice President Kamla Harris. Reported $ 16 million disposal – which faced widespread criticism including Colbert, Who dubbed It came amidst an attempt to merge a multibilian-dollar by Paramount with a “Big Fat Bribe”-Enterprinment Giant Skydance, which would require approval by Trump’s Federal Communications Commission.
Colbert, which is “The Late Show” since 2015, is one ofTrump’s fierceLate night TV critic.
Trump repeatedly ripped the comedian, called it “complete and total loser”.
“CBS should end its contract and choose almost anyone, away from the road, which will improve, and for very little money,”Trump saidLast year.
One inPreview clipFrom Thursday’s show, Colbert said that he was told about late night shocker a day earlier.
61 -year -old Colbert said, “This is not just the end of our show, but it is the end of ‘The Late Show’ on CBS. I am not being replaced. It is just going away.”
“The Late Show” was launched in 1993 with its original host David Letterman on CBS.
Calling CBS to “great partners”, Colbert thanked the audience of the show along with more than 200 employees.
In its statement, the CBS stated that it considered Colbert “irreplaceable”, “, saying,” our praise, affection, and Stephen Collbert’s respect for the talents and his incredible team made this tortured decision even more difficult. ,
Update to EDT at 8:10 pm
