Colbert announced Thursday, July 17 that the show is "going away" in May 2026. Colbert clarified that he's not just being replaced, but CBS is ending the show altogether. Paramount has said the news is "purely a financial decision." The longtime talk show host shared the news with his studio audience ahead of the show, leaving fans disappointed.

Trump weighed in on CBS's announced cancelation of Stephen Colbert's late-night talk show and is seemingly hopeful Jimmy Kimmel will be next to get axed.

CBS cancelled “Late Night with Stephen Colbert” in a move that Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized as potentially being done for political reasons, following Colbert’s public

Warren added, "CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message."

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' to end in May 2026 in a move sure to invite speculation that it's due to the impending Paramount-Skydance merger.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is reportedly coming to an end next May, according to CBS News. The announcement from Colbert himself came during Thursday’s taping of the show. “I want to let you know something I found out just last night,

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart slammed Paramount for making a deal with Trump, serving notice they won't be silenced by their parent company.

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.