CBS Cancels late show

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CBS cancels late show effective May 2026

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to end in May 2026

CBS will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and retire "The Late Show" franchise in May 2026, the company announced Thursday.

www.cbsnews.com

Original moved to pit. Please keep politics there.

 

[dfergie]

#1 late night show canceled, during the pandemic I watched the late shows the next day, haven't regularly watched since Leno left...

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I have not watched them either, in a long long time. When I go to bed I want something to fall asleep to, not watch shows that are supposed to be all comedy now just one political comment after another. That stuff don't help me sleep it makes my blood boil and keeps me up.

In addition to that most of these "Celebrities" they have on now, I have no idea who they are. So not as fun to watch.

Carson was a master at keeping it light.

 

[mikew]

According to Colbert, he is not being replaced. I wonder what CBS plans to do with late night after May 2026

 

[b4pjoe]

According to Colbert, he is not being replaced. I wonder what CBS plans to do with late night after May 2026

Reruns of old shows probably.

 

[osu1991]

I still prefer to just watch reruns of Carson on AntennaTV if I'm up late.

 

[nickp]

Late show was a franchise that made CBS a lot of mone

 

[Bruce]

Late show was a franchise that made CBS a lot of mone

Not anymore, loss of $40 Million a year now-

Colbert's 'Late Show' was reportedly losing CBS $40M a year as critics speculate politics drove cancellation

A new report from Puck's Matt Belloni is shedding light on the finances that led to CBS' bombshell cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

www.foxnews.com

 

[Howard Simmons]

The only thing I watch from late night is Jimmy Kimmel on YouTube the next day and that is his monologue. That's it.

 

[TRG]

It was never the same after these two. Leno was OK. Letterman had his moments except towards the end. Then he just got super weird. Colbert simply wasn't funny and the show was to political IMHO.

 

[Juan]

The only thing I watch from late night is Jimmy Kimmel on YouTube the next day and that is his monologue. That's it.

I liked the man show from long ago

 

[klang]

Have never watched any of the current crop.

 

[long_time_DNC]

Carson was the master at late night. Leno was quite good. Letterman was ok, until near the end and Colbert wasn't funny at all so I stopped watching after a bit. Haven't watched any late night for years now - get more sleep that way. Don't care if they drop the hatchet or not...

 

[Bruce]

This is the only reason why it was canceled-

The New York Post reported that The Late Show has been hemorrhaging money, with losses estimated at $40 million per year, driven by high production costs exceeding $100 million annually and a sharp decline in advertising revenue. Industry-wide, ad revenue for network late-night shows has plummeted 50% from $439 million in 2018 to $220 million in 2024, according to Guideline, an advertising data firm. For The Late Show, ad revenue dropped 40% from $121.1 million in 2018 to $70.2 million last year, unable to offset the costs of a 200-person staff, a Manhattan theater, and Colbert's multi-million-dollar salary.

Again, the ABC/NBC late night shows will be next, quite quickly actually, losing too much$$$$.

It’s not just Colbert — network late-night TV is dead

The Grim Reaper is coming for all of late-night TV. Those comedians in neckties are just ignoring Death’s deafening knock.

nypost.com

 

[navychop]

Carson was the master at late night. Leno was quite good. Letterman was ok, until near the end and Colbert wasn't funny at all so I stopped watching after a bit. Haven't watched any late night for years now - get more sleep that way. Don't care if they drop the hatchet or not...

Jack Parr?

 

[MikeD-C05]

Just go back to letting the local stations run whatever they want to in that time frame. Like the late show and syndicated reruns of TV shows. Since I retired I'm in bed by 10 to 1030pm every day. I used to record Colbert for the monologue and the other comedy bit "Meanwhile" and rarely watched the interviews, unless it was someone I wanted to see. Late shows on all networks are now a victim of changing people's taste, dying off of older generations and streaming.

 

[AZ.]

Just go back to letting the local stations run whatever they want to in that time frame. Like the late show and syndicated reruns of TV shows. Since I retired I'm in bed by 10 to 1030pm every day. I used to record Colbert for the monologue and the other comedy bit "Meanwhile" and rarely watched the interviews, unless it was someone I wanted to see. Late shows on all networks are now a victim of changing people's taste, dying off of older generations and streaming.

Well first off no such thing as local stations! We have just a handful of corporations that own 95% of all "local Stations. Thats why its so expensive to get your locals for a reasonable price!
Now I firmly believe young people ignore politics as they know it really dont matter how or if they vote?
When a presidential election, and someone wins 7.5 million votes and still loses, explain that to them?

 

[long_time_DNC]

Jack Parr?

I don't remember him, except perhaps just vaguely...

 

[long_time_DNC]

When a presidential election, and someone wins 7.5 million votes and still loses, explain that to them?

Not sure I want to ask, but huh???

 

[navychop]

The Electoral College was established to ensure big states did not run roughshod over the smaller.