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The Latest Breaking News on CBS cancels Colbert’s Late Show amid pending Paramount-Skydance merger

CBS cancels Colbert’s Late Show amid pending Paramount-Skydance merger

Despite financial pressures on the late-night TV model, experts say the timing suggests political motives.

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Jimmy Kimmel curses out CBS after it cancels ‘The Late Show’ and dumps Stephen Colbert

The show is set to go off air in 2026.

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‘Looks like bribery’: Senator sees right through the suspicious timing of Stephen Colbert’s exist after CBS paid Trump millions

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Stephen Colbert gets solidarity from fellow late-night hosts after cancellation news

Stephen Colbert was receiving messages of support and affection from his fellow late-night hosts after announcing that CBS was canceling his show, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” next May

The Independent UK

‘I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next’: Trump takes victory lap over CBS axing Colbert and calls out ‘moron’ Fallon, too

CBS has claimed that the cancellation of Trump-bashing show was a ‘financial decision’ despite timing of merger

The Independent UK

CBS staff in turmoil over ‘Trump shakedown’ after Stephen Colbert and The Late Show are canceled

Exclusive: Multiple CBS staffers who spoke with The Independent said they aren’t buying the company’s claim that Colbert’s cancellation was a ‘financial decision,’ adding that the demise of the show has left ‘everyone stunned.’

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‘I am extremely sad’: celebrities react to the end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show

Ben Stiller, Rachel Zegler and Judd Apatow and others disappointment at decision to axe long-running show

The Guardian - US

Severance stars Adam Scott, Ben Stiller lead celebrity outrage over CBS axing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Network claimed move was a ‘financial decision’

The Independent UK

Bowen Yang, Jimmy Kimmel And More Sound Off After Stephen Colbert Gets The Axe At CBS: ‘It’s So Tragic’

Stephen Colbert's friends and colleagues are in shock at The Late Show's surprise cancellation.

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Stephen Colbert on Trump’s Epstein controversy: ‘Desperately looking for a scapegoat’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s scramble to deflect from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, his beef with Jerome Powell and CBS’s cancellation of the Late Show

The Guardian - US

The end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show is a concerning nail in the coffin for comedy

The long-running US television staple is coming to an end, signalling the slow death of late-night comedy and the worrying cultural power of Trump

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show shockingly cancelled after 33 years - just days after his scathing Trump criticism

CBS pulls the plug on The Late Show amid political firestorm over Paramount’s $16 million Trump pay-out

Evening Standard

Celebrities voice dismay over 'bulls** t' axing of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS revealed the popular late-night US chat show has been axed entirely and Colbert will not be replaced

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CBS Says Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' To End In May 2026

Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show", long a staple of late night US television, will end in 2026, the CBS network said Thursday, days after the comedian blasted parent company Paramount's $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump as "a big fat bribe".

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel lashes out at CBS for cancelling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

‘This is all just going away,’ said Colbert after confirming the end of his long-running show

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert axed by CBS

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been axed by CBS and will air its final episode in May.

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