Trump, Late Show and Stephen Colbert
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R adio host and podcaster Megyn Kelly tried to take a victory lap after Stephen Colbert ’s “Late Show” was canceled by CBS last week after 10 years on the air and despite it being the highest-rated show in its time slot.
Yesterday, it was announced that Stephen's beloved talk show will be ending in 2026 — just days after he publicly criticized a settlement between Paramount and the president.
Stephen Colbert's Late Show will end in May 2026 as CBS faces financial concerns, while politicians like Bernie Sanders question if the cancellation relates to Trump criticism.
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Fans, political figures and fellow late-night hosts seemed stunned Thursday night when comedian Stephen Colbert announced that CBS would be ending The Late Show in May 2026, with many questioning what pushed the network and its parent company, Paramount Global, to make the decision.
Inside the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York, Stephen Colbert was trying to make sense of that cataclysmic outcome in real time, both for himself and for the millions of viewers who had come to view him as an indispensable voice of comic insight and illumination.
Later, Schiff did address CBS’ decision to cancel Late Show, writing on X, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”
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