TV hosts and celebrities are reacting to news of the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and the entire franchise.

When it was announced in 2014 that Stephen Colbert would succeed David Letterman as host of the CBS “Late Show,” reaction was mixed. Letterman, who retired after helming the talk show for 22 years, had a loyal audience. At that point, Colbert was best known for playing a satirical version of himself on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”

With the hosts Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, CBS has taken many runs at late-night TV. Some were more successful than others.

After David Letterman retired from hosting The Late Show on CBS in 2015, Stephen Colbert stepped in as host of the show. But now, CBS and Colbert have revealed that The Late Show is ending forever. Not only is Colbert stepping down,

In a wholesale late-night talk show change, CBS is exiting the space with the cancellation of the Late Show With Stephen Colbert, sunsetting the franchise that launched in 1993 with David Letterman as host.

Netflix announced that the talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman has been renewed for its sixth and seventh seasons. The talk show kicked off in 2018 — three years after L