The satirical Colbert has presented the program since 2015, when he replaced David Letterman. The Late Night franchise has been in the air since 1993.
Stephen Colbert has announced that your program Late Night It will end next May, in a decision that has shocked the television industry.
Satirical Colbert has presented the program since 2015, when it replaced David Letterman. The Late Night franchise has been in Antena since 1993, but the CBS chain has announced that the franchise will retire from May of next year.
In an official statement, the company declared: “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will end its historic season in May 2026, at the end of the transmission season. We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and we will remove the La Late Show franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen has chosen CBS as his home. He and his transmission will be remembered in the pantheon of the greats who honored night television. “
As for the reasons for the closure, the statement continued: “This is a purely financial decision in a difficult context for night television. It is not related at all to the performance, content or other issues of the program in Paramount. “
Stephen Colbert’s message about the cancellation of the program
Colbert himself confirmed the decision during the recording of the episode on Thursday, July 17. “I want to tell you something I discovered last night. Next year will be our last season. The chain will end The Late Show in May“, said.
The announcement caused boos from the public, to which the presenter replied: “Yes! I share your opinion. The Late Show of CBS is over. They will not replace me. All this simply ends.”
Despite CBS’s statement that cancellation was due exclusively to “economic reasons”, some have speculated that the decision could have political motivations. Colbert He has been one of the most staunch critics of American television against President Donald Trump and criticized Paramountthe CBS parent company, for reaching an extrajudicial agreement with Donald Trump for 16 million dollars due to Trump’s statement that CBS News deceptively edited an interview with his rival in the 2024 elections, Kamala Harris.
The presenter He even described as “substantial bribery” in the edition of the Monday program (July 15). Paramount is currently in the process of merger with the Skydance study, an operation that would need the approval of the Trump administration. This led politicians to question the opportune moment of the decision.
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