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

Fans, political figures and fellow late-night hosts seemed stunned Thursday night when comedian Stephen Colbert announced ...

The Thursday night announcement came just two weeks after the parent company of CBS, Paramount, settled a lawsuit lodged by ...

CBS said that the "agonizing decision" to cancel 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' was "not related" to performance ...

Celebrities and politicians react with shock to the news that CBS was canceling ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ with ...

Does the end of Colbert's show in May 2026 relate to the Paramount-Skydance merger? To Colbert's criticism of Donald Trump?

CBS has canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just a few days after Colbert criticised the network’s parent company, ...

In a shocking move, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will end its ...

Three days after Colbert criticized CBS for a payout the company made to President Trump, the network axed the late night ...

Wondering when The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air its last episode and why CBS decided to cancel it? As Colbert ...

Yes, CBS is canceling The Late Show franchise after more than three decades on the air. Stephen took over the show in 2015, ...