CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

CNN In a shocking move CBS is ending The Late Show with Stephen Colbert next year potentially exiting the late-night television business altogether The cancellation will take effect in May the normal end of the broadcast TV season the architecture declared The Thursday night announcement came just two weeks after the parent company of CBS Paramount settled a lawsuit lodged by President Trump against CBS News The settlement and Paramount s pending merger with Skydance Media spurred speculation about Colbert s future at CBS Colbert after all is one of the staunchest critics of Trump on television CBS however announced in a announcement that this is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night It is not related in any way to the show s performance content or other matters happening at Paramount Colbert shared the news at his show taping on Thursday afternoon Next year will be our last season Colbert stated as audible boos were heard in the live studio audience The setup will be ending our show in May he noted It s the end of The Late Show on CBS he added going on to say This is all just going away This is a evolving story It will be updated The-CNN-Wire Cable News Structure Inc a Warner Bros Discovery Company All rights reserved Source