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CBS cancelled “Late Night with Stephen Colbert” in a move that Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized as potentially being done for political reasons, following Colbert’s public
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) accused CBS of placating President Trump as its parent company Paramount is closing in on a merger deal.Driving the news: CBS on Thursday said it was canceling "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" after the next season in May 2026.
Paramount faces scrutiny for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a suit brought by Trump, amid a merger attempt that requires his administration's blessing.
The Late Show, which premiered in August 1993, will end in May 2026, with Stephen Colbert as its last host. The CBS television network first announced the news on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
Whatever happened, fellow late-night comedian John Oliver finds the whole thing “incredibly sad.” Oliver commented on the cancellation while promoting the Erie Moon Mammoths, his rebrand for the minor league baseball team,