Stephen Colbert's late night show cancelled in another blow to leftist media
CBS recently released a statement confirming 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' will officially end next year.
''THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT' will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,' the statement read.
'We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire 'THE LATE SHOW' franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.'
The network revealed the show's cancellation was 'purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.'
In CBS' statement, they added the cancellation was 'not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.'
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