{"id":2463255,"date":"2025-07-17T22:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-to-end-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-citing-financial-decision-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T22:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:28:21","slug":"cbs-to-end-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-citing-financial-decision-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-to-end-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-citing-financial-decision-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS to end The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, citing \u2018financial decision\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcbs-to-end-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-citing-financial-decision-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2463255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CBS has announced that it will end &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8221; in May 2026, concluding the show&#8217;s run after more than 1,500 episodes in its current form. The decision, described as a financial one unrelated to the show&#8217;s performance or content, marks the retirement of the &#8220;Late Show&#8221; franchise on CBS. Stephen Colbert shared the news with the audience during a taping, expressing his gratitude to the network, the show&#8217;s staff, and viewers. The show originally started in 1993 and was famously hosted by David Letterman before Colbert took over in 2015. CBS plans to honor Colbert and celebrate the show&#8217;s legacy over the remaining months until its conclusion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">CBS to end The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, citing &lsquo;financial decision&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2176282\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">CBS is canceling one of the most popular political late-night shows on television,&nbsp;<em>The Late Sh<\/em><\/span><em>ow With<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3418384\/stephen-colbert-james-comey-laugh-off-8647-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&nbsp;Stephen Colbert<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The show will end in May 2026 after more than 1,500 episodes in its second iteration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3473832\/dana-white-previews-historic-ufc-fight-on-white-house-lawn-ill-blow-the-doors-off-this-thing\/\">Dana White previews historic UFC fight on White House lawn: &lsquo;I&rsquo;ll blow the doors off this thing&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3473493\/zitos-book-on-trump-assassination-attempt-will-be-a-movie\/\">Zito&rsquo;s book on Trump assassination attempt will be a movie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3473401\/fixer-upper-chip-joanna-gaines-backlash-defending-same-sex-couple\/\">&lsquo;Fixer Upper&rsquo; stars Chip and Joanna Gaines face backlash after defending same-sex couple, criticizing &lsquo;Modern American&rsquo; Christians<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&lsquo;THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT&rsquo; will end its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-legacy-media-tried-to-vilify-reddits-wall-street-bets-during-the-gamestop-fiasco\/\" title=\"How The Legacy Media Tried To Vilify Reddit\u2019s \u2018Wall Street Bets\u2019 During The GameStop Fiasco\">historic run<\/a> in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,&rdquo; CBS said in a statement. &ldquo;We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire &lsquo;THE LATE SHOW&rsquo; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >graced late-night television<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-were-vicious-i-saw-all-kinds-of-illegal-behavior-michigan-election-witness-who-saw-4-am-illegal-ballot-drop-for-biden-speaks-out-video\/\" title=\"&quot;These People Were Vicious - I Saw All Kinds of Illegal Behavior&quot; - Michigan Election Witness Who Saw 4 AM Illegal Ballot Drop for Biden Speaks Out (VIDEO)\">late night<\/a>. It is not related in any way to the show&rsquo;s performance, content, or other matters happening at Paramount,&rdquo; the network added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Colbert told the audience the news at Thursday&rsquo;s taping of the show at the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before we start the show, I want to let you know something I found out just last night,&rdquo; he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMOhWKsxT_G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending <em>The Late Show<\/em> in May.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After the audience expressed disagreement with the decision, Colbert said, &ldquo;Yeah, I share your feelings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not just the end of our show, but it&rsquo;s the end of <em>The Late Show<\/em> on CBS,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not being replaced. This is all just going away. And I do want to say &hellip; that the folks at CBS have been great partners. I&rsquo;m so grateful to the Tiffany Network for giving me this chair and this beautiful theater to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-take-aim-at-house-wholesalers-who-flood-poor-areas\/\" title=\"States Take Aim at House Wholesalers Who Flood Poor Areas\">call home<\/a>. And of course I&rsquo;m grateful to you, the audience, who have joined us every night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Late Show<\/em> was hosted by David Letterman for decades until Colbert took the reins in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert said he was &ldquo;extraordinarily, deeply grateful to the 200 people who work here.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had the pleasure and the responsibility of sharing what we do every day with you in front of this camera for the last 10 years,&rdquo; he said, adding, &ldquo;It is a fantastic job. I wish somebody else was getting it. It&rsquo;s a job that I&rsquo;m looking forward to doing with this usual gang of idiots for another 10 months.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3418384\/stephen-colbert-james-comey-laugh-off-8647-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">STEPHEN COLBERT AND JAMES COMEY LAUGH OFF 8647 CONTROVERSY: &lsquo;HELL OF A VIRAL CAMPAIGN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The show, which <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">has been in its second iteration since its start in 1993, has featured numerous celebrities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-hollywood-celebrities-who-actually-back-the-blue\/\" title=\"8 Hollywood Celebrities Who Actually Back The Blue\">political stars<\/a>, and other notable figures. Bill Murray was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVQDD2X37uM\" target=\"_blank\">show&rsquo;s first guest<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVQDD2X37uM\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<\/a>and Billy Joel was&nbsp;<\/span>its first musical act.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With much gratitude, we look forward to honoring Stephen and celebrating the show over the next 10 months alongside its millions of fans and viewers,&rdquo; CBS said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2176282\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2176282\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS to end The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2463257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/9678e437c64497cebef07e1ec17f15c3-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7585,38026,39326],"class_list":["post-2463255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cbs","tag-stephen-colbert","tag-the-late-show"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/9678e437c64497cebef07e1ec17f15c3-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463259,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463255\/revisions\/2463259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}