{"id":2464032,"date":"2025-07-19T17:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-celebrates-cancellation-of-stephen-colberts-cbs-show\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:07:41","slug":"trump-celebrates-cancellation-of-stephen-colberts-cbs-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-celebrates-cancellation-of-stephen-colberts-cbs-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump celebrates cancellation of Stephen Colbert&#8217;s CBS show"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-celebrates-cancellation-of-stephen-colberts-cbs-show%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=2464032&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>Former President Donald Trump publicly celebrated the announcement that CBS will cancel &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8221; after the 2025-2026 broadcast season, mocking Colbert&#8217;s talent and ratings. Trump also predicted that fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel might be the next to lose his show, criticizing Kimmel&#8217;s talent as well. CBS stated the cancellation is a financial decision unrelated to the show&#8217;s performance or content and described Colbert as irreplaceable, choosing to retire the franchise.simultaneously occurring, Fox News&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-comedy-manager-leaves-entertainment-industry-to-start-unsafe-space-podcast-after-seeing-the-light\/\" title=\"Woke Comedy Manager Leaves Entertainment Industry To Start \u2018Unsafe Space\u2019 Podcast After \u2018Seeing The Light\u2019\">late-night show<\/a> &#8220;Gutfeld!&#8221; continues to dominate ratings, outperforming Colbert&#8217;s show, as well as other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trevor-noah-to-leave-the-daily-show\/\" title=\"Trevor Noah to Leave The ...\">late-night programs<\/a> like Jimmy Fallon&#8217;s &#8220;The Tonight Show&#8221; and Kimmel&#8217;s show. Trump praised Greg Gutfeld&#8217;s performance, claiming he is better than all other late-night hosts combined.  <\/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\">Trump celebrates Stephen Colbert show cancellation: &lsquo;I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next&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_2164257\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> roasted comedian Stephen Colbert over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475213\/cbs-cancels-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the cancellation of his CBS show<\/a>, taunting that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel may be &ldquo;next&rdquo; on the chopping block.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I absolutely love that Colbert got fired,&rdquo; Trump gloated in <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114874422468516376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a Truth Social post<\/a> Friday morning. &ldquo;His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3470850\/my-600-lb-life-reality-tv-weight-loss\/\">What do we get out of watching &#8216;My 600-lb Life&#8217;?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3472504\/28-years-later-review-permanent-apocalypse-time-death-zombies\/\">&lsquo;28 Years Later&#8217; and the permanent apocalypse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\">&lsquo;Gutfeld!&rsquo; dominates ratings as CBS retires &lsquo;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump added that he thinks &ldquo;Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show,&rdquo; referring to Jimmy Fallon.<\/p>\n<p>CBS announced the axing of <em>The Late Show With&nbsp;Stephen Colbert<\/em> via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountpressexpress.com\/cbs-entertainment\/shows\/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/releases\/?view=111615-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-to-end-after-2025-26-broadcast-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">press release<\/a> on Thursday, citing &ldquo;financial&rdquo; reasons and insisting it has nothing to do with the show&rsquo;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert&rsquo;s popular long-running program, spanning 1,500 episodes, is slated to end in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire&nbsp;<em>The Late Show<\/em>&nbsp;franchise at that time.&nbsp;We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced <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> television,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;This&nbsp;is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.&nbsp;It is not related in any way to the show&rsquo;s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Television host Greg Gutfeld appears on Fox News&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late-night talk show &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Gutfeld!&rdquo; in New York. | (Photo by Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Gutfeld!<\/em> has some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"highest ratings\">highest ratings<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princess-bride-star-tells-cruz-he-has-contempt-for-him-cruz-fires-back-photo-that-star-signed-to-him\/\" title=\"\u2018Princess Bride\u2019 Star Tells Cruz He Has \u2018Contempt\u2019 For Him. Cruz Fires Back Photo That Star Signed To Him.\">late-night television<\/a>, continuing to dominate his time slot across key demographics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>&lsquo;GUTFELD!&rsquo; DOMINATES RATINGS AS CBS RETIRES &lsquo;THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT<\/strong>&lsquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter of 2025, Gutfeld&rsquo;s show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trump-celebrates-colbert-getting-booted-cbs-gleeful-truth-social-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> attracted 3 million viewers, with 365,000 in the 25-54 age demographic tuning in at the 10 p.m. hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trump-celebrates-colbert-getting-booted-cbs-gleeful-truth-social-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">According to Fox News<\/a>, <em>Gutfeld!<\/em> outpaced all broadcast and late-night TV, including <em>The Late Show<\/em> and other notable shows, such as Comedy Central&rsquo;s <em>The Daily Show<\/em>, NBC&rsquo;s <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, and ABC&rsquo;s <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>.<\/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_2164257\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2164257\"}});<\/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>Trump mocks Colbert&#8217;s show end, says Kimmel may follow next<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2464033,"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":[6124,7585,32603,38026,3634],"class_list":["post-2464032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cancellation","tag-cbs","tag-political-news","tag-stephen-colbert","tag-trump"],"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\/2464032","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\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464032"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464036,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464032\/revisions\/2464036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}