In July 2025, people were left stunned when CBS announced that they'd made the decision to cancel The Late Show, hosted by Stephen Colbert, and that the final episode would air in May 2026.

CBS defends canceling Stephen Colbert with a $15M profit plan as ratings plunge after his Late Show exit.

America's biggest late-night hosts, all from rival networks, used a rare on-air reunion to needle Trump's long-running fixation with them and trash Paramount. The post Jimmy Kimmel Reveals the Brutal Reason Nobody Can Boycott CBS for Axing Colbert During All-Star Late-Night Send Off first appeared on Mediaite.

On Monday, the first night that ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC's The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon returned with new episodes since Colbert signed off, Kimmel's show dominated the competitive 11:35 p.m. time slot, according to numbers from Nielsen.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is expressing concern about the future of late-night TV after CBS canceled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” a move that fueled speculation about political pressure on outspoken hosts in the Trump era.

Nearly a month after Stephen Colbert bid farewell to CBS' "The Late Show," a new late night hierarchy is beginning to take form as the absence of the ratings favorite boosts its remaining peers to viewership highs.