The Late Show‘s Stephen Colbert is set to get a little help from his comedy friends after CBS’ shocking decision to cancel his show. The Tonight Show‘s Jimmy Fallon, Colbert’s late-night rival on NBC,

A new report from Puck's Matt Belloni is shedding light on the finances that led to CBS' bombshell cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

The network said the show would end in May, when host Stephen Colbert’s current contract expires. Colbert announced the news to the audience attending the taping for Thursday night’s show, and posted the message on social media.

Jimmy Kimmel gave a salute to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — and blasted rival network CBS — on Thursday evening, hours after CBS announced that it is canceling Colbert’s series in May 2026 and retiring the “Late Show” brand. “Love you Stephen,” Kimmel wrote on his Instagram story, captioning a clip of Colbert’s …

Henry Johnson' director David Mamet analyzes why CBS cancelled Stephen Colbert's late night show on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

On a recent episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, the Watch What Happens Live host cast doubt on the network’s purported financial motivation in a new way. Citing Matt Belloni’s claim on Puck News that The Late Show was losing more than $40 million a year for CBS,

Credit: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert When we started the Late Show in 1993, we had the same goals everyone doing talk shows has: make people laugh and never threaten a corporate merger. If Colbert had been #1 and nominated for an Emmy two days prior none of this would have happened.

Seth Meyers also reacted among other prominent political figures and Hollywood stars sharing their disgust over the news that 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' will end its run in 2026, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus,