Colbert, The Late Show and Trump
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has never won any Emmy in its previous nine seasons despite some notable streaks of excellence. (It has been nominated 31 times.) For much of that period, it competed in late-night’s top category against Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which Emmy voters love the way Oliver loves a minor-league baseball team.
Fans, political figures and fellow late-night hosts seemed stunned Thursday night when comedian Stephen Colbert announced that CBS would be ending The Late Show in May 2026, with many questioning what pushed the network and its parent company, Paramount Global, to make the decision.
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Even CNN’s Brian Stelter, no fan of Trump, said as much, writing: “The bottom has indeed been falling out of the late-night TV business model for several years now. Audience fragmentation and digital competition have led to a decline in ad revenue across the board. One insider described it as ‘cratering’ at CBS.”
CBS' shock announcement sparked speculation over whether there was a political motive for the program's cancellation.
CBS decided to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and end the franchise series after three decades, citing financial
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Exclusive: Multiple CBS staffers who spoke with The Independent said they aren’t buying the company’s claim that Colbert’s cancellation was a ‘financial decision,’ adding that the demise of the show has left ‘everyone stunned.
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CBS Is Ending ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ — And Trump Might Be Part of the Reason, Despite What the Network SaysCBS has officially announced that Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” will come to an end in May 2026. The network said the decision was financial, not personal. In a statement from CBS executives, they explained,
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CBS cancels The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – weeks after Trump settlementCBS dropped a massive bombshell by announcing the end of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, with the final episode scheduled to air in May 2026. This jaw-dropping development represents a significant upheaval in network television and signals CBS’s complete withdrawal from the traditional late-night talk show format.
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The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes.
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