Samantha Bee is not convinced that Paramount decided to end The Late Show only to please Donald Trump, saying Tuesday that Stephen Colbert’s show was “hemorrhaging money.” “It’s so much easier for them to cut it loose with this merger coming down the pike,

CBS will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and retire "The Late Show" franchise in May 2026, the company announced Thursday.

Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent company, Paramount. By doubling down on attacking his most powerful enemy, at a time when network execs are facing such intense scrutiny for what many believe was a politically motivated firing,

Colbert's former "The Daily Show" colleague tells podcaster Tom Papa she thinks canceling "The Late Show" was also about appeasing Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump continued his criticism of primetime talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, while saying that he had no role in the recent cancellation of a popular show hosted by Stephen Colbert,

The co-creator of "The Daily Show," Lizz Winstead, accused CBS of canceling liberal comedian Stephen Colbert's show due to fear of President Trump during an MSNBC interview.

Like Stephen Colbert, the Smothers Brothers enjoyed top ratings, and they had a history of refusing to avoid sensitive topics, regularly airing anti-Vietnam War and pro-civil rights segments at a time when such material was scarce on network television.

"It isn’t the end of Colbert," Galloway wrote. "It’s the end of late-night TV. Colbert’s Late Show reportedly has been losing more than $40 million a year for CBS, with a budget of $100 million per season and about 200 employees." Galloway compared those economics to those of his own company.