Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026

Colbert took over 'The Late Show' in 2015 after becoming a big name in comedy and news satire working with Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show' and hosting 'The Colbert Report,' which riffed on right-wing talk shows. File Picture: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

US TV network CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent and persistent late-night critics.

Thursday’s announcement followed Colbert’s criticism on Monday of a settlement between Trump and Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, over a “60 Minutes” story.