Stephen Colbert says CBS is ending his ‘Late Present’ in Could 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is axing “The Late Present With Stephen Colbert” in Could 2026, the host informed an viewers at a taping Thursday.
The announcement got here two days after Colbert spoke out towards CBS World settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story.
“I’m offended,” Colbert mentioned in his monologue Monday evening. “I don’t know if something — something — will restore my belief on this firm. However, simply taking a stab at it, I’d say $16 million would assist.”
He mentioned the technical identify in authorized circles for the deal was “large fats bribe.”
The information of the present being canceled was additionally introduced in a press launch despatched from CBS with a hyperlink to a clip of Colbert’s announcement on Instagram.
The comic and TV character started by telling the viewers he was sharing one thing he realized the evening earlier than, that “Subsequent 12 months might be our final season. The community might be ending the Late Present in Could… it’s the tip of the Late Present on CBS. I’m not being changed. That is all simply going away.”
The newest rankings from Nielsen present Colbert as successful his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers throughout 41 new episodes. It additionally mentioned his late evening present was the one one to realize viewers to this point this 12 months.
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