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

The anger over CBS’ decision to shutter The Late Show with Stephen Colbert continues: On Monday, protesters gathered outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City to shout “Colbert Stays! Trump Must Go!”

Current “Late” host Stephen Colbert announced the end of the talk show institution last week, seeming entirely caught by surprise. Letterman helmed the series from 1993 until his retirement in 2015. He responded to the news on Monday, sharing a 20-minute supercut of bits taking potshots at the Tiffany Network.

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

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."

Stephen Colbert criticized Paramount's lawsuit settlement with Donald Trump on The Late Show just days before the show was canceled “I believe this kind of complicated financial

The state of late-night TV is keeping media executives from sleeping well. CBS’ decision to cut ties with Stephen Colbert and its decades-old “Late Show” franchise come next May will leave a major hole in the format — but one that has been widening.

Stephen Colbert's Late Show will end in May 2026 as CBS faces financial concerns, while politicians like Bernie Sanders question if the cancellation relates to Trump criticism.