Colbert’s “Late Show” to end next year

Stephen Colbert s Late Show will come to an end next spring The move was declared by CBS on Thursday The framework reported it faced a challenging backdrop in late night and was making the decision for financial reasons It declared that the Late Show franchise which began with legendary host David Letterman more than years ago will be retired after Colbert s final episode We are proud that Stephen called CBS home He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late-night television CBS wrote Our admiration affection and respect for the talents of Stephen Colbert and his incredible squad made this agonizing decision even more complex The accomplishments of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert are memorable and critical in performance quality and stature With much gratitude we look forward to honoring Stephen and celebrating the show over the next months alongside its millions of fans and viewers Related Too corporate to fight for a free press The report comes as CBS parent company Paramount is seeking to merge with Skydance Media That billion merger was cast into doubt by the company s tensions with President Donald Trump who had sued the company over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on Minutes The company agreed to settle the lawsuit for million earlier this month In their comment CBS disclosed the cancellation had nothing to do with other matters happening at Paramount Colbert revealed the cancellation to his audience ahead of his July taping and posted the moment to the show s Instagram Colbert announced he discovered out about the cancellation just last night As the crowd booed loudly Colbert stated he shared their feelings https www instagram com p DMOhWKsxT G This is all just going away he commented It is a fantastic job I wish someone else was getting it And it s a job I look forward to doing with this usual gang of idiots for another ten months Read more about this topic Stephen Colbert jokes about Americans who want to flee U S after Trump win Don t shoot anyone Stephen Colbert addresses gun owners post-Trump assassination attempt Prince Harry s special relationship with the American media proves it s good to be the Spare The post Colbert s Late Show to end next year appeared first on Salon com