Summary
CBS announced that it will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in May next year. The decision was described as financial, not due to the show's performance, and comes amid Paramount Global's business activities and legal matters.
Key Facts
- CBS will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in May 2025.
- Stephen Colbert shared this news with his live audience during a taping.
- Colbert began hosting the show in 2015, succeeding David Letterman.
- The decision follows a settlement where Paramount Global paid $16 million in a lawsuit related to Donald Trump.
- Paramount Global is seeking approval for a merger with Skydance Media worth $8.4 billion.
- CBS stated the cancellation was a financial decision, unrelated to the show's content or performance.
- Public figures, including Rep. Adam Schiff and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, expressed doubts about the motives behind the show's cancellation.
