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. TV networks have been cutting costs at their late-night mainstays for the past few years.

Anderson Cooper Expresses Sadness Over Stephen Colbert's Departure: "He Is, At Heart, An Incredibly Decent Human Being"

Whatever the reasons, next year's cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will see the departure of the host in the current era of late night television who kept Canada in his sights, as the relationship with the U.

The WGA has issued a statement calling for a bribery investigation following CBS' cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'

President Donald Trump was gleeful over Stephen Colbert's cancellation, saying his "talent was even less than his ratings" on Truth Social.

Yesterday’s news that CBS has decided to cancel the highly-rated “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” just days after Colbert publicly called CBS’s settlement with the Trump administration “a big fat bribe,” came as a shock and disappointment to the comedian’s legion of fans, as well as to broader proponents of free speech.