To say there’s been an uproar over the cancellation of The Late Show after 33 years would be an understatement, as everybody from Jimmy Kimmel to Bowen Yang to Andy Cohen is sounding off. Stephen Colbert is still set to continue hosting episodes nightly on the 2025 TV schedule until next May, but as heated arguments continue over politics and money losses, some are claiming this move could have been made sooner than it was.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs on CBS, whose parent company, Paramount Global, is in the midst of a merger with Skydance. The reported $8 billion deal was delayed by a lawsuit involving President Donald Trump and 60 Minutes, which was ultimately settled (a move that Colbert himself criticized on the air). A person close to Skydance told the New York Post’s On the Money that if the merger hadn’t been held up, The Late Show would have been canceled sooner. They claimed:
