Posted on 07/20/2025 8:55:11 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The axing of Stephen Colbert's Late Show has been received as a death knell for late-night television - but there's still time for one more rising star before the world of cable TV is eclipsed by TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram reels.
CBS and its parent company, Paramount, announced that Colbert's show would 'end its historic run' in May 2026, just over a decade after it first launched, as it hemorrhaged $40 million per year.
'We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire the Late Show franchise at that time,' the broadcast executives said.
'We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and his broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.'
In fact, Colbert, 61, had the best current ratings of all the traditional late-night 11.35pm show hosts before he got the chop.
The veteran presenter attracted 2.42 million viewers across 41 first-run episodes - easily outpacing ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! which had 1.77 million, and NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon which had 1.19 million, per LateNighter.
According to the TV specialist news site, the Late Show was the only one among nine mainstream programs tracked which drew more viewers in the second quarter of 2025 than the first, with a small audience growth of one percent.
So it's no wonder that Colbert's axing has got other left-leaning hosts shaking in their boots.
Kimmel, 57, blasted CBS via his Instagram stories. He reposted Colbert's announcement with the caption: 'Love you Stephen. F**k you and all your Sheldons CBS.'
Late night talk show host Andy Cohen, 57, also said he was 'stunned' by the news.
'I can't believe CBS is turning off the lights at 11:30 after the local news.'
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“”And The Teatime Movie with Carol Wayne””
Just watched this... it’s pretty funny stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBvQnQ9Lx7I&t=16s
During the Obama Administration, all liberals became leftists. And yes, that includes comedians.
I vote for Jeff Foxworthy.
Gutfeld is cleaning the clocks of the far left late night crew
Funny and conservative. Unbeatable!
Colbert was once funny but now the same content is being served up as serious news. No longer cool.
Colbert...irreplaceable. That's the best joke CBS has told since Colbert took over The Late Show.
I think they say “unlikely” because it’s the first time a cable late-night show has beaten the late shows for the networks.
Kimmel.
A real ass, get him out.
So Colbert draws 2.42 million viewers and Gutfield draws 3 million, but Colbert is touted as the premier draw. Got it!
Well it is not unlikely. They live in a parallel universe
It is quite likely, as evidenced by facts and also by the fact that their political and cultural ideal has no sense of humor
It is much more likely that they have failed, are failing and will continue to fail
As ebony their failures and but the fact that no one is surprised by any of this
No. I never said Colbert was the premier draw
RATING IS AROUND 1.9
Gutfeld is the standard
He’ll do commercials for DRAINO.
I miss Johnny.
Stolen by Claude Cooper
You’re right.
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