It’s the end of the road for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” The long-running late now show will come to an end in May 2026, Colbert announced on Thursday during the show’s taping at the Ed Sullivan Theater ”'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,” George Cheeks, Amy Reisenbach and David Stafp said in a joint statement. “We consider #StephenColbert irreplaceable and will retire ‘#TheLateShow’ franchise at that time. 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 🔗 link in bio for more on this story. #thelateshowwithstephencolbert