In a shocking move that reflected just about every deeply felt insecurity in the TV industry, the entertainment industry and perhaps American media at large, CBS announced on Thursday that The #LateShow With #StephenColbert will wrap its run in May 2026. ⁠ ⁠ Does the end of Colbert's show relate to the Paramount-Skydance merger? To Colbert's criticism of Donald Trump? To the demise of late night television? Who's to say?⁠ ⁠ Read THR's critic's take at the link in bio now.