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A CBS News president allegedly instructed morning programs to ignore Stephen Colbert’s finale following a perceived unprofessional shot at Tony Dokoupil from The Late Show, highlighting how on-air feuds can influence network programming decisions.
CBS has paused enforcing copyright takedown notices for Stephen Colbert’s Monroe local-access episode after backlash; CBS says the segment was financed and produced by CBS Studios and posted on Colbert's YouTube channel, and it will waive enforcement for now while it reviews the practice, leaving open future collaboration or renewed enforcement.
The incoming host for Stephen Colbert’s Late Show addresses concerns about a backlash, pledging a balance of sharp humor and thoughtful discussion, with a transparent approach to handling controversial topics while keeping the show entertaining.
Deadline reports CBS Studios financed Stephen Colbert’s post-Late Show Michigan public access special “Only in Monroe.” While CBS had sent takedown notices to unauthorized sites to remove the clip, the company said it would waive enforcement for this episode while it reviews the situation, signaling a pivot as Colbert eyes online work on YouTube after The Late Show.
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale drew about 6.7 million viewers on Thursday, the largest weeknight audience of his 11-year run, aided by a longer episode and a Paul McCartney appearance; CBS notes caveats, including comparisons to Letterman-era highs and a 2016 post-Super Bowl spike. In Q1 2026 the show averaged roughly 2.7 million viewers per night, while rivals aired repeats on finale night; CBS is replacing The Late Show with Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen and a second time-buy show, signaling ongoing shifts in the late-night landscape.
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale drew a record 6.74 million viewers, the show’s most-watched weeknight episode, according to Nielsen. The Ed Sullivan Theater send-off featured Paul McCartney as the final guest, with cameos from Jon Stewart, Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows and more, plus a Beatles-style performance of 'Hello, Goodbye' with McCartney, Elvis Costello, and Jon Batiste. The finale followed CBS’s decision to end the show for financial reasons amid a Paramount–Skydance merger, with industry chatter surrounding the move.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert closed its run with a finale that drew about 6.74 million live+same-day viewers, the largest ever for a weeknight episode and well above the show’s Q1 2026 average; the hour featured Paul McCartney and appearances by Colbert’s fellow late-night hosts, underscoring a historic send-off.
Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen used Stephen Colbert’s second-to-last Late Show to punch at President Trump—De Niro quipped about Epstein files Trump hasn’t released, while Springsteen named Paramount executives Larry and David Ellison in his critique. Springsteen closed with a new protest song as Colbert’s farewell week drew a star-studded guest list and a White House rebuttal, with reactions online divided along political lines.
Jon Stewart used his Late Show appearance to mock CBS for ending Colbert’s program, joking that the network is ‘tanking for a draft pick,’ ribbing CBS’s shifting news lineup and audience, and criticizing the Trump era while forecasting a future reckoning in the country.
CBS’s cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert signals the end of an era for late-night TV and hints at industry-wide changes as streaming and podcasts erode the traditional format; CBS cites finances, while critics question potential political interference as the show’s influence wanes in a changing media landscape.
Stephen Colbert enters his final The Late Show week with gratitude and jokes about CBS and Paramount’s finances as the series winds down. The week features Jon Stewart and Steven Spielberg (Tuesday), Bruce Springsteen (Wednesday), and a finale with no guests promoted (Thursday). CBS will replace the show’s time slot with Comics Unleashed in a time-buy, a move Colbert notes with his characteristic humor about political and corporate currents. Colbert has indicated staff are his primary concern as they transition, and while he’s tight-lipped on future projects, he’s attached to work on a new Lord of the Rings film. The cancellation, network executives say, is financial rather than due to performance or content issues.
Stephen Colbert used his show to mock CBS News after Tony Dokoupil reportedly couldn’t secure a visa to cover President Trump’s China trip, forcing him to broadcast from Taiwan; Colbert joked about CBS News’s coverage while noting rivals would be in Beijing, and the piece highlights the visa snafu and a link to his monologue.
Stephen Colbert and David Letterman mocked CBS after canceling The Late Show, staging a rooftop segment at the Ed Sullivan Theater that hurled couches, chairs, watermelons and a wedding cake at a CBS logo while lampooning CBS News and the network’s ownership. Colbert also jok ed about Tony Dokoupil anchoring from Taiwan due to visa issues during the Trump-Xi summit; the piece notes a CBS cameraman reportedly fainted after long hours setting up the remote shot, though CBS disputes the overwork claims. Colbert’s final episode is scheduled for May 21.
Megyn Kelly blasted Stephen Colbert and David Letterman on SiriusXM, calling them 'martyrs' in a CBS feud and criticizing CBS’s handling of The Late Show’s cancellation, arguing the late-night format had collapsed under Letterman and that CBS’s financial rationale was a cover for anger over the show’s end.
Deadline reports The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its CBS run on May 21, 2026, with a star-packed final week: Jon Stewart and Steven Spielberg visit on May 19, Bruce Springsteen performs on May 20 (along with a Colbert Questionert edition), and the series finale airs May 21. The move comes amid Skydance’s Paramount Global merger and related fallout, and Comics Unleashed is planned to shift into the Late Show’s slot for the 2026-27 season as part of new arrangements.