CBS, in announcing the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," has called the move a "purely financial decision."

CBS will end The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May 2026, marking the conclusion of a nine-season run for the top-rated late-night program.The network confirmed the decision Thursday, citing financial pressures across the late-night television landscape.

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The CBS/Paramount payout to Trump is chump change by the standards of big media corporations. But the size of the payout is irrelevant. That CBS would sell its First Amendment rights for any amount of money is humiliating.