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Jimmy Kimmel is blasting CBS after the network announced on Thursday that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has been canceled and will end next May.
TMZ reported that Colbert slammed Paramount Global for coughing up $16 million in a settlement with Donald Trump over his lawsuit. The president filed a complaint because he was offended by the editing of CBS News' "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
CBS’ decision to end The Late Show in 2026 has left both Hollywood and viewers in shock. On Thursday, the network announced that it will end its late-night talk show, hosted by Stephen Colbert over the past decade, in May 2026, amid financial issues at the network.
President Donald Trump weighed in on CBS’s announcement that it is canceling Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show — and the president is hopeful Jimmy Kimmel will be next to get axed. CBS said Thursday that it plans to end “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, calling it a “purely a financial decision …
Jimmy Kimmel called out CBS on his Instagram story over the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, sending a clear message to producers: “F— you and all your Sheldons CBS.” CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show on July 17, calling it a “purely financial decision.” The show will go off the air in May 2026.
There’s been a major shift in the late night talk show space as of late. Amid confirmation that the Late Show is done at CBS at the end of 2026, Jimmy Kimmel’s current contract with ABC for Jimmy Kimmel Live!