Stephen Colbert’s late night show might be ending
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As late night hosts and their parent companies field attacks from Donald Trump, late night ratings have held strong.
The late-night host made the surprising revelation while at Bloomberg Screentime, a panel that brought together pop culture moguls, celebrities, and entrepreneurs.
The hosts’ monologues may feel especially pointed right now, but the trend really took off during the George W. Bush administration before the Iraq war.
Colbert and Kimmel appeared on each other’s late-night shows on Tuesday night, where they recounted each of their experiences of being taken off the air. During the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Kimmel took multiple shots at Trump’s insults hurled at him and Colbert.
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart defended Jimmy Kimmel and free speech during their Thursday night shows, after ABC indefinitely suspended his popular late-night show on Wednesday amid a controversy over recent comments made by the longtime host about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
Vice President JD Vance seems to be having fun at Jimmy Kimmel's expense, joking that Marco Rubio could take over hosting the show.
Stephen Colbert fans were shocked back in July when it was announced that the TV host's decade-long run on CBS would be coming to an end, with the final episode in May 2026
Once the crown jewel of network television, the late-night format faces intense political pressure as ratings and revenue decline.
Saturday Night Live,' returning for Season 51 Saturday, has long been a target of President Trump, who has voiced his distaste for the sketch comedy series.
Swift’s episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will air at 12:35 a.m. ET on Oct. 9. "Late Night with Seth Meyers" will air live on NBC, and the show will also be available to stream the next day on Peacock.