He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television,” the network said of Colbert, who began hosting the program after Letterman’s retirement in 2015. I don’t know if anything — anything — will repair my trust in this company,” said Colbert during Monday’s monologue. AdvertisementThe network’s move to cancel the show arrives over two years after it ended “The Late Late Show,” a program hosted by James Corden that aired directly after “The Late Show.”Sources told Stelter at the time that the program “was simply not sustainable” as it cost more than it made. Last year, the Colbert-produced “After Midnight” hosted by Taylor Tomlinson took that program’s place on the CBS late-night schedule. At the start of Thursday’s episode of “The Late Show,” Colbert delivered the news to his audience and was met with a resounding wave of boos.

Source: Huffington Post July 18, 2025 21:23 UTC