NEW YORK Stephen Colbert 's "The Late Show", long a staple of late-night television, will come to an end in 2026 , the comedian and network CBS said on July 17. "Next year will be our last season," the host announced on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to boos and shouts of disbelief. "The network will be ending the show in May 2026." CBS called the cancellation "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," and said in a statement the move was "not related in