Stephen Colbert: The death of the late night US chat show?

Colbert told the audience that the cancellation of the late show was ultimately a financial decision – which is certainly a credible explanation.

Television is expensive with huge teams of producers, directors, cameraman and other technical employees, not to mention the big fee for the moderator.

And while Youtubers can now offer an increasingly professional company themselves, they can do this to a fraction of the costs.

But the cancellation was still confused. The late show was one of the best shows from CBS and in 2024 attracted an average audience of 2.57 million spectators.

The reviews actually improved under Colbert, especially after pushing the Trump administration – the host is one of the president's volume critics.

As a result, some asked whether the cancellation of the show has something to do with political pressure.

The closure takes place after the CBS mother company Paramount with US President Donald Trump was determined by processing a 60 -minute interview with Kamala Harris.

President Trump said that his president's answer would be more favorable when asked about Israel on two different platforms.

CBS found that his settlement contained no excuse or regret. Business commentators said that the deal was partially completed in order not to influence the planned merger of Paramount with Skydance Media that Trump had.

After the cancellation of the late show was announced, the democratic Senator Adam Schiff said:Present external “When Paramount and CBS ended the late show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And earn it better.”

The feeling was repeated by the democratic Senator Elizabeth WarrenPresent externalHe found that three days after Colbert's criticism of the Paramount settlement took place.

Her comments underline the political climate in which this decision was made, but CBS denied that this was a factor.

In its explanation, the network announced that it was a “purely financial decision” and “was in no way related to the performance, the content or other matters of the show at Paramount”.