Stephen Colbert Reveals Date Of Final 'Late Show' Episode With Subtle Dig At CBS
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"It feels real now," he said.
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday revealed the date of his final episode: Thursday, May 21.
Colbert didn’t make the announcement on his own program, but instead went to a rival network with the news, LateNighter first reported.
“It feels real now,” Colbert told Seth Meyers, host of “Late Night” on NBC. “I’m not thrilled with it.”
Last summer, CBS announced that “The Late Show” would be canceled in May 2026, but did not reveal a specific date. The company insisted the move was “purely a financial decision,” but it came as parent corporation Paramount was attempting to complete a merger that required FCC approval.
With the merger in the air, Paramount agreed to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit most legal observers believed to be without merit, and also canceled Colbert’s show, something the president had long demanded.
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