"Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled," U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, said in a post on X. "If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.

CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday.

President Donald Trump could not contain his glee over CBS’ cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” — and he predicted that ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel would be next to get the ax.