"Colbert will appear on Meyers's show as a guest. CBS had announced in July that The Late Show would come to an end in May, more than 30 years after its debut in 1993 under David Letterman. It's not just the end of the show. It is the end of the Late Show on CBS. I'm not being replaced this is all just going away, Colbert told his audience in July. A date for the final episode, however, had not been revealed."
"News of the show's cancellation came a few weeks after CBS's parent company, Paramount, reached a $16m settlement with Donald Trump over what he called deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. At the same time, Paramount was preparing for an $8.4bn merger with Skydance Media, which needed federal approval. Days before the cancellation was announced, Colbert described the settlement as a big fat bribe."
"CBS called the show's cancellation purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night, saying it was not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount. But the cancellation of late night's No 1 show sparked anger and sadness among viewers, entertainers and politicians. Stephen Colbert, an extraordinary talent and the most popular late night host, slams the deal. Days later, he's fired."
The final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air on 21 May. Colbert has hosted the program since 2015 and revealed the date during a taping of NBC's Late Night With Seth Meyers; he will appear as a guest. CBS announced in July that The Late Show would end in May, more than 30 years after its 1993 debut under David Letterman, and described the cancellation as a financial decision unrelated to performance or content. The announcement followed a $16m Paramount settlement with Donald Trump and coincided with preparations for an $8.4bn Skydance merger, prompting political and public backlash.
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