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The surprise cancellation of The Late Show is just the latest blow to the genre.
In the wake of Colbert's cancellation, TheWrap spoke to industry insiders to figure out what late night's future may look like.
The last time I watched late-night comedy via appointment viewing was, perhaps, Jay Leno in the 1990s. Erik A former Leno man. I liked the “Headlines” feature, what can I say? Alyssa Rosenberg I am basically elderly and never watched a late-night show in my life;
The unexpected demise of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ isn’t the first late-night shift to send shockwaves through the TV industry.
Late-night TV history will repeat itself Jan. 2 when, two months into the writers strike, ... Donald Trump had been booked to appear on CBS’ “Late Show With David Letterman” on Jan. 2, ...
When CBS announced that it had hired Merv Griffin to host a late-night show beginning in 1969, the host's syndicated talk show, also called "The Merv Griffin Show," had been around for several years and was a successful staple on more than 140 stations.
Stephen Colbert returned to the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater last night, speaking publicly for the first time since sharing the news that The Late Show would be history come May 2026. “Cancel culture has gone too far,