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A Brief History of CBS’s Late-Night Eras

With the hosts Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, CBS has taken many runs at late-night TV. Some were more successful than others.

Vanity Fair · 5d

Stephen Colbert’s CBS Show Is Canceled. Is This the Death of Late Night?

The network has called the cancellation “purely a financial decision”—but it feels like only the beginning of the end for an entire genre.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Stephen Colbert is out at CBS. Is all of late-night TV officially doomed?

Why did CBS cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"? And is this a harbinger of doom for all of late-night TV?

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Why CBS Snatched Its Talk-Show King’s Crown

The surprise cancellation of The Late Show is just the latest blow to the genre.

Jimmy Kimmel, Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Warren Question CBS’ Decision to End ‘The Late Show’

CBS’ decision to end The Late Show in 2026 has left both Hollywood and viewers in shock. On Thursday, the network announced ...

The Hollywood Reporter17y

Late-night history lesson - The Hollywood Reporter

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, ...

San Francisco Examiner2d

A brief history of CBS' late-night eras

When CBS announced that it had hired Merv Griffin to host a late-night show beginning in 1969, the host's syndicated talk ...

16hOpinion

Is late-night television dead?

The last time I watched late-night comedy via appointment viewing was, perhaps, Jay Leno in the 1990s. Erik A former Leno man ...

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Stephen Colbert has ideas about why Paramount might be short on cash

Stephen Colbert returned to the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater last night, speaking publicly for the first time since ...

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