Colbert's Late Show Ends: A Shift in Late-Night TV

0:00It's April 28th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your front row to the latest buzz. I'm Corey with the story. Stephen Colbert's late show is wrapping up after more than a decade, with the final episode set for Thursday, May 21st, 2000, 26. CVS first announced the end back in July, and just last month they decided to kill the whole franchise, swapping the 11.35 p.m. slot for. SpaceX Unleashed hosted by Byron Allen. The network points to money troubles like broadcast TV losing ground, to streaming and YouTube, with ad cast drying up. But right before this, they were pushing hard for Colbert to sign on long term, which raises eyebrows about what really shifted. Critics are calling it politically charged, especially after Colbert slammed Paramount for settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump. Fans and pundits see it as payback, tying into broader media shakeups where late night shows face the chop. In a fresh New York Times piece, Colbert owns the TV industry's woes, but questions the

1:04timing, saying something beyond the usual decline, must have. Flip the script less than two years ago, he doubles down on his Trump beef, painting him as a self-serving narcissist blind to global fallout. As Colbert bows out not so quietly, this marks a big pivot for late night TV, blending business blues with boulder voices fading from the airwaves.