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CBS announced that ‘The Late Show with Stephen Collbert’ would be closed in May 2026. Colbert sarcasted Trump’s 16 million dollar deal. The reason for the shutdown of the show has been stated to be economic.

Stephen Steelburg closed his show.
Highlights
- CBS’s ‘The Late Show with Stephen Collbert’ will be closed in May 2026
- The reason for the shutdown of the show is stated to be economic
- Colbert sarcasts on Trump’s 16 million dollar deal
CBS’s parent company Paramount Global’s recent 1 billion 38 crore ($ 16 million) deal with US President Donald Trump is being described as the reason for the shutdown of the show. The deal is associated with Trump’s case in which he accused his former rival Kamla Harris’s interview in the CBS’s ’60 minutes’ program incorrectly editing. In fact, during the US presidential election in 2024, an interview of Kamla Harris broadcast on CBS.
CBS canceled colbert’s show just three days after colored out CBS Parent Company Paramount for its $ 16m Settlement with TRUMP – A Deal That Looks Like BRIRMERERY.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.