When I look back on the 2025 TV schedule, I think I’ll always remember the day I found out The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled. It was truly shocking news, and in the weeks since, many, including his fellow late-night hosts,

Critics, however, have called out the timing of the announcement, which came in the same month that Paramount Global, the parent company of Colbert's network, agreed to pay $16 million to President Donald Trump over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on 60 Minutes in November.

Stephen Colbert's announcement that 'The Late Show' has been canceled after 10 seasons sent shockwaves through Hollywood, and fellow late night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, expressed their disappointment in the news.