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Show" host unleashed a scathing critique of the network's decision, alleging corporate cowardice and taking "the path of least resistance."
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Former MSNBC host rejects theory that Trump criticism led to ‘The Late Show’ cancellation as CBS cites $40M annual losses.
The cancellation from CBS comes after Colbert criticized his parent company on-air for their $16 million settlement with Trump.
Democrats fawned over late-night host Stephen Colbert after CBS announced the show would be canceled in 2026, praising the liberal host for speaking truth to power.
David Letterman shared a montage slamming CBS after 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' was canceled: 'You can’t spell CBS without BS,' he wrote.
CBS brass say they pulled the plug on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” because of its punishing losses and claim politics had nothing to do with it, The Post has learned.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has never won any Emmy in its previous nine seasons despite some notable streaks of excellence. (It has been nominated 31 times.) For much of that period, it competed in late-night’s top category against Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which Emmy voters love the way Oliver loves a minor-league baseball team .