Late-night tv will look completely different subsequent yr as The Late Present with Stephen Colbert concludes its run on CBS.
As information reels in, late-night discuss present host Andy Cohen is weighing in on Colbert’s present coming to an finish.
“I feel it’s a tragic day for late-night tv,” Cohen advised Deadline whereas on the pink carpet for Las Culturistas Tradition Awards. “I feel it’s a tragic day for CBS. I feel Stephen Colbert is a singular expertise. He’s going to have an unbelievable subsequent chapter.”
He continued, “I can’t imagine CBS is popping off the lights at 11:30 after the native information. I’m shocked. He’s one in all three late-night exhibits deemed worthy sufficient for an Emmy nomination. He produces a superb present.”
Cohen famous that he “labored at CBS when Letterman got here to CBS” making the attention community “a powerhouse in late-night tv, so it’s unhappy. I spent 10 years at CBS. It’s unhappy for CBS, actually.”
Cohen hosts late-night discuss present Watch What Occurs Reside on Bravo, which was lately renewed via 2027.
In a press release, CBS confirmed that The Late Present with Stephen Colbert “will finish its historic run in Could 2026 on the finish of the printed season,” including, “We contemplate Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and can retire The Late Present franchise at the moment. We’re proud that Stephen known as CBS residence. He and the printed will probably be remembered within the pantheon of greats that graced late-night tv.”
