One of many longest-running late-night exhibits within the U.S. is about to be retired after greater than 30 years on air on CBS. Beforehand hosted by speak present icon David Letterman, The Late Present continued with Stephen Colbert following Letterman’s retirement in 2015. Now, Colbert is ready to step down as host in Could 2026 when his contract involves an finish, and the choice has been made that the present can be retired at the moment.
“The Late Present With Stephen Colbert will finish its historic run in Could 2026 on the finish of the printed season. We think about Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and can retire The Late Present franchise at the moment. We’re proud that Stephen known as CBS house. He and the printed can be remembered within the pantheon of greats that graced late-night tv,” mentioned George Cheeks, Co-CEO Paramount International and President and Chief Govt Officer, CBS, Amy Reisenbach, President, CBS Leisure and David Stapf, President, CBS Studios in a press release.
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The announcement comes within the midst of a number of problems that appear to have stemmed from Paramount’s merger with Skydance. Nevertheless, CBS mentioned this was “purely a monetary choice towards a difficult backdrop in late night time. It’s not associated in any option to the present’s efficiency, content material or different issues taking place at Paramount.”
Colbert made the announcement about his and the present’s future in the course of the taping of the newest episode, and in addition to stating his gratitude for being given the prospect to host the present for the previous decade, he added that he was “not being changed, that is all simply going away.”
The Gradual Demise of Late Evening Tv
The Late Present has been a staple of CBS’ late night time programming since 1993, when host David Letterman started what would change into a 22-year run on the helm of probably the most profitable speak exhibits on U.S. tv. Colbert took over the present in 2015, and made it his personal – even having Letterman again as a visitor star.
In recent times, although, late night time tv throughout all channels has been struggling to discover a constant viewers, and has been dropping out as viewers have change into extra fascinated with binging their favourite streaming present or watching films relatively than tuning into community applications corresponding to The Late Present. Following the cancellation of After Midnight, the present that changed The Late Late Present, and with many different late night time stars having seen their contracts both decreased or hold within the steadiness earlier than being renewed, the way forward for late night time speak exhibits has by no means been extra unsure than it’s proper now.
Supply: Deadline