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CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Show; Final Episode Stars Obama.

5/10/2026

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CBS will end Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show on May 21, 2026, after 11 seasons.
The May 11, 2026 episode will host the Strike Force Five coalition—Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, and Stephen Colbert—alongside guests former President Barack Obama, actress Meryl Streep, and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed will take the 11:35 p.m. slot on May 22, 2026.
David Letterman, who will appear May 14, 2026, said the cancellation was financially dishonest.

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CBS will end Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show on May 21, 2026, after 11 seasons.
The May 11, 2026 episode will host the Strike Force Five coalition—Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, and Stephen Colbert—alongside guests former President Barack Obama, actress Meryl Streep, and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed will take the 11:35 p.m. slot on May 22, 2026.
David Letterman, who will appear May 14, 2026, said the cancellation was financially dishonest.