Schiff, Warren Demand To Know If Cbs Is Ending Stephen Colbert's 'late Show' For 'political Reasons'

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said nan nationalist "deserves to know" whether CBS’s determination to cancel "The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert" connected Thursday was politically motivated.

"Just vanished taping pinch Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended nan Late Show for governmental reasons, nan nationalist deserves to know. And deserves better," Schiff wrote.

Warren added, "CBS canceled Colbert’s show conscionable THREE DAYS aft Colbert called retired CBS genitor institution Paramount for its $16M colony pinch Trump – a woody that looks for illustration bribery. America deserves to cognize if his show was canceled for governmental reasons. Watch and stock his message."

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CBS said successful a connection that nan long-running late-night show will extremity successful May 2026, but it was "purely a financial determination against a challenging backdrop successful precocious night," adding, "It is not related successful immoderate measurement to nan show's performance, contented aliases different matters happening astatine Paramount."

There had been speculation astir nan early of nan Paramount-owned late-night programs, which besides includes "The Daily Show" connected Comedy Central, arsenic its planned firm merger pinch Skydance Media is expected to return spot later this year.

CBS' "The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert" will travel to an extremity adjacent spring. The franchise had been connected nan aerial since 1993, and Colbert took it complete from David Letterman successful 2015. (Screenshot/CBS)

Colbert was outspoken against nan settlement, calling it a "big fat bribe." He joked astir being pressured by workplace heads earlier this week.

"Some of nan TV typers retired location are blogging that erstwhile Skydance gets CBS, nan caller owners’ desire to please Trump will ‘put unit connected late-night big and predominant Trump professional Stephen Colbert,’" Colbert joked. "OK, but really are they going to put unit connected Stephen Colbert… if they can’t find him?"

Several journalists and commentators person besides speculated that CBS and Paramount’s caller suit colony pinch President Donald Trump earlier this period could create a "slippery slope" for news broadcasters. 

Trump sued for "election interference" complete a "60 Minutes" question and reply edit of his 2024 force Kamala Harris, and Paramount was lambasted for settling nan suit that its lawyers had called baseless.

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CBS said that Colbert's cancellation was purely based connected financial reasons. (Screenshot/CBS)

"The Late Show," which Colbert took complete from David Letterman successful 2015, leaned into wide authorities successful nan Trump era and had became a awesome level for Democratic politicians. Last month, Colbert welcomed New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani earlier nan socialist hopeful clinched nan Democratic nomination.

"The Late Show" first began airing pinch Letterman successful 1993.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Schiff and Warren for comment.

Fox News' Brian Flood and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.