Stephen Colbert won’t be staying up late for much longer.
Following 10 years as host of The Late Show, the comedian revealed the long-running late night franchise—which began with David Letterman in 1993—is ending after 33 years.
“It's not just the end of our show, but it's the end of The Late Show on CBS,” Colbert told his audience in a clip shared to his Instagram July 17. “I'm not being replaced. This is all just going away.”
While lamenting the network’s decision to sunset the franchise—which he explained he had only learned about the day before—the 61-year-old thanked his loyal audience and crew.
“I'm grateful to you, the audience, who have joined us,” Colbert continued. “I'm grateful to share the stage with this band, these artists over here every night. And I am extraordinarily, deeply grateful to the 200 people who work here. We get to do this show for each other every day, all day, and I've had the pleasure and the responsibility of sharing what we do every day with you in front of this camera for the last 10 years.”
And with his signature wit, Colbert alluded to the show’s May 2026 end with optimism, adding, “It's a job that I'm looking forward to doing with this usual gang of idiots for another 10 months. It's gonna be fun.”
As for why the network has decided to end the show, which earned an Outstanding Talk Series Emmy nomination the day before? CBS executives George Cheeks, Amy Reisenbach and David Stapf provided frank insight.
“This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night,” the trio shared in a joint press release. “It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.”
The executives went on to share their appreciation for Colbert and the show’s success.
“Our admiration, affection, and respect for the talents of Stephen Colbert and his incredible team made this agonizing decision even more difficult,” the statement continued. “With much gratitude, we look forward to honoring Stephen and celebrating the show over the next 10 months alongside its millions of fans and viewers.”
Read on for more shows that have been canceled—and renewed—during the 2025 season.
Renewed: Heated Rivalry
The hit love story will bring the heat again with season two at Crave and HBO Max.
Renewed: Down Cemetery Road
On the heels of the first season finale, Apple TV announced a season two renewal for acclaimed thriller starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson.
Renewed: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel confirmed that he extended his late night contract for an additional year, keeping the ABC show on the air through May 2027.
Jimmy posted the update to Instagram Dec. 8, writing in the caption, “I am pleased to announce another no-talent year!”
The news comes amid a challenging period for the host as his show was abruptly suspended “indefinitely” in September following backlash to comments he’d made during his Sept. 15 monologue about Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Renewed: Platonic
The Apple TV+ comedy starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen will return for season three.
Renewed: Snapped
Oxygen's true crime series will document more horrific crimes when season 36, 37 and 38 premiere in 2026.
Renewed: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Game of Thrones prequel landed a second season renewal before it premieres in January 2026.
Renewed: House of the Dragon
The Game of Thrones prequel will return to Westeros for season four.
Canceled: Poker Face
The Peacock comedy starring Natasha Lyonne as a crime-solving sleuth won't return for season three, according to THR.
Canceled: English Teacher
Class is officially canceled for the FX comedy, according to Variety.
Renewed: Alien: Earth
FX's Alien prequel will incite more frights when it returns for season two next year.
Renewed: Honest Renovations
Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis' Roku home renovation show will tackle new constructions on season four.
Renewed: Love Island: Beyond the Villa
The second season of Peacock's Love Island spinoff will debut in 2026.
Renewed: Nobody Wants This
Everybody wants more of this. The Netflix comedy will be back for season three.
Canceled: Ridiculousness
After 14 years, the hit MTV clip show hosted by Rob Dyrdek is coming to an end.
Renewed: King of the Hill
The beloved animated comedy will continue grilling through seasons 16 and 17 on Hulu.
Renewed: Adults
The comedy about a group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people will return for season two.
Renewed: Only Murders in the Building
OMITB is alive and well because the Hulu series is returning for season six in 2026.
The show will film overseas for the first time, with the beloved crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery.
Renewed: The Rainmaker
The USA Network legal drama will return to the courtroom for season two.
Canceled: The Kitchen
Food Network announced that the weekend culinary talk show hosted by Sunny Anderson, Jeff Mauro, Geoffrey Zakarian, Katie Lee and Alex Guarnaschelli will end at the end in December 2025 after 12 years and 40 seasons.
Renewed: The Buccaneers
The Apple TV+ drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s final novel will return for season three.
Renewed: Lioness
The Paramount+ thriller starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman was renewed for a third season, according to multiple outlets.
Canceled: The Ultimatum: Queer Love
The Netflix dating reality show won't be back for season three, Varity reported in October.
Canceled: Mid-Century Modern
The Hulu comedy inspired by The Golden Girls won't be returning for a second season.
Renewed: The Morning Show
The Apple TV+ drama, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, will be back for season five.
Canceled: Catfish
The MTV series will end with season nine.
“After 12 years,” host Nev Schulman said as he sat next to Max Joseph in a Sept. 22 Instagram video, “300 episodes and just a lot of traveling around this incredible country, Catfish has officially been cancelled. Sorry.”
Renewed: Hunting Wives
After the May Cobb novel adaptation became a smash hit on Netflix when it was added to the platform in summer of 2025, the streamer confirmed it had picked up the series as an original for season two.
Renewed: Foundation
The apocalyptic sci-fi drama will be back for season four.
Renewed: Overcompensating
The Prime Video comedy will head back to school for season two.
Renewed: Berlin ER
Apple TV+ renewed the German-language drama for a second season.
Renewed: The Paper
Stop the presses: The Office spinoff will be back for season two on Peacock.