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You Won't Believe Who CBS Is Replacing Colbert With

It's a LONG way down from Stephen Colbert to his replacement

Robert Reich
May 22, 2026
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TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-MEDIA-COLBERT-TRUMPTOPSHOT - People hold signs supporting Stephen Colbert outside the Ed Sullivan Theater ahead of the taping of the final episode of the "The Late Show" after 32 years on air, in New York, on May 21, 2026. "The Late Show" frontman Stephen Colbert will host the final edition of the 33-year-old US cultural institution on May 21, after it was cancelled by CBS as the network courted President Donald Trump. The show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015, was axed after he mocked the broadcaster for a $16 million settlement with Trump for allegedly "maliciously" editing an interview with his Democratic election rival Kamala Harris. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)
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I watched Stephen Colbert’s last “The Late Show” episode last night with a mixture of laughter, sadness, and anger — anger at the cowardly and craven executives of CBS and its new corporate owner, Skydance. And at Skydance’s robber-baron Trump suck-ups Larry and David Ellison.

CBS says they canceled Colbert for financial reasons, which is utter…

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