The news broke on July 18 that CBS had decided to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” This comes after he took over hosting duties for the long-running late-night show in 2015 following David Letterman’s exit. Now, Jimmy Kimmel has come to the support of his friend and colleague.Â
CBS executives haven’t given specifics about why they canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Instead, the word is that it was due to financial reasons. This is despite reports that the ratings have steadily increased lately and that it’s the top show in viewership for its hour.Â
Jimmy Kimmel Comes To Stephen Colbert’s Defense
According to Deadline, Jimmy Kimmel, who hosts “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC, was on vacation when he received the news that CBS had canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Despite this, he took to his Instagram stories and shared a message.Â
Jimmy Kimmel wrote, “Love you, Stephen. [Forget] you and all your Sheldons, CBS.” Notably, Jimmy used a word other than forget in his message to CBS. Additionally, the mention of “all your Sheldons” has to do with “The Big Bang Theory” and its three spin-offs. They include “Young Sheldon,” “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” and an upcoming one focusing on another character from the original series.Â
Regarding Jimmy, he’s been hosting his late-night show since 2003. Still, it, just like “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” remains one of the top series in the genre.Â
The Beloved Host Has Responded to The News
Stephen addressed the controversial cancellation during his first show after the news broke. He said, “Before we start the show, I want to let you know something that I found out just last night. Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending The Late Show in May.”
Naturally, the studio audience expressed dismay, with which Stephen Colbert agreed. He then revealed, “Itâs not just the end of our show, but itâs the end of The Late Show on CBS. Iâm not being replaced. This is all just going away.”
The former “Daily Show” host continued, “Iâm grateful to you, the audience, who have joined us every night, in here, out there, all around the world⦠Iâm extraordinarily, deeply grateful to the 200 people who work here.”Â
He went on, “It is a fantastic job. I wish somebody else was getting it, and itâs a job that Iâm looking forward to doing with this usual gang of idiots for another 10 months.”
Regarding “The Late Show,” it premiered in 1993 with host David Letterman, who remained in the role until 2015.Â
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