US EditionRachel Maddow Calls on CBS to Uncancel Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’
Rachel Maddow criticized Paramount's cancellation of the highest-rated late-night show as a financial decision and urged reversal before its May 2026 end.
- On July 17, a cancellation order was passed for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and Rachel Maddow urged Paramount and CBS to reverse the decision.
- Corporate finances and recent mergers led CBS to describe the July 17 cancellation as 'purely a financial decision', citing high costs and Paramount's merger with Skydance earlier this year.
- Fellow hosts immediately criticized the decision, with Stephen Colbert calling on Paramount to 'uncancel one of its best shows' and Jimmy Kimmel labeling the reasons 'nonsensical'.
- Paramount said it will honour and celebrate Stephen Colbert and the programme over the next 10 months, expressing admiration, affection, and respect for Colbert and his team.
- Maddow tied the decision to corporate 'capitulation' over the past year to President Donald Trump, criticizing Trump-connected oligarchs and Bari Weiss, newly appointed CBS News editor-in-chief, as a 'huge embarrassment' with Trump’s approval at-24.
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Rachel Maddow Calls CBS a 'Huge Embarrassment'
[Image Credit: Scott Kowalchyk, CBS | Getty Images] Newscaster Rachel Maddow didn’t mince words when it comes to CBS Paramount cancelling Colbert. On “The Best People with Nicole Wallace” podcast, the MS NOW anchor took aim at CBS for its “capitulation” to President Donald Trump and questioned its decision to cancel “The Late Show” in July. She equally criticized the reorganization of CBS News over the last few months in the midst of the merger …
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Rachel Maddow Calls on CBS to Uncancel Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’
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Stephen Colbert pushes Paramount to 'uncancel its best show' amid Warner Bros. bid
Talk show host Stephen Colbert has called on the parent company of The Late Show, Paramount, to "uncancel one of its best shows".Colbert's tongue-in-cheek knock at both Paramount and Donald Trump came during the opening monologue of The Late Show, where the 61-year-old seemed to acknowledge the pending finale of his own programme. The Late Show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015 after David Letterman's retirement, will come to an end in May 20…
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