Stephen Colbert Gets Ready to Hang It Up
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" is set to end on May 21, with recent episodes highlighting the approaching finale through guest farewells and audience reactions.
- Stephen Colbert reflected on his two-decade late-night career and the show's topical nature during a candid interview in his office at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
- The show's cancellation was a network decision by CBS due to financial losses, with reports indicating the program was losing tens of millions of dollars annually.
- Declining advertising revenue across late-night television and a reduction in the number of late-night shows contributed to the decision to end "The Late Show."
