The entertainment industry was stunned when CBS announced in July that the liberal-leaning "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" would end in 2026.

The president took to Truth Social on Tuesday night to fire off a tirade against the late-night hosts he's been playing a verbal tug-of-war with for months, singling out Colbert despite CBS already having canceled his show, which Trump has called for many times in the past.

Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!”

According to LateNighter.com, citing Nielsen Live+3 data for the week of December 14 to 20, The Late Show held a 9,000 viewer lead over Jimmy Kimmel Live! in total viewers. The Late Show averaged 2.34 million viewers (down four percent on the week prior) compared to Kimmel’s 2.33 million viewers (up seven percent on the week before).

President Donald Trump calls Stephen Colbert a ‘pathetic trainwreck’ before abruptly shifting tone to wish followers a happy holiday in latest Truth Social posting spree

(TNND) — President Donald Trump went on an early Wednesday morning rant, insulting late-night host Stephen Colbert by saying he is a "dead man walking" and that CBS should "put him to sleep."

Now, with just weeks left to go before the new year, The Late Show is running out of time. In the wake of the cancellation news over the summer, Stephen Colbert joked about being "available in June" for offers from Netflix and Amazon, but later said that he wanted to focus on getting to savor every day that was left on CBS and "land the plane."

As the year quickly winds down, it’s worth pausing to remember, however briefly, that this business with The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live! actually happened. With so much noise these days,

In December 2025, late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert launched a multi-million dollar "Evergreen Sanctuary" for abandoned and abused dogs.