“LOVE YOU STEPHEN. F— YOU AND ALL YOUR SHELDONS, CBS.” Jimmy Kimmel blasted CBS after the network announced plans to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
On July 17, 2025, what should have been an ordinary day in late-night television turned into an industry-shaking political flashpoint. CBS abruptly announced it would be canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert—the network’s highest-rated late-night program—and retiring the “Late Show” brand altogether by May 2026. But just hours later, fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel delivered a…