For a lot of viewers, there's some good news about late-night talk show hosts. Stephen Colbert’s late night talk show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, will end in May 2026. CBS issued a statement saying the cancellation was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.” Upon hearing the news, Jimmy Kimmel took the opportunity on his show to give a shout-out to CBS: “F*** you and your Sheldons, CBS!” The shady comment appeared to reference The Big Bang Theory universe on CBS, which includes shows like Young Sheldon and Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage. The cancellation of Colbert's show should serve as a grim warning to Jimmy Kimmel, who has seen a sharp decline in ratings amid nightly rants and anti-Trump jokes. Yet, none of the late-night talk show hosts seem to have connected the dots. The American people, who clearly elected Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, don’t want to hear their leader continuously slammed on a show that’s supposed to be entertaining. Just like the hosts of The View, late night talk show hosts are beginning to get their hands slapped by their networks. If that doesn’t work, there will soon be no late night talk shows on the air. Viewing habits have changed in the age of streaming platforms like Netflix, making it harder for networks to attract advertisers, which means the gigantic salaries of the little-watched late night hosts are becoming a burden. As Jimmy Kimmel Live! circles the drain, it’s clear that viewers just don’t have the stomach for such sourness right before bedtime.
