Los Angeles, July 18 -- After learning about the axing of Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show', ABC's Jimmy Kimmel called out CBS, extending his support to the former.

"Love you Stephen. F*ck you and all your Sheldons CBS," Kimmel wrote in a story on his personal Instagram account as he reposted the video of Colbert revealing CBS' decision to end The Late Show at the start of tonight's telecast, as per Deadline.

In a companion announcement by CBS, the network said that the cancellation of The Late Show was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night" and "is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount," a likely reference to the pending acquisition of CBS p...