New Delhi, July 18 -- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its 10-year run on CBS in May 2026. The show was the most-watched late-night program on US broadcast television and a frequent platform for satire aimed at President Donald Trump.

However, the show will be retired, and Colbert will not be replaced. New episodes will air until the end of the broadcast TV season in May 2026.

Senator Adam Schiff of California, a Democrat, was a guest on Thursday's episode.

"If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better," Schiff wrote on X.

"This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show's performanc...