First on LateNighter: Jimmy Kimmel is bowing out so Stephen Colbert can bow out.
When The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs its final episode on CBS Thursday, May 21, Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be dark.
Kimmel himself confirmed to LateNighter that his ABC show will not produce a new episode next Thursday out of deference to Colbert’s sendoff. The move will mark a break from the show’s usual cadence, with the show set to air new episodes Monday through Wednesday next week, followed by a repeat Thursday as Colbert signs off.
It’s a gesture with precedent. Kimmel made the same call in 2015, when David Letterman signed off from Late Show, opting not to compete against the final broadcast of one of his comedy heroes. At the time, Kimmel said he had too much respect for Letterman to do anything that might pull viewers away from Dave’s goodbye.
Colbert occupies a different place in Kimmel’s late-night universe—not a childhood idol in the Letterman mold, but a peer and friend with whom he has presented a united front during late night’s more turbulent moments.
Colbert’s finale is not just the end of his 11-year run as host; it is also CBS’s farewell to The Late Show franchise itself, bringing down the curtain on a program that began with Letterman in 1993 and became one of network television’s defining late-night institutions.
At press time, Colbert’s other 11:35 competitor, NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, was still scheduled to air a new episode opposite Colbert’s May 21 finale.
That’s not to say that Fallon, who’s also a friend and ally of Colbert, is missing the farewell tour. He is set to join Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver on The Late Show tonight for a Strike Force Five reunion. Both NBC late-night shows are dark tonight so Fallon and Meyers can gather with their fellow hosts at the Ed Sullivan Theater before returning with new episodes Tuesday through Thursday this week.
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I love comedy, comedians, truth tellers. Colbert being forced off by trump is OVER THE TOP HATRED BY PUNY ASS TRUMP. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND TRUMP!!!
he got cancel because he got no viewership. The TDS hates are from the talk shows. Trump has no time to hate them. Company don’t cancel popular show. No one watch TV. I had not turn on mind for months. Ask people they now do Netflix, Amazon prime, disney plus and go online for entertainment. who watch TV for celeb interview when there are plenty on youtube ?
There is more people watching ‘the hot one’ seeing celeb eat hot wings with good questions than talk show with zero research and zero interesting things to say. TV is dying.
Talk about derangement
Trump is a racist pedophile, and that’s the only reason 1/3 of this country voted for him.
Everything else he’s promised he’s failed at, changed his mind and just his 1% are pillaging the government
And we spent at least $25 Billion to get to lose to Iran because Netanyahu owns Trump.
As the late great Ed McMahon would say: “You are correct SIR!”
You’re an idiot for believing that!
Talk show is like AOL.com. who use it? it’s time had pass and the political jokes are sad and boring.
Stephen Colbert spoke truth to power! It’s not his fault that you’re too God damned stupid to know any better, bitchboy!
You have ZERO evidence to back your ignorant statements. Slandering Mr. Trump based on “what-a-bouts” iinstead of TDS by the mere mention of his name: “TRUMP,” “TRUMP.” “TRUMP.” Have I set you off? Good.
They told the truth about him! That Drumpf is a horrible human being that’s destroying the country with his criminal incompetence! Read the room! The majority of Americans despise Drumpf because of that! You’re in the minority with the rest of the losers, and it’s shrinking by the day!
Amen!!!!! And YES I cannot wait to see what destructive sycopath Trump and his administration get what they have coming to them! Our only KING IS COLBERT, KING of TRUTH AND COMEDY
Stephen and Jimmy’s “humor” is based on HATE.
As does the majority of Americans and the world, moron!
Fiction. Be mad at Stephen. He made comments that were not good for the company that employs him. Inferring a “bribe” during a multi-BILLION dollar deal is career suicide, let alone, saying it when your show loses money.
Get help for your psychosis!
Stephen ran the “Late Show” into the ground with his political one-sided-ness. Late Night on Broadcast Televsiion used to be based on reaching a broad-based (both-sides with I MPARTIALITY) audeinces. Plus, the show was losing money. If something costs 100 Million to produce and only generates 60 million in advertising revenue, then, there you have it. A LOSS of 40 MILLION dollars.
He’s losing his show because your Dear Toddler Drumpf ordered the Ellisons to do so, if they want any future deals approved by him, like the takeover of Warner Bros. You’re just being a whiny hole, as usual!
kimmel’s show will end soon.
Bitchboi!
Found the Hispanic lol
The late night shows have risen to the lowest leve of medicority. Being “friends” and “close” with competitors makes one weak. Stephen and Jimmy have the same agent. Stephen and Jimmy should just get a room.
Since when do Drumpf lickers, like you, know what’s good?
Awww that’s so touching. Nobody will watch anyway besides the same 2.2 million boomers. Kimmel’s finale will be in 2027 or 2028. Fallon and Meyers will be done in 2028.
Nobody likes your boomer bashing! You look pathetic, when you do that!
If a boomer shouts in the woods does it make a noise?
It’s because they’re getting slowly and methodically tortured to death, for acting obnoxious!
Time to cancel Paramount plus on day after Colbert final show.