T he 2025 TV schedule has been a tumultuous time for the world of late night television, including the quiet cancellation of After Midnight in the spring and the shocking cancellation of Stephen Colbert's The Late Show in July.

Stephen Colbert took a baseball bat to President Trump's threat to prosecute Beyoncé on Monday night, imagining the "Formation" singer's clap-back track that the "Late Show" team titled "A Responsé From Beyoncé.

Since 2022, Gutfeld! has risen up the ranks, becoming the most-watched late-night show across cable and broadcast. The show regularly tops The Late Show, The Tonight Show, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in average total viewers, according to Nielsen ratings.

Former late-night host David Letterman slammed Paramount and CBS on Friday for their treatment of Stephen Colbert, suggesting the cancellation may be linked to avoiding trouble with Trump.

David Letterman delivered a fiery rant against CBS and parent company Paramount for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” calling the decision “gutless” and “pure cowardice” as he labeled his successor a martyr of the network.

David Letterman blasted his former network home CBS and the 'goons' at Skydance as he speculated that Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' was canceled for political reasons: 'Bottom feeders.'

Parrot Analytics data finds "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" leading the late-night pack in streaming revenue