Overview
- The Late Show will air five recent encore episodes across Thanksgiving week, according to the network.
- The lineup reprises interviews with Jonathan Karl; Demi Moore with Ken Burns; Emma Stone with Alex Wagner; Tom Hanks with a performance by Mavis Staples; and Tiffany Haddish with Gary Cole.
- CBS has slated the show to end in May 2026 after announcing the cancellation in July and describing the decision as financial.
- Critics and some politicians have questioned the timing given Paramount’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump and the Skydance deal, though no public evidence shows political pressure caused the cancellation.
- Stephen Colbert told GQ he does not know the reason for the cancellation and suggested the payout looked like currying favor, and Trump has denied he prompted the show’s end.