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Seth Meyers Fears for His Mental Health If Late Night Ends

Mounting costs, shrinking ad revenue, Stephen Colbert’s show cancellation, Paramount’s pending merger—each factor has driven him to pursue stand-up as career insurance.

LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 1678 -- Pictured: Host Seth Meyers during the monologue on July 23, 2025 -- (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC)
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Overview

  • On July 28, he told the Armchair Expert podcast that he would worry about his mental health if Late Night with Seth Meyers ended unexpectedly.
  • He said industry factors outside his control, such as mounting production costs and declining ad revenue, have made the late-night ecosystem unstable.
  • He has been proactively diversifying his career, building a stand-up portfolio and exploring other projects as a hedge against uncertainty.
  • Stephen Colbert announced on July 17 that CBS will end The Late Show in May 2026, a decision CBS has called purely financial and unrelated to performance or content.
  • Paramount Global’s pending $8.4 billion merger with Skydance and broader network cost-cutting trends have intensified budget scrutiny and concerns over editorial independence.