Overview
- The Writers Guild of America has called on New York Attorney General Letitia James to open a legal inquiry into Paramount’s abrupt cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
- CBS has defended the cancellation as a financial necessity in the face of steep late-night losses, rejecting allegations of political retaliation.
- Jay Leno argued that late-night hosts who heavily lean into political commentary alienate a significant portion of their audience and urged a more neutral approach.
- Piers Morgan accused major U.S. late-night hosts of acting as “hyper-partisan activist hacks” and suggested more shows will be cut.
- Seth Meyers admitted that the shifting entertainment ecosystem and corporate consolidation have heightened his anxiety over his show’s longevity.