Death of Late Night US Chat Show?

Stephen Colbert surprised the audience this week when he announced that the late show would grow for Big TV schedule in Akash.

The long -running series, which he hosted since 2015, will leave the screen in next May. And not so that Colbert is being replaced by a new presenter – The show is ending completely.

Given the way broadcast winds are flowing, this cancellation is unlikely to be final. The audience must be wondering whether Seth Mayors or Jimmy – Follen and Kimmel – can follow soon.

TV critic Emma Bulimore said that late -night chat show format historically performed in the US in such a way that other countries including the UK have always “praised but have fought to follow”.

“Late night shows are a staple of American TV in the same way that British television will look strange without soap or noon quiz,” she says. “This cancellation comes as a surprise, the decision in both and the way it is distributed.”

Some spectators were equally surprised. “I’m not big in late night TV,” A written, “But it seems strange. Late show is an institution.” Another described “In fact, really bad, not only for late TV positions, but also in a common sense for media status”.

But the traditional chat show format, which was created decades ago, is facing many issues in the current television scenario.

For one thing, the kind of material they produce is not surely compatible with the appetite of the audience.

“This type of programs are generally not a style that people will stream or see through catch-up,” Francis Taylor, “says the TV Preview Editor Editor Editor in Radio Times. “They are at night and they are timely and therefore are very high after 24 hours.

“It is difficult for them that they live life outside the broadcast of that night, while drama, documentary and SICOM are not suffering from that problem.”

In which added, it can be rapidly difficult to get good guests for the bookers, and not just because they have four shows a week to fill.

The chat shows used to be one of the first places for campaigners to offer their stars, but the competitions that have risen in the last 15 years have changed it.

Popular social media or youtube appearance appeared on formats Chicken shop date Or Snack wars Probably celebrity now conducts more appeal for both, which can make all around and reveal themselves more and more, and for their PR teams, who feel safe if they can keep their talent away from potentially more difficult questions.

This is not to say that viral moments cannot come from traditional TV. The chat show has tried its best to adapt to Times in the last decade.

Like section James Cordon’s Carpool Karaoke And Follen wheel of musical impression A new blueprint reflected, where facilities were invented in front of the online appeal mind.

And also worked. Audiences love a clip based on “bits” instead of chat. Graham Norton’s best performing YouTube clip, with more than 100 meters ideas, the time that will separate from the couch for Smith An all-star music performance.

Colbert has 10 meters YouTube customers – a healthy number to ensure, but a weak figure compared to 20 meters of kimme and 32 meters of fallen.

It is worth noting that, even before the invention of streaming, the world of US chat shows was always a competitive, dog-eating-dog world.

But big TV advertisements that saved many of them, they disappeared, went down with a terrestrial TV ship.

Fundamentally, the raison d”of the format is now subject to the question. Taylor noted that, as long as the chat shows are broadcast, “Most people will already be in all major stories”.

“Not only that, but their social feeds will be filled with social creators who feed that hunger for topical, satirical materials, it is with the impression of the US President or to take an irreversible on the latest venture of Elon Musk.”

She refers to the recent attempt to bring John Mulane to bring a live chat show in Netflix with mixed results.

Its future seems uncertain now, And Mulini recently said He and the team were “detecting” what his next step would be, stopping from reducing in another season.

“It’s not really no sound, although it was a fugitive success,” says Taylor.

Colbert told the audience that the cancellation of the late show was eventually a financial decision – which is definitely a reliable explanation.

It is expensive to make television, with giant teams of producers, directors, camera operators and other technical staff, not to mention large fees for the presenter.

And while youtubers can now offer a fast professional operation, they can do so at a fraction of the cost.

But the cancellation is still surprised. The Late Show was one of the top shows of CBS, attracting the average audience of the 2.57 meter audience in 2024.

Its rating is actually improved under Colbert, especially after the Trump administration slant – is one of the most outspoken critics of the host president.

As a result, some have questioned whether the cancellation of the show has anything to do with political pressure.

Its closed CBS comes after the original company Paramount settled with US President Donald Trump On editing 60 minutes of interview with Kamala Harris.

President Trump said that the way his President’s reply to Israel was presented on two separate platforms, made him more favorable to the audience.

At that time, the CBS said that its disposal did not include the statement of apology or regret. Professional commentators said the deal was partially done so that the planned merger of paramount with Skydance media could not be affected, which was given by Trump to stop.

Speaking after the cancellation of The Late Show, Democratic was announced Senator Adam Shif said: “If Paramount and CBS finished the show late due to political reasons, the public knows. And deserves better.”

The spirit was buzzing By Democratic Senator Elizabeth WarrenThose who noted the cancellation of the show, came three days after the criticism of Kolbert’s Paramount Basti.

There is no evidence that it was a factor – but it exposes the political atmosphere in which this decision has been taken.

Announcing the end of the late show, the CBS stated that it was a “purely financial decision” and “the show’s performance, content or other cases related to paramounts or other matters in paramount”.

It is not clear what will happen next for Colbert. He can snatch by a streamer, or try to transfer his current show online.

Pierce Morgan’s non -sensor offers a potential model – a program that began on television and still looks like a TV show, but later, successfully, moved to YouTube.

The late show brand is “strong, storage and irreparable, and any host is fun and more thoughtful – compared to intimate – Stephen Colbert,” John Eveon said, A media executive and former Democratic Congress candidate.

“This is why he loves a loyal audience and will follow whatever he does.”

Other TV chat show hosts have been found to be new formats for being relevant. Colbert’s predecessor David Letterman was still able to attract A-list guests when he moved to Netflix for a new series in 2018, my next guest should not introduce.

If everything else fails, another option is available for Colbert. He is currently one of the only existing celebrities without his own podcast.