Jimmy Kimmel slams CBS over Stephen Colbert show cancellation decision

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Jimmy Kimmel slams CBS over Colbert exit, rips into Trump as a ‘delicate, chubby little teacup’

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel slammed CBS's decision to end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and suggested that the move was made in order to appease President Donald Trump.

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ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel criticized CBS on Tuesday for its decision to end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," suggesting the network canceled the show to appease President Donald Trump and secure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for Paramount's merger with Skydance Media.

"CBS, all of a sudden out of the blue, claimed ‘The Late Show’ was losing $40 million a year and then miraculously got FCC approval to sell their company, which is what they wanted," he said during his monologue.

In its July 18 statement announcing Colbert’s show would end, CBS said the decision was "purely" financial and "not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount," the network's parent company.

Paramount's settlement with Trump over his CBS News "60 Minutes" lawsuit was also criticized by Colbert and others as a way to appease the administration ahead of the $8 billion Skydance merger. The merger was approved on July 24 and completed on Aug. 7.

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Jimmy Kimmel said that CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" to appease the Trump administration and secure FCC approval for Paramount's merger with Skydance Media. (Screenshot/ABC)

There has been rampant speculation about the future of other Paramount-owned late-night programs, including "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, which has a progressive bent like Colbert's show.

Following CBS's announcement that it would end "The Late Show," Trump fired off a celebratory Truth Social post praising the show's cancellation and warning that other late-night hosts may be next on the chopping block, including Kimmel.

"The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone," Trump posted. "These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It’s really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!"

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President Donald Trump praised the cancellation of "The Late Show" and warned other late-night hosts that they may be "next to go." (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
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