CBS Skips Colbert's 10th Anniversary / Kimmel Slams 'Nonsensical' Late-Night Narrative

PLUS: RIP Frisbee

View in your browser Tuesday August 19, 2025 CBS Skips 10th Anniversary Celebration for Stephen Colbert Fallon got one, and so did Kimmel. But as CBS insiders confirmed to Bill Carter, there will be no prime-time celebration for Stephen Colbert's 10th anniversary as host of The Late Show next month. Read more Jimmy Kimmel Calls Media's Late-Night Narrative 'Beyond Nonsensical' Jimmy Kimmel is pushing back on the now-familiar storyline that late-night TV is fading into irrelevancy, and disputes reports that Colbert's Late Show was losing $40 million, saying “There’s just not a snowball’s chance in hell that that’s anywhere near accurate.” Read more Adam Schiff Demands Answers From FCC Over Colbert Cancellation, Merger Deal Sen. Adam Schiff is demanding answers from the FCC over whether Trump played a role in CBS’s cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Read more Fallon's Gutfeld Ratings Spike Was Late Night's Rarest Throwback Gutfeld gave Fallon rare ratings juice, but the bigger story is why guests almost never do that anymore. Read more Seth Meyers' Dog (and Late Night Staple) Frisbee Has Died Seth Meyers mourned the loss of his dog on Instagram this morning. Frisbee, 14, was a beloved member of the Late Night with Seth Meyers family and arch nemesis to Meyers’ pal Andy Samberg Read more Conan O'Brien: Stephen Colbert Will 'Shine Brighter Than Ever' After Late Show Conan O'Brien used his Television Academy Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday night to honor Stephen Colbert as one of late night's indispensable voices, predicting that Colbert's best work is still ahead. Read more Jimmy Kimmel, YouTuber Mark Rober Team for Netflix Kids Competition Show Jimmy Kimmel's next project will pair him with one of YouTube's biggest stars. Read more Fallon, Meyers Start Two-Week Break as Tiffany Haddish Fills in for Kimmel Tiffany Haddish (filling in for Jimmy Kimmel) will be keeping the lights on in late night this week. Read more Around the web: Liz Patrick on Directing SNL’s 50th Anniversary Special The Emmy nominee describes the challenges of mounting twice the usual number of sketches, with less room on the studio floor than ever before in a new interview with the MPA. Jimmy Fallon to Host ‘Made by Google’ Live Stream The Tonight Show host will be emceeing the tech giant’s Pixel 10 launch event Wednesday with Stephen Curry, Lando Norris, and the Jonas Brothers also set to appear. Let Him Who is Without Sin and All That, But... Wow, Daily Mail. That's not (at all) what he said. Got Feedback? If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could be doing better, we'd love to hear from you. Simply respond to this message or use our feedback form. This email was sent to mediayenta.comedy@blogger.com  Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here Not seeing our emails? Add newsletters@email.latenighter.com to your safe sender list, or if you have Gmail, simply drag and drop one of our emails from the Promotions tab into the Primary tab. © 2025 Snugglefish Media, LLC, All rights reserved. 1812 W Burbank Blvd # 7225, Burbank, CA 91506-1315 Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use