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Kimmel Criticizes Late-Night TV Cancellation

Updated 2026-06-01 13:20 UTC 1 source Negative

Jimmy Kimmel expressed concern over the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' and other late-night television shows. He believes the genre is not dying due to natural causes but rather being undermined by external factors.

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Jimmy Kimmel ‘Felt Defeated’ by Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation and Says Late-Night TV Is Not ‘Dying of Natural Causes’: ‘We’re Being Poisoned’

Jimmy Kimmel has some thoughts on the purported death of late-night television. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host opened up in a new interview with Vulture about the future of the genre following the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” on CBS and his own run-ins w

2026-06-01 13:03 UTC