NPR

Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong

When Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show on ABC after a near-weeklong suspension, some cheered it as a triumph of free speech over the oppressive reach of government censorship. But I saw ...
Vulture

Conan O’Brien Says Late Night Is ‘Going to Disappear’

Conan O’Brien, king of getting screwed over by the network, has seen the writing on the wall for a while. Speaking at his induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, O’Brien acknowledged the ...
Newsday

From Johnny Carson to Stephen Colbert: Late-night TV's glorious past, rocky present, uncertain future

Bill Scheft worked on David Letterman's late-night shows longer than many of their viewers had been on the planet — 24 years, or the second-longest tenure of any writer at CBS's "Late Show" or NBC's ...
The Washington Post

Is late-night television dead?

July 22, 2025 at 4:10 p.m. EDTJust now Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. You’re reading the Prompt 2025 ...
Los Angeles Times

Is late night dead? Stephen Colbert’s CBS cancellation raises troubling questions

The shocking cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is a sign that time is running out for one of TV’s most beloved formats. The late-night talk show was invented in the 1950s as a way ...