Stephen Colbert shocked his audience and late night fans, announcing CBS had decided to cancel his long-running show. “The Late Show” is the most-watched late night talk show on television, but it is expensive to produce and has faced declining ratings.

In an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning" April 23, the late-night TV host describes his show as a place where, for eight years, people could come "for joy, and light, and levity."

Jamie Lee Curtis Makes Cryptic Statement Following CBS 'Late Show' Cancellation originally appeared on Parade. Jamie Lee Curtis isn't holding back her feelings about the recent cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.