Trending Now - Kimmel Calls for CBS Boycott Following Colbert's Last Show

WHO:

Fox News - Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Byron Allen

The Hollywood Reporter - Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert

WHAT:

Fox News - Kimmel stated, "I will be watching tomorrow night. I hope that those of you who watch our show will also tune in to CBS for the last time. Don’t ever watch it again."

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel expressed, "I think it is most important to congratulate Stephen and the team at The Late Show for all the great work over the last 11 years — and all the great work they will continue to do in other venues, I have no doubt."

Fox News - Kimmel stated, "I will be watching tomorrow night. I hope that those of you who watch our show will also tune in to CBS for the last time. Don’t ever watch it again."

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel joked that CBS is turning 11:35 p.m. into a time slot least likely to offend the President with a rerun of Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed from 2007.

Fox News - Kimmel urged viewers to stop watching CBS after Colbert's final show airs.

Fox News - Kimmel stated, "I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight, although I know they probably won’t."

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel announced that his show would not air to honor Colbert's finale.

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel congratulated Colbert and his team for their work over the last 11 years.

The Hollywood Reporter - CBS is replacing The Late Show with Byron Allen’s stand-up series Comics Unleashed.

WHERE:

Fox News - The Late Show is produced by CBS.

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel's show is broadcast on ABC.

WHEN:

Fox News - Colbert's final episode airs on Thursday night.

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel's comments were made on the eve of Colbert's final episode.

WHY:

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel noted, "I think you know how I feel about the fact that they’re being pushed out."

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel expressed that he hopes Colbert will visit his show "as many times as possible."

Fox News - Kimmel expressed discontent over Colbert being "pushed out" from CBS.

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel's remarks were made in response to the cancellation of Colbert's show.

HOW:

The Hollywood Reporter - Kimmel's show will not air to honor Colbert's finale.

Fox News - Kimmel encouraged viewers to watch Colbert's final episode and then boycott CBS thereafter.

(UPDATED May 21, 2026 21:30 UTC)

Jimmy Kimmel announced that he will be watching the finale of CBS's The Late Show, encouraging his audience to tune in for the last time and to refrain from watching it again afterward. He took a moment to congratulate Stephen Colbert and his team for their impressive work over the past 11 years and expressed confidence in their future endeavors. Kimmel's own show will not air as a gesture of respect for Colbert's finale.

(UPDATED May 21, 2026 19:45 UTC)

Jimmy Kimmel announced that he will be watching Stephen Colbert's finale tomorrow night and urged his viewers to tune in to CBS for the last time, humorously advising them not to watch it again afterward. He joked that CBS is turning the 11:35 p.m. time slot into one least likely to offend Trump by airing a rerun of Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed from 2007. Kimmel's own show will not air in honor of Colbert's farewell episode, and he expressed a desire for Colbert to visit his show "as many times as possible."

(UPDATED May 21, 2026 17:49 UTC)

Jimmy Kimmel made headlines by urging viewers to stop watching CBS after Stephen Colbert's final episode airs on Thursday night, expressing his discontent over Colbert being "pushed out" from the network. In a show of solidarity, Kimmel announced that his own program would not air in honor of Colbert's finale and congratulated him and his team for their impressive eleven-year run. Kimmel also encouraged viewers to tune in for Colbert's last show and then boycott CBS, stating, "I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight, although I know they probably won’t."