And it all may soon be coming to an end. In 2025 we saw the biggest tumult in the world of late night TV since Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien were at odds back in 2010, a dustup that seems like an amusing kerfuffle these days.

Late-night television has had a wounding year; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled ahead of David Ellison's purchase of Paramount, Jimmy Kimmel was taken off air following a furor around Charlie Kirk's murder and CBS axed its 12:30am slot.

In September, ABC temporarily suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened regulatory action against ABC and Disney in the wake of a joke Kimmel made about Trump’s response to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump then suggested Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon should be the next television hosts to go.

Taylor Swift will be a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She previously was on the show back in 2021.

Stephen Colbert has officially taken his final holiday break before his final run of shows in 2026. These final two weeks of 2025 will consist of reruns, according to EW, with Colbert coming back in the new year to kickstart the final five months of his run before ending in May.

There were previous hosts of "The Tonight Show," TV pioneers who made their mark on the burgeoning late-night talk show form. These include Steve Allen, quick-witted and spirited; Ernie Kovacs, experimental and bold; and Jack Paar, intelligent and stubborn.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — There’s only one more show left until Johnny P. hangs up his hat and bids farewell to his Late Night/Up Late show that’s been running on Community Media of Staten Island Television — formerly CTV — since 2008. Look for the ...

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 something a little different. I saw bold proof that ...

The comedian and Disney have struck a new deal that will keep him as the host of ABC ‘s “ Jimmy Kimmel Live ” for another year, according to three people familiar with the matter. Kimmel’s current deal with Disney was believed to expire in 2026.