While showing his support Stephen Calbert, Jimmy Kimmel Inherent The late show Was "losing $ 40 million a year" before it was canceled.

57 -year -old Kimmel called these reports “surprisingly”, says Different Monday, August 8, "This alleged interior who has analyzed the budget of the show - I don't know who they are talking about, but I don't know what they are talking about to the advertising revenue and have completely forgotten about the approved fees, perhaps these hundreds of millions -" in total percentage - and for a certain percentage of definitely a certain percentage of definitely a particular percentage of definitely a particular percentage of definitely a particular percentage. Should

Host Jimmy Kimmel Live! Call about the claim Led The late showThe controversial completion of it Somewhere "right around."

"Even this - that's what you need to know. Suddenly he is losing $ 40 million a year?" Continue to Kimel. "I would tell you, for the first 10 years I did the show, they claimed we were not making any money - and we were five times more than we had in ABC. Who knows who is the truth? I know they are paying us - and that's what you need to know."

Calbert, 61, CBS was shocked when he confirmed in July The late show Has been canceled.

"Before we started the show I would like to tell you something that I found last night. The next year will be our last season," announced a taping while encouraging the audience. "I share your feelings. It's not just the end of our show, it's the end of the late show on CBS. I'm not replacing it. It's all going away" "

He continued: "I want to say that the people of CBS have been great partners. ... and I am grateful to the audience, you, who, who have joined us every night, here, and all over the world."

Calbert confirmed at the time that the CBS would end "Late Show" in May 2026, but a specific date for the final episode has not yet been announced. CBS Executives, already, have issued a statement addressing their decision, claiming that it was not related to the show's performance, content or other things in the paramount "but instead was due to money.

In response to CBS Decide to pull the plugThe late show was revealed from fellow Late Night hosts - including Kimel, who posted a clip of Calbert via his Instagram story via Calbert's declaration caption, "Love you Stephen. F *** all of you and all your Sheldon's CBS".

On Monday, Kimmel described the state of Late Night TV, "Network television is diminishing. But more people are watching Late Night television than ever before - and I have included Johnny Carson. When people were at its top, he got about 9 million spectators."

The Late Night Talk show host Hint at his peers And their success.

"Get 2 million on YouTube alone on YouTube. We're not even talking about Instagram or other platforms. Daily Show - Monday night Jone Stuart will get 5 million views. Then you will add to TV rating so so the idea that the deep night died is just untrue.

Kimel denied that the deep night shows "a rotten corpse", adding, "which it is certainly not it it is not just adding it it is a great story line ... but it's not just true."

Kimmel went to appreciate Calbert, who Been hosting The late show Since 2015.

"She is not just sweet man. She is very moral - she is very moral person,” said Kimel. "He's the salt of the earth. He is a humble person and a very smart person. I hope that he is more powerful than what he is doing. And I think this is very possible."