While ratings for Colbert's show have declined over the last decade, the program has consistently achieved the highest views of any show in the 11:35 p.m. hour, outdrawing ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," according to Nielsen.

Loss of Stephen Colbert’s show is another sign of how we are losing our shared ties.

“The cancellation of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ without clear explanation is deeply concerning and raises serious questions about the broader implications for free expression and artistic f...