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Layoffs Tracker

# CBS Layoffs 2026: 200 Jobs Cut

Latest announcement (Sep 15, 2026): CBS ended The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May 2026 for financial reasons, ending the jobs of roughly 200 staff. Locations named: New York, NY, United States. The tracker lists 1 announcement for CBS since 2026, with 200 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: [Stephen Colbert Used His Emmy to Ask Hollywood to Hire His 200 Laid-Off Late Show Staff](/blog/colbert-late-show-staff-laid-off-emmy-hire-them)

Last updated Oct 2, 2026

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_From our coverage, Sep 15, 2026: [Stephen Colbert Used His Emmy to Ask Hollywood to Hire His 200 Laid-Off Late Show Staff](/blog/colbert-late-show-staff-laid-off-emmy-hire-them)_

CBS at a glance

**Announcements tracked**
: 1

**Jobs affected (reported)**
: 200

**Layoffs**
: 1

**Store closures**
: 0

**Return-to-office mandates**
: 0

Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.

Latest announcement Sep 15, 2026

## 2026

1 announcement · 200 jobs reported affected

1. Sep 15Sep 15LayoffNew York, NY, United States ### Cuts 200 jobs CBS ended The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May 2026 for financial reasons, ending the jobs of roughly 200 staff. - Our coverage:[Stephen Colbert Used His Emmy to Ask Hollywood to Hire His 200 Laid-Off Late Show Staff](/blog/colbert-late-show-staff-laid-off-emmy-hire-them)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/colbert-late-show-staff-laid-off-emmy-hire-them-hero.jpg)

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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.

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Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. [Methodology, sources and how to cite](/layoffs#methodology)

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