Seth Meyers Talks Future of Late-Night TV Amid Changing Media Landscape

Seth Meyers is reflecting on the uncertain future of late-night television as the entertainment industry continues to change.

During a conversation on the “Armchair Expert” podcast, Meyers, who has hosted NBC’s “Late Night” for over a decade, said that while he no longer worries about whether he’s good enough at the job, he now fears the industry itself could make such shows obsolete.

“There is this weird thing that I feel like I shifted from fearing that I wouldn’t be good enough and now my fear is weirdly more outside of my control, which is (that) just at some point the ecosystem might not support it,” Meyers told hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman.

He added that the only part he can focus on is “showing up and doing the work,” saying, “That’s the only part they’re paying you to do, that’s the only part you’re good at.”

Meyers said he’s grateful for the opportunity he’s had in late-night television: “The world knows Seth Meyers in a way that I’m happy with. I’ve taken my opportunity to build a thing. I know what it means and I think other people know what it means. So I’m happy about that.”

Although Meyers did not comment directly on the recent cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” during the podcast, he later praised Colbert on Instagram as a “great comedian and host” and “an even better person,” adding that he will miss seeing him on TV nightly.

CBS announced earlier this month that “The Late Show,” which has been on the air since 1993, will end in the spring of 2026 for financial reasons.

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