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NPR: CBS Cancels Colbert Despite High Ratings

Lmao libs are irate
wonderful arrogant ticket booth
  05/18/26
ljl wasn't he losing like $100MM a year?
Coiffed sable organic girlfriend son of senegal
  05/18/26
Listen here reptile, the ratings were HIGH* Ok?!?! *Relat...
wonderful arrogant ticket booth
  05/18/26
lmao
Coiffed sable organic girlfriend son of senegal
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Vibrant black cumskin stage
  05/18/26
it wasn't "highly rated." such a lie. it had a sma...
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  05/18/26
The most fascinating statistic was that CBS sort of pushed o...
Frum home
  05/18/26
I used to watch letterman every once in a while if I saw it ...
michael doodikoff
  05/30/26
NYT: late night shows aren't about revenue and proftis, they...
cerebral elite parlor bbw
  05/18/26
except viewers aren't showing up. hard to have a 'signature ...
Mind-boggling bright roast beef
  05/18/26
lol, CBS put out a statement confirming what had been report...
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  05/30/26
lmao that's actually insane that he was allowed to Lose for ...
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  05/30/26
he was what the economists call a luxury good or a prestige ...
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  05/30/26


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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: wonderful arrogant ticket booth

Lmao libs are irate

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Coiffed sable organic girlfriend son of senegal

ljl wasn't he losing like $100MM a year?

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: wonderful arrogant ticket booth

Listen here reptile, the ratings were HIGH* Ok?!?!

*Relative to the other late night shows that are also hemorrhaging money

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: Coiffed sable organic girlfriend son of senegal

lmao

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: Vibrant black cumskin stage



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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: cerebral elite parlor bbw

it wasn't "highly rated." such a lie. it had a small number of viewers and the median age of those viewers was 68. advertisers don't pay much for shitty audiences.

on top of weak ratings, it had a massively bloated production cost and was losing something like $40 million per year.

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:24 PM
Author: Frum home

The most fascinating statistic was that CBS sort of pushed out Letterman for Colbert to get younger because his average viewer was 58, and 10 years later, Colbert's average viewer is 68.

It's almost as if Colbert didn't get a single new viewer and just steadily lost Letterman viewers over the years.

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Date: May 30th, 2026 7:04 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

I used to watch letterman every once in a while if I saw it on

Never once watched Colbert

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Date: May 18th, 2026 12:43 PM
Author: cerebral elite parlor bbw

NYT: late night shows aren't about revenue and proftis, they're about networks expressing their identities.

"Having a late-night star on the air most weeknights has been a powerful statement, affirming that the broadcasters were still in the game, still offering original programming taped before a live audience that viewers showed up for, year round. Successful hosts became their networks’ signature stars."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/opinion/stephen-colbert-late-show-cbs.html

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:54 PM
Author: Mind-boggling bright roast beef

except viewers aren't showing up. hard to have a 'signature star' if he's beaming his show into dead air.



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Date: May 30th, 2026 6:26 PM
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lol, CBS put out a statement confirming what had been reported: Colbert lost $40m per year. CBS says replacing him is a $55m/year swing.

https://www.tvinsider.com/1266860/cbs-says-late-night-deal-with-byron-allen-will-turn-a-15-million-profit/

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Date: May 30th, 2026 6:32 PM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

lmao that's actually insane that he was allowed to Lose for so long

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Date: May 30th, 2026 7:00 PM
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he was what the economists call a luxury good or a prestige good.

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