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NPR: CBS Cancels Colbert Despite High Ratings

Lmao libs are irate
Arousing dingle berry azn
  05/18/26
ljl wasn't he losing like $100MM a year?
kink-friendly maize hospital national security agency
  05/18/26
Listen here reptile, the ratings were HIGH* Ok?!?! *Relat...
Arousing dingle berry azn
  05/18/26
lmao
kink-friendly maize hospital national security agency
  05/18/26
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Black Odious Foreskin
  05/18/26
it wasn't "highly rated." such a lie. it had a sma...
Excitant center factory reset button
  05/18/26
The most fascinating statistic was that CBS sort of pushed o...
Copper point
  05/18/26
I used to watch letterman every once in a while if I saw it ...
swollen bright principal's office
  05/30/26
NYT: late night shows aren't about revenue and proftis, they...
Excitant center factory reset button
  05/18/26
except viewers aren't showing up. hard to have a 'signature ...
Electric genital piercing temple
  05/18/26
lol, CBS put out a statement confirming what had been report...
Excitant center factory reset button
  05/30/26
lmao that's actually insane that he was allowed to Lose for ...
Multi-colored seedy set
  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: Arousing dingle berry azn

Lmao libs are irate

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: kink-friendly maize hospital national security agency

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49888424)



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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: Arousing dingle berry azn

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

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49888427)



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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: kink-friendly maize hospital national security agency

lmao

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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: Black Odious Foreskin



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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: Excitant center factory reset button

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49888431)



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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:24 PM
Author: Copper point

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49889385)



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Date: May 30th, 2026 7:04 PM
Author: swollen bright principal's office

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

Never once watched Colbert

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49907905)



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Date: May 18th, 2026 12:43 PM
Author: Excitant center factory reset button

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: Electric genital piercing temple

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



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49889405)



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Date: May 30th, 2026 6:26 PM
Author: Excitant center factory reset button

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/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49907886)



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Date: May 30th, 2026 6:32 PM
Author: Multi-colored seedy set

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49907887)



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Date: May 30th, 2026 7:00 PM
Author: Excitant center factory reset button

he was what the economists call a luxury good or a prestige good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2Reputation#49907901)