Yes, the finances are broadcast television in general and late night in particular have sharply declined. I would believe that the only way CBS could make reasonable profit in that timeslot is to ask Colbert to take a significant price cut one that perhaps he would have to refuse.
But this is the bullshit in their statement: “This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.” They obviously made this decision to further pleasure Trump in order to grease the wheels for the sale. Perhaps the show would’ve been canceled or terminated anyway because they couldn’t meet Colbert’s price, but that’s not what’s happening here. Sent from Gmail Mobile On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 at 4:42 PM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cbs-cancel-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision-1236464356/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4f614cb9-f8ca-4e73-a4e1-304461ea59c8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4f614cb9-f8ca-4e73-a4e1-304461ea59c8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJfUKeUA1-tpehWc-8-7vnVJwpTQaDiKPJEwN6rQ38pvQ%40mail.gmail.com.
