Same. I just saw my second Colbert show in April. My first one was early on, in 2017.
That theater a serious legacy. I hope the future CBS keeps it active and thriving. Some people from out of town who I met in line were talking about the landmarks that they had visited. Sitting a few rows back from the stage I reminded them that we were sitting 20 feet from where The Beatles played on The Ed Sullivan Show. - Stan On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 8:41:06 PM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > 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/5b2340bd-dc13-41c7-97a2-fb5bbd07e426n%40googlegroups.com.
