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A top executive at Skydance gives fans a little more insight into why The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled. Per Deadline, Skydance Chair of TV Media George Cheeks said in a press conference that “The challenge in late night is that the advertising marketplace is in significant secular decline. We are huge fans of Colbert, we love the …

After much media consternation and criticism over the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, CBS chief has spoken up about the company’s decision to end the television institution after 32 years. Speaking at a press conference following the takeover of Paramount by the media conglomerate Skydance, George Cheeks, the chair of TV media at the company, attributed the …

There has been much written about CBS’ decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert but there’s been little word out of the company itself. But after Skydance’s deal to takeover Paramount became official this morning, George Cheeks, who is Chair of TV Media at the company, put his head above the parapet. “The challenge in late night is …

John Oliver may delight in biting the corporate hand that feeds him — “there’s no tastier hand,” he insists — but he is deeply grateful for his perch. With his pal Stephen Colbert’s Late Show recently canceled amid financial losses to the tune of tens of millions a year and a pending multibillion-dollar merger at its parent company, Oliver’s Last Week …

Late night television can’t get rid of Stephen Colbert that easily. After it was revealed that CBS canceled the comedian’s long-running late night talk show, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Hollywood Reporter learned on Sunday that Colbert has landed another hosting gig on a separate CBS show. Colbert is set to make a guest appearance on an upcoming …

Stephen Colbert is taking his hosting skills to another CBS property. The “Late Show” helmsman will guest star in an upcoming episode of the crime comedy series “Elsbeth,” appearing as a late-night frontman, Variety has confirmed. A CBS rep declined Variety‘s request for comment. While it’s unknown how Colbert will fit into the weekly mystery, the details of his role …

How is this for an ironic twist — as Stephen Colbert is preparing to say goodbye as the host of CBS‘ The Late Show, he also is portraying a late-night host for CBS with a guest role on the upcoming third season of the network’s crime anthology Elsbeth, Deadline has confirmed. Colbert is not playing himself in the episode, which …

Alyssa Farah Griffin on Harris’s Colbert appearance: ‘Everything that’s wrong with Democrats’  The Hill ‘No obvious front-runner.’ Why Harris’ exit has scrambled the race for California governor  Los Angeles Times Kamala Harris has misgivings about government. Some Dems have misgivings about her.  Politico Kamala Harris says system is ‘broken,’ criticizes ‘capitulation’ under Trump  CNN Kamala Harris Tells Colbert She Wants a Break From Public …

Jimmy Kimmel is telling everyone that he wants Stephen Colbert‘s Late Show to win an Emmy this year, even though his own Jimmy Kimmel Live is also nominated for the same award. The comedian has rented a billboard, at the intersection of La Cienega and Santa Monica boulevards in West Hollywood, on which he declares, “I’m voting for Stephen.” Stephen …

In an unprecedented display of industry solidarity, Jimmy Kimmel has erected a billboard at the high-traffic intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and La Cienega in West Hollywood, urging Emmy voters to support “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” for outstanding talk series rather than his own nominated program. The strategically placed advertisement features a simple yet powerful message: “I’m voting …