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Canceling ‘The Late Show’ Is Bad News for Late-Night TV, Not for Stephen Colbert  The New York Times DAVID MARCUS: Stephen Colbert’s character is the latest never-Trump Republican to fall  Fox News Why CBS Snatched Its Talk-Show King’s Crown  The Atlantic Jamie Lee Curtis reacts to CBS cancelling ‘The Late Show’ — ahead of upcoming Stephen Colbert interview: ‘It’s awful’  New York Post How …

Stephen Colbert’s CBS debut was shaky. When he officially took the reins of “The Late Show” from David Letterman in September 2015, Colbert blunted his comedy fangs to adopt a less partisan approach for the broadcast audience. It didn’t quite work. Nearly a decade spent cultivating a conservative-skewering persona on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” led to expectations that he’d …

CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor. The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most prominent TV critic and the most popular …

Jon Stewart has spoken out about the future of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart after Stephen Colbert announced The Late Show With Stephen Colbert would end in May 2026. In the July 17 episode of Stewart’s The Weekly Show podcast, he opened up about what he thinks could happen to The Daily Show on Comedy Central, which, like The …

The shocking cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is a sign that time is running out for one of TV’s most beloved formats. The late-night talk show was invented in the 1950s as a way for networks to own their own programming rather than have it provided by sponsors. Now, amid shrinking audiences and a politically turbulent climate …

CNN  —  The State Department had more than a dozen meetings with the White House – including Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s White House deputy chief of staff – and other agencies to discuss the topic of student visas, a top department official said in federal court on Friday. The White House did not comment on the meetings. John Armstrong, …

The Writers Guild of America has called on New York state officials to launch an investigation into Paramount following its sudden decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the Writers Guild of America East and the Writers Guild of America West asked New York state attorney general Letitia James to …

The state of late-night TV is keeping media executives from sleeping well. CBS’ decision to cut ties with Stephen Colbert and its decades-old “Late Show” franchise come next May will leave a major hole in the format — but one that has been widening. TV networks have been cutting costs at their late-night mainstays for the past few years. NBC …

CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, calling decision financial  Reuters ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS  The New York Times Trump: ‘I absolutely love’ that Colbert ‘got fired’  The Hill Is Colbert’s Ouster Really Just a ‘Financial Decision’?  The Atlantic Column | The end of Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ has implications beyond late-night TV  The Washington Post Source link

CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s show days after Trump settlement criticism  Politico CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year  CNN Stephen Colbert Laments the Loss of ‘The Late Show’  The New York Times Schiff, Warren demand to know if CBS is ending Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ for ‘political reasons’  Fox News Democrats Criticize CBS Over Colbert’s Late Show Cancellation  Forbes Source link