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CBS and its parent company, Paramount, have set an end date for one of the last public pipelines to some version of the truth.
Nearly three weeks after Paramount settled, the left-wing staff still does not appear to be heading for exits.
In a statement on Thursday, the network said the late-night talk show was being canceled for financial reasons. Those reasons are associated with Paramount's proposed merger with Skydance Media, which requires Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval under the Trump administration. Paramount is the parent company of CBS.
Network late-night shows have been losing viewers for years, but Colbert‘s program is primed for a ratings bump right now.
Show” host Jimmy Fallon will cross the street from his NBC headquarters to offer support for CBS rival Stephen Colbert on Monday, The Post has learned. Fallon and a handful of
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All the reasons ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ is ending that don’t involve Donald Trump
Even CNN’s Brian Stelter, no fan of Trump, said as much, writing: “The bottom has indeed been falling out of the late-night TV business model for several years now. Audience fragmentation and digital competition have led to a decline in ad revenue across the board. One insider described it as ‘cratering’ at CBS.”
Here's a look at some of Stephen Colbert's most partisan moments from the past decade after it was announced on Friday that "The Late Show" would end in 2026.