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NPR: CBS Cancels Colbert Despite High Ratings
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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:36 AM Author: Tan boyish quadroon Lmao libs are irate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2E#49888423) |
Date: May 18th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: carnelian fat ankles ljl wasn't he losing like $100MM a year? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2E#49888424) |
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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:38 AM Author: Tan boyish quadroon Listen here reptile, the ratings were HIGH* Ok?!?!
*Relative to the other late night shows that are also hemorrhaging money |
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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:40 AM Author: carnelian fat ankles lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2E#49888430) |
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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:38 AM Author: flushed hilarious boltzmann (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2E#49888426) |
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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:40 AM Author: adventurous blathering center nibblets it wasn't "highly rated." such a lie. it had a small number of viewers and the median age of those viewers was 68. advertisers don't pay much for shitty audiences.
on top of weak ratings, it had a massively bloated production cost and was losing something like $40 million per year. |
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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:24 PM Author: sepia shivering voyeur The most fascinating statistic was that CBS sort of pushed out Letterman for Colbert to get younger because his average viewer was 58, and 10 years later, Colbert's average viewer is 68.
It's almost as if Colbert didn't get a single new viewer and just steadily lost Letterman viewers over the years. |
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Date: May 30th, 2026 7:04 PM Author: vibrant main people multi-billionaire I used to watch letterman every once in a while if I saw it on
Never once watched Colbert |
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Date: May 18th, 2026 12:43 PM Author: adventurous blathering center nibblets NYT: late night shows aren't about revenue and proftis, they're about networks expressing their identities.
"Having a late-night star on the air most weeknights has been a powerful statement, affirming that the broadcasters were still in the game, still offering original programming taped before a live audience that viewers showed up for, year round. Successful hosts became their networks’ signature stars."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/opinion/stephen-colbert-late-show-cbs.html |
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Date: May 18th, 2026 11:54 PM Author: Supple apoplectic haunted graveyard school except viewers aren't showing up. hard to have a 'signature star' if he's beaming his show into dead air.
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Date: May 30th, 2026 6:26 PM Author: adventurous blathering center nibblets lol, CBS put out a statement confirming what had been reported: Colbert lost $40m per year. CBS says replacing him is a $55m/year swing.
https://www.tvinsider.com/1266860/cbs-says-late-night-deal-with-byron-allen-will-turn-a-15-million-profit/ |
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Date: May 30th, 2026 6:32 PM Author: Slippery gunner dilemma lmao that's actually insane that he was allowed to Lose for so long (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2E#49907887) |
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Date: May 30th, 2026 7:00 PM Author: adventurous blathering center nibblets he was what the economists call a luxury good or a prestige good. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5867200&forum_id=2E#49907901) |