Americans think Paramount is canceling 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' because of politics -- and they don't approve

More Americans disapprove (40%) than approve (33%) of Paramount’s controversial decision earlier this month to cancel CBS's long-running late-night program with host Stephen Colbert, according to a new Yahoo/YouGov poll.

And while CBS has claimed the decision was “purely … financial” — adding that it was “not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount” — more Americans believe that politics rather than money was the real reason behind it.

The survey of 1,729 U.S. adults was conducted in the immediate aftermath of Paramount’s Late Show announcement, from July 24 to July 28 — a period that coincided with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally agreeing to sign off on the company’s proposed $8 billion mega-merger with the Hollywood studio Skydance.

Colbert is a sharp critic of President Trump, and skeptics have accused Paramount of canceling the Late Show not because late-night talk shows are losing money but because the company wanted to appease the Trump administration and get its Skydance deal over the line.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/poll-americans-think-paramount-is-canceling-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-because-of-politics--and-they-dont-approve-222212126.html