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Rhiannon12866

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Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:51 PM Friday

Examining the decision to end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" - CBS Evening News



CBS announced Thursday that it was ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2026 and would also be sunsetting "The Late Show" franchise, calling it "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." Jim Axelrod has more. - Aired on 07/18/2025.
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Examining the decision to end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" - CBS Evening News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Friday OP
There is nothing to examine here, it is political and vindictive vapor2 Friday #1
And unfortunately legal. The Grand Illuminist Saturday #3
Colbert gets 10 more months Danascot Saturday #2
If it was vindictive for political reasons, why give him 10 more months? MichMan Saturday #4

Danascot

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2. Colbert gets 10 more months
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:07 AM
Saturday

to make fun of trump. Plus what can CBS do to him if he takes off the gloves ... fire him? They could fire him early but they would have to buy out his contract. I can't find a figure of what that would cost besides "millions".

If he was fired early he could just go to another platform and continue to bash trump. In the meantime, Colbert's firing makes him sympathetic and he gains the support of millions because it's unfair. It's all win for Colbert and no win for trump or CBS/Paramount.

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