General Discussion

It's a basic guide to how the network upfronts work in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upfront_(advertising)#United_States

Cable news channels don't operate the same way, so Joy Reid's firing isn't really analogous to Colbert.

As far as Cordon and After Midnight, both shows went off at the end of their seasons. The period through which advertising is sold. And both were announced before the upfronts for the next broadcast year. So there was no loss of advertising dollars. You should note that Carson, Leno and Letterman all ended their runs in May as well. That's the end of their seasons through which advertising is sold.

And I never said anything about 'silencing' Colbert. Again, I just find it interesting that several critics of Trump have been fired recently. So I have to question the coincidence and not be a good little corporate media minion who dare not criticize them.