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1. At least CBS was more honest when they canceled The Smothers Brothers' show.

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:37 AM

21 hrs ago

Back then CBS said the show's criticism of the Vietnam War and government policy was too controversial, there were frequent battles over censorship and the network regularly edited or deleted portions of the show they deemed offensive. Now they're saying Colbert's show isn't profitable.

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The more things change... [View all] SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago OP

At least CBS was more honest when they canceled The Smothers Brothers' show. sop 21 hrs ago #1

This is on a completely different scale MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #2

Nixon was president SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #3

And we all know what happened to Nixon! PatSeg 19 hrs ago #5

Sorry. I stand corrected MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #10

No he just tried to subvert an election SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #11

Yes, he was willing to cheat for his own careeer MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #12

LBJ supported the Smothers Brothers mac56 20 hrs ago #4

I didn't know that. Remarkable given the fact that the Seeger sounds that a caused the cancellation called him a Martin68 18 hrs ago #8

Johnson, the Smother's Brothers, and Pete Seeger MadameButterfly 17 hrs ago #13

. BoRaGard 19 hrs ago #6

I remember the Smothers Brothers cancellation all too well. It still smarts. American TV was blatantly censored Martin68 18 hrs ago #7

The more things change. . . UniqueUserName 18 hrs ago #9

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