CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season • Hacker News Board

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by dec0dedab0de » Sat, Jul 19, 2025, 4:27 AM UTC

tim333 wrote: post #47

dec0dedab0de wrote: post #23

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I think Gutfeld is number 1 overall, and has been for a while. But TV ratings overall are down so low, I haven’t had cable since 2003, and at the time people thought I was a radical. Now it seems like the people that have cable are the rare ones, Especially if there is noone over 45 in the house. There is a reason they all format their shows in a way that is easy to break up into youtube videos. If they didn’t, most…

I'd never heard of Gutfeld - I'm a Brit - so checked it out - https://youtu.be/MflEEkCFtHY It doesn't seem very good..? The first few seconds is him jokinging insulting various democrats and the audience groaning.

he’s the worst, but they all are gross

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by plemer » Sat, Jul 19, 2025, 4:51 PM UTC

iwontberude wrote: post #54

plemer wrote: post #16

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In what way do you think Colbert sold out?

Doing a late night show for boomers instead of millennials that created him.

Millennials don't watch TV.

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by queenkjuul » Sat, Jul 19, 2025, 9:04 PM UTC

HonestOp001 wrote: post #50

cam_l wrote: post #48

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Name it up. Or don't, whatever.. just be a chickenshit about it.

I will do it. The Covid vaccine propaganda. Could not be a better example of how it leaned one way.

Lmfao

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by iwontberude » Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 7:28 AM UTC

plemer wrote: post #72

iwontberude wrote: post #54

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Doing a late night show for boomers instead of millennials that created him.

Millennials don't watch TV.

We used to back in the day. Comedy Central had Colbert Report and Daily Show. Redditors culminated the Rally to Restore Sanity and Reason Rally in DC where thousands of (mostly) millennials flocked to the live performances MCd by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by bitlax » Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 2:26 PM UTC

Reality, unbiased, asserts itself.

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by Klonoar » Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 5:19 AM UTC

readthenotes1 wrote: post #25

abtinf wrote: post #19

> "[it's] purely a financial decision" > "It is not related in any way to the show’s performance" Naively, these seem like contradictory statements.

Among other things, Colbert said: “Now, I believe this kind of complicated financial settlement with a sitting government official has a technical name in legal circles: It’s big fat bribe, because this all comes as Paramount owners are trying to get the Trump administration to approve the sale of our network to a new owner, Skydance.” maybe they are worried that Colbert will say things that are actionable and could…

Colbert still has months to say those things, though, so it's a bit of a moot point.

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by FirmwareBurner » Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 5:27 AM UTC

joeyagreco wrote: post #62

x3n0ph3n3 wrote: post #22

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It could be that Colbert's pay has outpaced advertising revenue.

If this were the case, wouldn't we see a new host instead of a complete cancellation?

Who would tune in to watch the show then?

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by FirmwareBurner » Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 5:28 AM UTC

whoknowsidont wrote: post #35

x3n0ph3n3 wrote: post #22

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It could be that Colbert's pay has outpaced advertising revenue.

Yeah, definitely not related to the buyout nor the close ties that the executive team has to Trump.

Yes? If nobody watches your show anymore because you're an unfunny corporate mouthpiece, how do you justify the salary for you and your team?

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by FirmwareBurner » Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 5:31 AM UTC

x3n0ph3n3 wrote: post #22

abtinf wrote: post #19

> "[it's] purely a financial decision" > "It is not related in any way to the show’s performance" Naively, these seem like contradictory statements.

It could be that Colbert's pay has outpaced advertising revenue.

Crazy you're being downvoted for having a voice of wisdom, but HN is ideologically captured so not questioning the groupthink party line does give you the downvotes.

Re: CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Post by FirmwareBurner » Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 5:33 AM UTC

abtinf wrote: post #19

> "[it's] purely a financial decision" > "It is not related in any way to the show’s performance" Naively, these seem like contradictory statements.

>Naively, these seem like contradictory statements.

It isn't contradictory. They don't want to publicly admit "hey nobody watched our unfunny show" because then it might impact their shares/valuation. Most likely that show was a loss leader.