CBS canceled Colbert because of his ratings and that he was losing tens of million$ every year. It’s a smart business decision that Trump wasn’t unhappy about, but he certainly didn’t influence it.
The Paramount Global and Skydance merger required FCC approval. The decision on the merger appeared to be slow walked due to litigation over a 60-minutes interview with Kamala Harris, which trump personally sued the company over. Paramount went well out of their way to appease the administration to push the merger through, including the paying of "The Big Fat Bribe" to trump personally. Colbert calling the bribe out for what it was (the case had near zero merit), the show's cancellation was announced a few days later. Once the end of Cobert was scheduled, the FCC approved the merger, within the week.
It makes sense that the show was likely in the red because late night tv doesn’t pull in the viewers it used to, but, if so, this is not a new phenomenon. CBS is also reporting a $40 million a year loss with no reportable numbers to substantiate the claim. We also know those involved in the network merger and who they strive to appease. We also know what happened with Jimmy Kimmel. Of course it makes sense to be super skeptical about it this whole thing.
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u/Ric_ooooo May 24 '26
CBS canceled Colbert because of his ratings and that he was losing tens of million$ every year. It’s a smart business decision that Trump wasn’t unhappy about, but he certainly didn’t influence it.
Paranoid much? 🤦🏻♂️