If it was profitable like when Colbert started the show you might have a point.
But lets just say the COVID Dance didn't raise the bar.
#40 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

How are you consistently wrong about everything?

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was a consistently high-performing program in late-night television, frequently ranking as the most-watched show in its timeslot.

The show was losing $40 million per year. Case closed.
#43 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

Kinda.

Ad revenue for "The Late Show" fell from $121.1 million in 2018 to $70.2 million in 2024, according to ad tracking firm Guideline.

"High-performing" is a funny way of saying bleeding money.
#59 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

Your post is a funny way of admitting you don't understand what is happening in the television industry.

show is losing $40 million a year and gets canned to curry favor with Trump...

Had CBS not had this altercation with Trump, the Late Night Show wouldn't have been cancelled.

It's not the only show in Hollywood that's losing money.

A fool and his money are soon parted.
#64 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

Much like conservatives when they're donating to Trump.

Regardless. The only thing actually killing Hollywood is social media.

Also. All these shows are insured. Should they lose money. The studio has ways to recoup their loses.

But. I really do enjoy reading you all pondering how my industry works.

It's fascinating.

educate us with your knowledge.

I already have.

Up thread.

Ask someone to figure it out for you.

so you got nothing

For desperate trolls screeching about "ethnicities" and "communism".

Yea, I'd rather laugh at you than spoon feed you information you won't understand.

Again. The answers are all on this thread.

Best of luck.

More than $40M a year?
#76 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Production studios generally don't share this information.

The only reason CBS is, is because they're trying to justify, save face for, letting Colbert go.

Paramount is already hurting. This may kill them.

BS the company is being purchased they wanted dead weight gone.
#75 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

The late show, being the highest rated show for its time slot, wouldn't be the "dead weight" you're trying to paint it as.

I noticed you avoided the $40M a year in losses.
#84 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Actually addressed it.

You simply don't understand how Hollywood works and think CBS just realized the show is losing money.

The Late Night Show is the top rated show of its time slot.

Meaning The Late Show has the most appeal for advertisers.

CBS canceling the late show means, they will end up losing even more.

.

The cost of making the show hasn't changed. It's a stage show on a sound stage that's making the same show it has been for decades.

What's changed is viewers are leaving television and advertisers are following.

But thats not a good enough reason to kill the Late Show.

Because. Whatever they replace it with, unless its reruns, will cost Paramount / CBS money.

But. Advertisers are weary of new shows and won't pay much to advertise if it's just reruns. So Paramount/ CBS won't get the same ad revenue as they did for the Late Show.

It's going to be a loss for them regardless.

Television is collapsing. But there's no way CBS would have cancelled The Late Show so soon if not for Donald Trump.

Actually, that's a very good reason to cancel.
#96 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

Explain.

Taking all the information provided to you in just that post and the rest of the thread.

Because that out of context statement you posted doesn't mean what you want it to mean.

losing $60 million a year to operate that show.

Just wait till you find out how much the government loses to operate.

You'll be demanding Trump shut it down.

Like the clips that are free because of 'fair use'?

You clearly don't know what "fair use" is if you believe clips from The Late Show fall into that category.

This is why it's pointless to discuss anything with trolls like Visitor_.

He hasn't a clue wtf he's taking about and can only provide his ignorant opinions.

CBS hoped that Colbert would attract younger viewers

That's because The Colbert Report was wildly popular and enjoyable to watch.

Unfortunately when Colbert moved to CBS he had to neuter his personality as part of his contract.

In doing so he lost a lot of people who were more attracted to the personality he once portrayed.

Regardless, the majority of people under 35 spend most of the time on social media.

Television will need to drastically evolve if it's to survive.

Why? Do you know what was in his contract?
#150 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

You're really this dumb. Aren't you.