Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“It’s easier for a company to bow to the wishes of a would-be king if the request from said king will save your company money. In other words, the firing of Stephen Colbert and the dissolution of the Late Show franchise that has been CBS’s evening staple for more than three decades doesn’t have to be one thing or the other. It can be a craven capitulation to Donald Trump, as Paramount hopes he’ll wave through its proposed sale to Skydance. And it can be a recognition that late-night talk shows are no longer a viable property in the television business.” [editor’s note: Wake-up call, David; for a show that costs $100M to produce, pays its host $20M, and loses $40M … Cancel is the polite term – SAT] (07/23/25)
https://prospect.org/culture/2025-07-23-canceling-colbert-begins-end-of-television/