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CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Show

CBS Cancels Stephen Colbert's Late Show Amid Trump Settlement

CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Show
Above: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Wednesday's June 25, 2025 show. Image credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images

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Late-night programming no longer generates sufficient profit margins for broadcast networks, so CBS has made a sound business decision. The network properly prioritized financial stability over political theater, which too often involved a biased Colbert lecturing his audience. Democratic accusations that this was a political move are just more products of Trump derangement syndrome.


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