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.

CBS is showing corporate cowardice and disguising it as financial necessity. Colbert's show has dominated ratings, yet CBS axed it days after he ridiculed the company's $16 million Trump payoff. This isn't about money — it's about silencing the most effective Trump critic on network television to appease a vindictive president who controls merger approvals.