Stephen Colber Show cancelled after mocking a Trump bribe

[Marc_LFD]

Not really canned as it's still ongoing.

Post automatically merged: Jul 21, 2025

He's free to pursue independent projects or even run for public office if he wants too.

If Trump can, this unfunny clown can do it, too.

 

[Joe88]

While true that there are now fewer viewers among all late-night talk shows, Colbert was still winning the time slot in Nielsen ratings with an average of more than 2.4 million viewers per night. The cancellation was undeniably part of a bribe, and nobody is going to do anything about it because corruption in government and business practices is the default under this administration.

You are forgetting about production costs, etimated to be losing CBS around 40 to 50 million a year, while it was getting ratings they were mostly with the wrong age group, mainly elderly, the same people who were watching letterman just continued watching colbert and failed to attract a younger audience. Lack of advertisers is also another issue that was affecting the shows bottom line because of the age group mentioned above, they want to advertise to younger demographics.

 

[Xzi]

If Trump can, this unfunny clown can do it, too.

No matter how good your writers' room is, they're always gonna run out of material eventually when you have to do five shows a week. Not to mention that if you have to reach back four years to find a skit to complain about, that's solid consistency.

they want to advertise to younger demographics.

Younger demographics hate ads in general, that's why they moved away from cable TV a long time ago. Seven different versions of NCIS playing on a 24-hour loop isn't about to bring them back. It's a dead network that Moonves just wants to make a quick buck off of while he still can.

 

[Cranesbill]

Younger demographics hate ads in general, that's why they moved away from cable TV a long time ago. Seven different versions of NCIS playing on a 24-hour loop isn't about to bring them back.

No, we hate how much ads are popping up. I never minded watching 5 minutes of unskippable commercials when TV was still popular, but now I keep being asked to pay pay pay to get rid of ads blocking up my screen, that's why I use adblocker

It's the inconvenience

No matter how good your writers' room is, they're always gonna run out of material eventually when you have to do five shows a week. Not to mention that if you have to reach back four years to find a skit to complain about, that's solid consistency.

Then it's time to end the show, you're just beating a dead horse, no one wants to watch that

 

[TomSwitch]

I lost interest in what Colbert has to say a long time ago—he only ever talks about Trump. Jon Batiste had enough and left.

 

[Xzi]

Then it's time to end the show, you're just beating a dead horse, no one wants to watch that

If you were gonna watch anything on CBS, then it was the only thing still worth watching there. In the sense that the network will die much quicker without the Late Show, its cancellation is a good thing though.

A reboot of the Colbert Report would be epic, especially in the midst of Republicans fighting tooth and nail to protect the identities of rich pedophiles.

 

[Cranesbill]

If you were gonna watch anything on CBS, then it was the only thing still worth watching there. In the sense that the network will die much quicker without the Late Show, its cancellation is a good thing though.

A reboot of the Colbert Report would be epic, especially in the midst of Republicans fighting tooth and nail to protect the identities of rich pedophiles.

Yeah Skidibi Biden was so heart-touching from that show

Or maybe something that actually has entertaining concepts instead of relying on politics

 

[Xzi]

Or maybe something that actually has entertaining concepts instead of relying on politics

Sure, Colbert has done plenty of other comedic roles and voice-overs for animated shows in the past. Just because the right is incapable of producing funny political satire/parody doesn't mean it has to stop existing altogether though. No shortage of open doors, he'll take whatever gig appeals to him most at this stage in his life.

 

[Cranesbill]

Sure, Colbert has done plenty of other comedic roles and voice-overs for animated shows in the past. Just because the right is incapable of producing funny political satire/parody doesn't mean it has to stop existing altogether though. No shortage of open doors, he'll take whatever gig appeals to him most at this stage in his life.

The hell is with you with the right all the time?, my gosh

I'm saying don't saturate it, a lot of us wanna escape from reality when watching TV or playing video games

 

[Xzi]

I'm saying don't saturate it, a lot of us wanna escape from reality when watching TV or playing video games

Nobody's forcing you to watch these shows, but at the same time, the entirety of the entertainment landscape can certainly support more than just two of them. The Trump administration doesn't want Colbert on TV criticizing them, and that's as good a reason as any for him to continue doing so. If he wants to, anyway.

 

[Viri]

Not really canned as it's still ongoing.

Post automatically merged: Jul 21, 2025

If Trump can, this unfunny clown can do it, too.

That Vax skit made weird ass North Korean propaganda seem "normal" in comparison. That scene probably caused more people to doubt the Covid "vax" than any anti-vaxer could ever. lol

 

[Cranesbill]

Nobody's forcing you to watch these shows, but at the same time, the entirety of the entertainment landscape can certainly support more than just two of them. The Trump administration doesn't want Colbert on TV criticizing them, and that's as good a reason as any for him to continue doing so. If he wants to, anyway.

Or y'know, defamation and whatnot, but whatever, nobody's forcing me to watch anything, but they certainly shove it in front of my face to persuade me to watch it, still annoying

 

[Xzi]

Or y'know, defamation and whatnot

Lol as if anything Colbert has ever said about Trump was untrue. If anything he was pulling his punches big time, but he of course had to on network TV. The Colbert Report was a lot more raw, he could probably go even further than that if he got a show on HBO or Hulu.

 

[Cranesbill]

Lol as if anything Colbert has ever said about Trump was untrue. If anything he was pulling his punches big time, but he of course had to on network TV. The Colbert Report was a lot more raw, he could probably go even further than that if he got a show on HBO or Hulu.

Confident, aren't we? And streaming's dying and you know it, maybe it would've lasted longer, like another season at most if that were to happen lol

 

[Xzi]

And streaming's dying and you know it

Lol what? Streaming is where all the cable TV refugees went. People aren't typically subscribed to every single streaming service available any more, frugal customers rotate between them, but the biggest three or four are still massively profitable/popular.

 

[Dark_Ansem]

Indeed, here you are... Still waiting for literally ANY evidence of your claim. Particularly in light of Hanafuda presenting the Hollywood Reporter snippet showing that their demographic group has only been shrinking as the population has "ceased to be" that continued to watch his show for the last 10ish years.

I remember you, the one who thinks to be clever asking for evidence over and over and over despite being presented with it AKA sealioning behaviour. Go do one.

 

[Cranesbill]

Lol what? Streaming is where all the cable TV refugees went. People aren't typically subscribed to every single streaming service available any more, frugal customers rotate between them, but the biggest three or four are still massively profitable/popular.

And for how much longer? How loyal can they get once they increase the subscription the 4th time, or hide existing shows based on where you live, so that I have to pay even more money for a VPN, or forcibly add commercials during the show I'm watching? It's great that online piracy is on the rise

 

[Earthshine]

I call a guy a moron and my post gets deleted but about 20 posts of people calling me a racist, fascist and a pedophile all get to stay up.

Great moderation.

That's because your comment was a crummy opinion while the rest of the things appear to be factual statements about you.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

That's because your comment was a crummy opinion while the rest of the things appear to be factual statements about you.

I guess I can just call you a homosexual pedophile Communist and my comment will stay up right? Cus that's allowed to be said towards me.

 

[BlazeHeatnix]

I guess I can just call you a homosexual pedophile Communist and my comment will stay up right? Cus that's allowed to be said towards me.

Saying "homosexual" like it's an insult is only digging your grave deeper. If you don't like the moderation, you could just leave. You won't be missed.