"The fact that CBS didn't try to save their No. 1 rated late-night franchise that's been on the air for over three decades is part of what's making everybody wonder … was this purely financial or maybe the path of least resistance for your $8 billion merger," Stewart said. cnn.it/45fy0Ac
Oh please, his show was hemorrhaging money, he wasn't entertaining, and they've dropped the entire format. No skeletons - just sound business. ‘South Park’ Lands $1.5 Billion Streaming Deal With Paramount+ This is what a show that people want is worth.
Ok, Trumpkin
$9 billion merger agreement on the table that Trump has to sign off on. Please stop pretending like people don't know what's going on here. Paramount caved just like they did with the stupid 60 Minutes settlement. You are defending a wannabe mafios who likes to fuck children.
They need to be held accountable. Repetitive, but they are guilty of cowardice and corruption.
Doesn't seem to be much doubt that this is totally political. The programme and its people have been sacrificed on the alter of trump appeasement!
How many other shows did they cancel during this time for financial reasons? The question is zero. So if there’s any indication of what the motive is, why wasn’t anything else that’s struggling way worse, let go? I think everybody knows the answer to that.
Path of least resistance to get the merger approved 💯 #colbert #stewart #strong
John Stewart was on fire last night. His best show ever. If he gets canceled, we should all boycott all Paramount subsidiaries.
Both.
On bended knee, there is no way to be free!
Nobody is wondering! Are you serious! CBS capitulated to Trump!!!
For Redstone…..it was all about the 8 billion sale……Trump bribed her as all MOB BOSSES know how to do
Stewart was spot on brilliant.
Thou shalt not upset Wall Street
I think cbs should get somebody like dusty rhodes when he was on tv it was magic
his not funny I think
Trump’s not even hiding his assault on the media and his political enemies. Frivolous lawsuits, settlement shakedowns, dehumanizing reporters… We’re not sliding into authoritarianism. It’s here. This is it. We’re in it.
@cbsnews.com Good Night and Good Luck. You have managed to mortgage your brands reputation of excellence built since 1948. Edward R Murrow Walter Cronkite and Ed Sullivan are all disgusted with your capitulation to Trump. @lateshowcbs.bsky.social & @60minutes.bsky.social were sold out for $ to scum
If Stephen Colbert has TEN more Prime Time Emmy awards than Donald Trump, how many Emmy… IT’S TEN.
I’m ready for comedy to be comedy again and not political. It’s tired. 🥱
And yet I have heard that it's budget was too high that it was hemorrhaging 40 million per season and that was the reason they canned it. Seems there is a narrative disconnect here.
Did you hear that from CBS? Seems very convenient, esp the timing.
Another social media user made the comment. They do reviews on movies and are tapped into media outlets. I can’t confirm it’s absolutely true but I thought it was an interesting counterpoint to the narrative
No matter who they replace that spot with they rank lowest in late night TV. They just shot themselves in the foot for a pedophile .
It’s like the country. Sold its soul. Nothing but failure and collapse coming.
The 2nd one
So where is the pressure on government regulators to stop the merger? Oh right. Bribed or coerced by trump.
So, who will not be watching anything on CBS once this merger is final?
You'll have to convince the fossils that still watch that network to find their remotes and stop enjoying the latest NCIS retread before you dent their ratings.
Not waiting until the merger. Done with all CBS shows. Matlock (sorry Kathy Bates), FBI, 60 Minutes, Tracker, Ghosts, Fire Country - all gone!
Me too and I convinced my family No CBS in our homes
He was great!!
What a ridiculous headline. TRUTHFUL, NOT NEUTRAL, @cnn.com
Where is your humanity during the Syrian massacre? Without Israel, there is no news. The international media is collectively silent. Fuc*K
This is so fucked up it is beyond anything. Trump is winning. All over. With the help from those who does not care about anyone else then the few that owns. CBS should experience a walkout from EVERYONE. But it’s not gonna happen. People are fucking idiots.
The smell from the cancellation of Stephen Colbert has tRump all over it! I have lost respect to the upper management of CBS, they still have many respected reporters on staff but for how long ? It’s very sad to see this happening to a respected broadcaster! They could have made so other choices!
And where, oh where, are all of those anti cancel culture voices now? Very silent it seems!
It was a bending of the knee to get their merger. They really won’t need when we all boycott them
Cbs had gone full fascist and I will be boycotting them even missing the nfl games
I’m sure T’s bitch Larry Ellison, FAA shill who has to approve the merger, had nothing to do with it. Excuse me while I click my heels three times…
This isn't the first time CBS has caved to corrupt politicians, pulling The Smothers Brothers after pressure from the Nixon administration. www.npr.org/2010/10/15/1...
They always go after comedians as they are truth tellers and we laugh at ourselves for recognizing their honesty about subjects we lied to ourselves about.
And Nixon & J.Edgar Hoover went after @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social and Yoko — and even me, a nobody, but an activist on the Justice for John & Yoko Committee, chased by G-men on my college campus. Once again we find ourselves living in dangerous times.
CBS kissing the imitation gold ring, hey America, cancel CBS!
Obviously the “financial reasons” relates to the $8 billion, not advertising dollars from the #1 rated late night show. Apparently greed has no conscience.
We all know the answer…
Why is it even a question. Of course it is exactly what it looks like. Everything about Trump and MAGA is exactly what it looks like. Why does anyone doubt any of it, when time and time again it 👏 is 👏 exactly 👏 what 👏 it 👏 all 👏 looks 👏 like 👏....?
I think it has more to do with this. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a... Democrats chose to allow bankers to get away with murder when Obama was President and allowed big banks to get bigger. Trump tries to overthrow our government and Democrats refuse to have Presidential primaries.
@cbsnews.com How does it feel to lose support of the public just so you can make money with your merger? "We need to pay Trump money so we can keep up with the greed train known as corporate USA." Get ready because you're about to be roasted for the next ten months by your most popular employee.
Under his eye 👁️
Nice "Intolerance" label.
Someone figured out that the late night talk show format today is little more than a podcast in front of a studio audience that costs a thousand times as much to produce for a fraction of the viewers.
Nobody's wondering . We know ...
#FuckCBS
It is strong proof that mergers are not intended to benefit anyone but stockholders—which is fine, except that mergers are approved on claims that they will benefit customers.
We don't wonder. We know Read the room
bending the knee 😐 hasn't worked out well for the big law firms
Can’t wait for David Letterman to come on with Stephen & Jon!
It’s ransom money for the merger.
The firing of Colbert is a symptom of the greater illness. Mergers and acquisitions ending in monopolies is the problem. When that happens we get canned goods all tasting the same.
I am sure they find Colbert to be a thorn on their side, but I also read they lose $100M a year in The Late Show. I think they would have canceled 60 minutes if it weren’t so profitable.
No. You read it cost that much every year to make. It does lose money but not every penny they spend on it.
I sure question CBS motives when I found out about this merger. This is another example of information consolidating into the hands of the few. Knowledge is power and it is slipping into the hands of only the powerful
Why don't they just start their own damn channel? They have enough money between them!
Yup
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