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Colbert: ‘How Could it Purely Be a Financial Decision if ‘The Late Show Is Number One in Ratings?’
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WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
, WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.), WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
Name: WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
URL: http://www.clickorlando.com/
Name: WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
URL: http://www.clickorlando.com/
Name: WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
URL: http://www.clickorlando.com/
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Name: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
URL: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/
Name: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
URL: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/
Name: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
URL: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/
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Stephen Colbert
, Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert
Name: Stephen Colbert
Employment: CBS
Position: Host, executive producer
Name: Stephen Colbert
Employment: CBS
Position: Host, executive producer
Name: Stephen Colbert
Employment: CBS
Position: Host, executive producer
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07/22/2025 03:12 am
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COLBERT Thank you And ░░░░░░░░ for the next 10 ░░░░░░░░ the gloves are off ░░░░░░░░ and Applause Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ finally speak unvarnished truth ░░░░░░░░ power and say what ░░░░░░░░ really think about Donald ░░░░░░░░ starting right now Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause I don t ░░░░░░░░ for him Doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to have the skillset ░░░░░░░░ be president Just not ░░░░░░░░ good fit That s ░░░░░░░░ People have been speculating ░░░░░░░░ the timing of this ░░░░░░░░ from Paramount and they ░░░░░░░░ pointing out that last ░░░░░░░░ just two days before ░░░░░░░░ cancellation I delivered a ░░░░░░░░ monologue in which I ░░░░░░░░ the courage to have ░░░░░░░░ mustache Obviously CBS saw ░░░░░░░░ upper lip and boom ░░░░░░░░ Coincidence Oh I think ░░░░░░░░ This is worse than ░░░░░░░░ This is stache ism ░░░░░░░░ right That s why ░░░░░░░░ Pringles guy lost his ░░░░░░░░ CATO Didn t know ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT No yeah Pringles ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have a ░░░░░░░░ anymore So that s ░░░░░░░░ I m gone Just ░░░░░░░░ poofs in May But ░░░░░░░░ t worry This beautiful ░░░░░░░░ will live on as ░░░░░░░░ historic Ed Sullivan Self ░░░░░░░░ Put your old records ░░░░░░░░ the Beatles performed CBS ░░░░░░░░ network CBS who I ░░░░░░░░ to reiterate have always ░░░░░░░░ great partners put out ░░░░░░░░ statement saying very nice ░░░░░░░░ about me and about ░░░░░░░░ show and thank you ░░░░░░░░ them for that They ░░░░░░░░ that the cancellation was ░░░░░░░░ a financial decision But ░░░░░░░░ could it be purely ░░░░░░░░ financial decision if The ░░░░░░░░ Show is number one ░░░░░░░░ the ratings Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ Yeah It s confusing ░░░░░░░░ lot of folks are ░░░░░░░░ that question mainly my ░░░░░░░░ s parents and spouses ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend somebody ░░░░░░░░ CBS followed up their ░░░░░░░░ press release with a ░░░░░░░░ anonymous leak saying they ░░░░░░░░ the plug on our ░░░░░░░░ because of losses pegged ░░░░░░░░ 40 million and 50 ░░░░░░░░ a year 40 million ░░░░░░░░ a big number I ░░░░░░░░ see us losing 24 ░░░░░░░░ but where would Paramount ░░░░░░░░ possibly spent the other ░░░░░░░░ mill oh yeah Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause Oh Oh yeah ░░░░░░░░ that s still a ░░░░░░░░ of money I mean ░░░░░░░░ does The Late Show ░░░░░░░░ Jim what other companies ░░░░░░░░ that kind of money ░░░░░░░░ year Red Lobster Dammit ░░░░░░░░ told them we should ░░░░░░░░ offering the audience unlimited ░░░░░░░░ Maya Maya take it ░░░░░░░░ Take it away So ░░░░░░░░ those numbers I gotta ░░░░░░░░ it makes sense we ░░░░░░░░ be canceled I get ░░░░░░░░ guys And thanks again ░░░░░░░░ Thanks again to the ░░░░░░░░
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