@oneeyedundertaker it's insane how political, to be more accurate, how far left the late night shows have gotten. i don't think i ever see a kimmel clip that's anything other than attacking trump. is that how it was with leno and carson or even letterman back in the day?
Fallon, Colbert, Kimmel, Myers....they all suck. I miss Johnny
and Craig Ferguson, he was great!
@oneeyedundertaker it's insane how political, to be more accurate, how far left the late night shows have gotten. i don't think i ever see a kimmel clip that's anything other than attacking trump. is that how it was with leno and carson or even letterman back in the day?
Fallon, Colbert, Kimmel, Myers....they all suck. I miss Johnny
and Craig Ferguson, he was great!
Johnny would have had sooo much fun with Clinton and Trump.
@hurryinghoosiers great post hickory. way to contribute per usual
so about the same as your post complaining about a tv show just because it doesn't align with your political bias. Hate to break it to you, but Trump is a very easy target for poking fun.
Also, no one is going to agree with every show and what the person has to say on it. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Ratings/money drives what shows are on the air.
@hurryinghoosiers never forget. you are hickory. your posts mean nothing
Craig Ferguson was pretty apolitical from what I’ve seen of him. He actually was really good. I’d put him ahead of Colbert and Meyers for sure.@oneeyedundertaker it's insane how political, to be more accurate, how far left the late night shows have gotten. i don't think i ever see a kimmel clip that's anything other than attacking trump. is that how it was with leno and carson or even letterman back in the day?
Leno was notoriously apolitical. Conan was as well. Letterman drifted left later in his career but nothing like the guys today.
If anyone actually watched Craig Ferguson maybe they can weigh in. No idea.
Interesting the take by some, it is the highest rated of the 11:30 shows by far. It seems unusual for a network to cancel a show winning its time slot by a hefty margin. Maybe Colbert just made a whole lot more than Kimmel or Fallon?
I wonder how their online presence/ratings square up. I haven't stayed up for any of these late shows in a long time, but I've watched clips of theirs on YouTube.
This is a wild guess, but I'd bet Colbert brought in an older demographic that watched 'traditional' TV and lagged behind Kimmel, the Daily Show and others in online viewership.
@ohio-guy Google's AI says:
Turn to politics because they are really not funny and it appeals to at some of the American public. I really can't comment too much specifically about Colbert because I never watched his show, but from limited clips on social media I can tell his comedy and delivery just sucked. I'm not surprised he is being cancelled.
CBS is unwilling to lose millions in advertising revenues over the next 3.5 years.
As always, it's all about the Benjamins.
Lose millions in ad revenue with the top-rated show in the timeslot? More than double, the next closest competitor, I think I saw.
Turn to politics because they are really not funny and it appeals to at some of the American public. I really can't comment too much specifically about Colbert because I never watched his show, but from limited clips on social media I can tell his comedy and delivery just sucked. I'm not surprised he is being cancelled.
Top rated show in the timeslot. By a lot.
CBS is unwilling to lose millions in advertising revenues over the next 3.5 years.
As always, it's all about the Benjamins.
https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/3-reasons-why-late-night-tv-shows-are-getting-canceled/
CBS called The Late Show cancellation a “financial decision,” and there is evidence to back that up.
Data from Guideline shared with ADWEEK noted that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! combined for around $404 million in linear TV ad revenue in 2018. That dropped by half to around $200 million in 2024. Meanwhile, The Late Show had around $121 million in linear TV ad spend in 2018; however, it had around only $70 million total in 2024, a decline of 42% per the data.
The Measure noted that, so far this year, brands have spent an estimated $32.2 million in advertising on The Late Show. Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are higher, taking in over $50 million each. Some of that comes down to Kimmel having more commercials overall, with The Late Show featuring more network promos.
The shows also come at a steep cost. Hosts like Colbert and Fallon reportedly make more than $10 million per year, and Puck reported today that The Late Show was losing $40 million per year.
Hard to cater to just half the population while alienating the other half and expect it to remain an ongoing concern. I've never understood why they've gone in that direction.
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@bradstevens He was funny when he was mimicking O'Reilly but when he acted like himself we found out he was not funny and unintesting
While I regarded God as a tyrant I thought my sin a trifle; But when I knew Him to be my Father, then I mourned that I could ever have kicked against Him. When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good.” C. H. Spurgeon
@receipt-keeper Michael Jordan made the point that Republicans buy shoes too. Carson also understood this
While I regarded God as a tyrant I thought my sin a trifle; But when I knew Him to be my Father, then I mourned that I could ever have kicked against Him. When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good.” C. H. Spurgeon