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Insider warns Colbert ouster will hurt CBS in ways executives didn't see coming [View all]
CBS will be boycotted and will pay a price for cancelling Colbert
The end of The Late Show and the ouster of host Stephen Colbert could backfire on CBS, an insider warned.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-05-23T09:30:12Z
https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-colbert-cbs
The end of The Late Show and the ouster of host Stephen Colbert could backfire on CBS, an insider warned.
According to reporting by Status, a CBS network insider expects "various hard-to-measure costs baked into the 'Late Show's' absence, including its impact on other CBS programming."
The last episode of The Late Show aired on Thursday. CBS blamed financial reasons for the show's end, but Colbert was also a notable critic of Trump, who had financial leverage over the network's parent company.
According to reporting by Status, a CBS network insider expects "various hard-to-measure costs baked into the 'Late Show's' absence, including its impact on other CBS programming."
The last episode of The Late Show aired on Thursday. CBS blamed financial reasons for the show's end, but Colbert was also a notable critic of Trump, who had financial leverage over the network's parent company.
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