The Late Show Interview That Almost Wasn't

 The Late Show Interview That Almost Wasn't.

A lot has been made of the candidate interview that CBS attempted to block. How much is based on equal time? How much is based on the network getting closer to the administration? Let you all pick a side.


However, about 6 months before the announcement of Colbert being fired; His contact not being renewed, I talked about the change in TV viewing that has made these once cherished Late Night talk shows almost obsolete. The reduced importance of linear television viewing. If you want to follow that, take a look at how this was resolved-the interview wound up on YouTube.



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#FCC #colbert #youtube #CBS #lineartelevision


Note: I have written on the reduced place of Linear TV before. Note, the Jimmy Kimmel/widow joke did not become an issue, for Melanie Trump, until it got to Social Media. No one is watching late night talk shows anymore. #jimmykimmel #melaniatrump #lineartelevisionviewing


NOTE: The finale of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" drew an estimated 6.74 million viewers, more than any other weeknight episode in the show's history, CBS data indicates. When it premiered in 2015, 6.55 million viewers tuned in. And during the first quarter of 2026, an average of 2.69 million watched the program nightly. But its all-time most viewed episode aired on Sunday, February 7, 2016, following Super Bowl 50. The end of the series raises critical questions about the future format of late-night television.


Update: Most of the conversations have focused on the politics. I get it, that's the "raw meat" commentators are throwing out there. However, if CBS recognizes that 11:30 pm is no longer a strong time period for "Linear" Television it makes sense to reduce your budget by $40 million/year and sell the time for $16 million/year. If Colbert's Replacement Show can re-coop that in advertising it really can be a win-win.


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