CBS Late-Night Pivot Dampens the Network's Schedule
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After Stephen Colbert’s exit, CBS leased the 11:35 p.m. slot to Byron Allen for Comics Unleashed, but Nielsen data show late-night ratings collapsed—down about 64% from Colbert’s end—raising concerns that the loss could drag down CBS’s morning shows and local news, even as ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel absorbs some of Colbert’s former audience; CBS defends the arrangement as a more profitable time-buy despite the slump.
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