Colbert Credits Producer for Steering The Late Show Toward Politics
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Stephen Colbert says a producer urged him to lean into politics on The Late Show after an uneven start, arguing that audience appetite and the 2016 conventions justified a more topical approach. CBS later announced the show’s end in 2025 for financial reasons amid a challenging late-night landscape, a rationale Colbert does not dispute, noting that broadcast TV faces monetization hurdles while acknowledging that political humor helped drive viewership.
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