Kimmel: Late-Night Isn’t Dying—It’s Being Poisoned, He Says
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In a Vulture interview, Jimmy Kimmel argues late-night TV remains relevant with strong online and linear viewership, disputes CBS’s reported $40 million-a-year losses that led to Stephen Colbert’s cancellation, and questions why CBS would have asked him to sign a five-year contract if the format were failing, insisting the field isn’t dying so much as being sabotaged by industry forces.
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