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Kimmel Tests Colbert’s Comeback Offer with a Subtle CBS Jab
entertainment1 month ago

Kimmel Tests Colbert’s Comeback Offer with a Subtle CBS Jab

In a Variety interview, Jimmy Kimmel says he offered to host The Late Show during Stephen Colbert’s absence after CBS pulled the plug on Colbert, but Colbert declined. Kimmel noted his ratings jumped during the shake-up and lightly thanked CBS for their “wisdom” with a backhanded compliment. CBS has said Colbert was canceled for a projected $40 million annual loss, a figure many doubted, with some speculating the move was tied to politics or the Paramount merger. Kimmel urged viewers to watch Colbert’s finale and then not watch again.

via HuffPost|
#cbs#colbert#entertainment
Allen Defends CBS Late-Night Amidst Ratings Drop After Colbert Exit
celebrity2 months ago

Allen Defends CBS Late-Night Amidst Ratings Drop After Colbert Exit

Byron Allen pushes back on the Daily Beast’s rating-dip story about Comics Unleashed after replacing Stephen Colbert, arguing the decline is being overstated and highlighting CBS’s cost-cutting time-buy deal that shifts the slot toward profit. Nielsen data still shows The Late Show outperforming rivals in the same timeslot, while Allen touts wins in select markets and frames the arrangement as a strategic financial move rather than a failure.

via The Daily Beast|
#byron-allen#cbs#celebrity
Late-Night Shakeup: Kimmel and Fallon See Gains as CBS’s Colbert Replacement Slumps
entertainment2 months ago

Late-Night Shakeup: Kimmel and Fallon See Gains as CBS’s Colbert Replacement Slumps

Since Stephen Colbert’s departure, CBS’s replacement Comics Unleashed has slumped, drawing 628,000 total viewers and 82,000 in the 18-49 demo, down 65% from Colbert’s final year in the same slot, while ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s Tonight Show gained viewers. Kimmel led the 11:35 p.m. hour with 2.185 million total viewers (295k in 18-49), up 53% in total viewers and 178% in the demo year over year; Fallon’s Tonight Show rose to 1.301 million total and 194k demo (+10% and +14%, respectively). CBS’s time-buy arrangement with Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed means the network shifts an hour that was losing about $40 million annually into about $15 million in profit, a roughly $55 million swing, mitigating immediate concerns about the ratings gap. The CBS shift to the time-buy model follows The Late Show’s cancellation for financial reasons, and while Colbert’s exit created a clear ratings gap, CBS is positioning the model as the key to a more sustainable late-night economics despite the near-term viewership drop.

via TV Insider|
#cbs#colbert#comics-unleashed
Kimmel Emerges With Early Lead in Post-Colbert Late-Night Ratings
ratings2 months ago

Kimmel Emerges With Early Lead in Post-Colbert Late-Night Ratings

Jimmy Kimmel Live! posted a commanding first-night lead in the post-Colbert late-night reshuffle, averaging 2.185 million viewers and 295,000 in 18-49 on June 1, 2026, surpassing The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Comics Unleashed combined; Fallon also rose year over year, while Comics Unleashed declined. Totals will rise with live-plus-three-day data, and non-linear viewership from clips remains a factor in overall impact.

via LateNighter|
#colbert#fallon#kimmel
Kimmel Hints at Leaving Late Night, Seeks Freedom After Two Decades
entertainment2 months ago

Kimmel Hints at Leaving Late Night, Seeks Freedom After Two Decades

Jimmy Kimmel says in a new interview that he’s been talking about leaving Jimmy Kimmel Live! for a while, noting that Stephen Colbert’s exit and the hostile climate for late-night have shaped his thinking; he has no concrete post-show plans beyond a desire for freedom (even fishing), and producer Erin Irwin says he’s tired and may not go much longer, though she hopes he sticks around through the 2028 election.

via Yahoo|
#colbert#entertainment#erin-irwin
CBS Grudgingly Pauses YouTube Takedowns Over Colbert Monroe Special
tv3 months ago

CBS Grudgingly Pauses YouTube Takedowns Over Colbert Monroe Special

Deadline reports CBS Studios financed Stephen Colbert’s post-Late Show Michigan public access special “Only in Monroe.” While CBS had sent takedown notices to unauthorized sites to remove the clip, the company said it would waive enforcement for this episode while it reviews the situation, signaling a pivot as Colbert eyes online work on YouTube after The Late Show.

via Deadline|
#cbs-studios#colbert#copyright
Colbert’s Late Show Finale Breaks Weeknight Viewing Records
entertainment3 months ago

Colbert’s Late Show Finale Breaks Weeknight Viewing Records

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale drew about 6.7 million viewers on Thursday, the largest weeknight audience of his 11-year run, aided by a longer episode and a Paul McCartney appearance; CBS notes caveats, including comparisons to Letterman-era highs and a 2016 post-Super Bowl spike. In Q1 2026 the show averaged roughly 2.7 million viewers per night, while rivals aired repeats on finale night; CBS is replacing The Late Show with Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen and a second time-buy show, signaling ongoing shifts in the late-night landscape.

via CNN|
#cbs#colbert#entertainment
Colbert’s Late Show Finale Delivers Record 6.74 Million Viewers
tv-and-movies3 months ago

Colbert’s Late Show Finale Delivers Record 6.74 Million Viewers

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale drew a record 6.74 million viewers, the show’s most-watched weeknight episode, according to Nielsen. The Ed Sullivan Theater send-off featured Paul McCartney as the final guest, with cameos from Jon Stewart, Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows and more, plus a Beatles-style performance of 'Hello, Goodbye' with McCartney, Elvis Costello, and Jon Batiste. The finale followed CBS’s decision to end the show for financial reasons amid a Paramount–Skydance merger, with industry chatter surrounding the move.

via Rolling Stone|
#colbert#finale#late-show
De Niro and Springsteen Fire Trump Zingers as Colbert Bids Farewell
entertainment3 months ago

De Niro and Springsteen Fire Trump Zingers as Colbert Bids Farewell

Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen used Stephen Colbert’s second-to-last Late Show to punch at President Trump—De Niro quipped about Epstein files Trump hasn’t released, while Springsteen named Paramount executives Larry and David Ellison in his critique. Springsteen closed with a new protest song as Colbert’s farewell week drew a star-studded guest list and a White House rebuttal, with reactions online divided along political lines.

via Fox News|
#colbert#deniro#entertainment