Stephen Colbert appeared in the frame bearing the inscription "Elocence Camera" (referring to the loud scandal from the Coldplay concert), looked consecutive into the lens and in cold precision said, "Go f... youself" (i.e. "the fart*** get out" – in the tv version of course drunk). The audience reacted immediately – applause and a loud chant “Stephen! Stephen!” only emphasized how strong the minute was (you will see it here).
Stephen Colbert's "The Late Night" is disappearing. Americans protest
Colbert admitted in his monologue that information about the deletion of his program had reached him on Wednesday (he announced it on the air on Thursday), and the CBS station's decision was a shock.
– Guys, let me be clear – Cancel culture has gone besides far. This weekend, it occurred to me that they're truly shutting down our show. But they made 1 mistake: they left me alive," he said and added, "For the next 10 months the gloves are removed. I can yet talk the fact consecutive to power and express what I truly think about Donald Trump, starting right now."
Then he added with ironic mildness, "I don't like him. He doesn't have the authority to be president. It's just not a good choice."
Let's add that Colbert will run the program by May 2026. Later, not only "The Late Show" will disappear, but the full late evening band – CBS withdraws from it entirely. It's the first specified decision in American tv history.
Before Monday's recording, hundreds of fans gathered at Ed Sullivan theatre with banners: "Trump must go. Colbert must stay". actor Sandra Oh, who appeared in the episode, said from the stage: "I am sad and outraged. To CBS and Paramount: A Plague on Your Houses".
Colbert himself finished the performance with a typical distance: "It was a fantastic profession. I want individual else would get it. But for the next 10 months, I'll be here with my idiot crew."
Donald Trump is happy. Just before the erasing of The Late Show, he made an intrepid deal with CBS
CBS explains the program's cassation with financial considerations, although "The Late Show" was invariably the leader of ratings. On Monday, Colbert emphasized that they were always with the station "great partners" and had good reality with it, but that he besides asked rhetorically: "How can it only be a financial decision erstwhile 'The Late Show' has the best ratings?".
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", who had held a leading position in his band for 9 years, had an average of 2.42 million viewers in the second 4th of this year – more than Jimmy Kimmel (1.77 million) and definitely more than Jimmy Fallon (1.19 million).
However, media leaks say that the show generated losses of $40–50 million a year. Colbert misjudged this data: "Maybe 24 million, but why the rest? Oh, yes – Paramount just paid Trump $16 million to settle for an interview with Kamala Harris".
What is it? Just 2 weeks earlier, Paramount, owner of CBS, made a controversial deal with Trump, who claimed that his conversation with Harris, a Democratic organization candidate for president, was deliberately edited to mislead viewers.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is simply a bad sign for American television
As we wrote in Thematic, in this context the erasing of "The Late Show" does not look just like a business decision.
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Ron Wyden called for an investigation, suggesting that the erasing of Colbert's program may be part of a "dirty deal" to guarantee the White House's approval for the Paramount merger with Skydance Media.
"Variety" and "Deadline" emphasize that this is simply a very bad sign for American tv during Trump's second term. The elimination of 1 of the strongest and loudest votes of opposition in prime time is not only a blow to political satire – it is simply a signal that freedom of speech on the screen can be a substance of trade agreement in the US today.
And it is worth reminding you that "The Late Show" with Colbert for years was 1 of the fewer places on American tv where open, customs and uncompromising comments about power fell. another talk shows may besides be concerned. yet after erasing the CBS hit, Trump wrote on fact Social: [Jimmy]Kimmel is next", and Jimmy Fallon is "an idiot".
Colbert himself commented in his kind on Monday his entry with the words, "No, no, absolutely not. Kimmel, I'm the martyr. Only 1 of us has area on this cross. And the view from here is fantastic – I see your house!".
