{"id":2465840,"date":"2025-07-23T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-200k-sign-petition-to-keep-stephen-colbert-on-air-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:04:24","slug":"over-200k-sign-petition-to-keep-stephen-colbert-on-air-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-200k-sign-petition-to-keep-stephen-colbert-on-air-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 200K sign petition to keep Stephen Colbert on air &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-200k-sign-petition-to-keep-stephen-colbert-on-air-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2465840&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A petition with over 200,000 signatures is urging CBS to keep stephen colbert&#8217;s &#8220;The late Show&#8221; on air after the network announced it woudl end in May 2026. Supporters claim the cancellation is politically motivated,while CBS states it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >financial decision amid challenges<\/a> in late-night television. Since Colbert took over in 2015, the show has cost around $100 million annually and averaged 1.9 million viewers. The decision is reportedly unrelated to the show&#8217;s content or CBS&#8217;s recent merger with Skydance. Colbert expressed disappointment following CBS&#8217;s settlement with former President Donald Trump over a lawsuit about a &#8220;60 minutes&#8221; interview edit, which he criticized as unjust.Trump celebrated the show&#8217;s cancellation, praising Fox News host Greg Gutfeld as superior to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-get-a-tougher-skin-and-weird-s-happens-im-looking-forward-to-that-greg-gutfeld-on-the-launch-of-his-late-night-fox-news-show-gutfeld\/\" title=\"\u2018You Get A Tougher Skin And Weird S*** Happens. I\u2019m Looking Forward To That.\u2019 ... On The Launch Of His Late-Night Fox ... ..., \u2018Gutfeld!\u2019\">late-night hosts<\/a>. The announcement came shortly after Senate cuts to federal funding for public broadcasting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Over 200K sign petition to keep Stephen Colbert on air<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2178687\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A petition is circulating to keep<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3476657\/gutfeld-touts-washington-examiner-report-following-colbert-show-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <em>The Late Show<\/em><\/a><em>  with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3478427\/stephen-colbert-cancellation-capitalism-not-censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stephen Colbert<\/a><\/em>  on television.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday afternoon, 204,997 people<a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-the-petition-dont-cancel-colbert?source=direct_link&amp;referrer=group-ted-lieu-for-congress&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.actblue.com%2Fdonate%2Ftl072225_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> signed a petition<\/a> aiming for 250,00 signatures. The petition came after Colbert announced the show would end in May 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3479299\/ozzy-osbourne-prince-of-darkness-dead-at-76\/\">Ozzy Osbourne, &lsquo;Prince of Darkness,&rsquo; dies at 76<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3478298\/colbert-criticizes-trump-prediction-other-comedy-shows-axed\/\">Colbert criticizes Trump prediction other comedy shows will get axed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3478455\/trump-celebrates-rumor-kimmel-fallon-shows-axed-after-colbert\/\">Trump celebrates rumor Kimmel and Fallon will have shows axed after Colbert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;America needs Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s voice now more than ever. Save the Late Show,&rdquo; the petition reads. &ldquo;CBS&rsquo;s decision to cancel Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s show looks blatantly political.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CBS explained the end of <em>The Late Show<\/em> as &ldquo;purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.&rdquo; <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Since Colbert took over in 2015, the show has cost&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3476348\/colberts-demise-comes-down-to-these-simple-things\/\" target=\"_blank\">$100 million to produce<\/a>&nbsp;annually<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nielsen ratings<\/a> recorded <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> had an average of 1.9 million total viewers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is not related in any way to the show&rsquo;s performance, content, or other matters happening at Paramount,&rdquo; CBS said, referring to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3072599\/paramount-skydance-merger-entertainment-shake-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">merger with Skydance<\/a> and a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3460496\/paramount-settlement-trump-60-minutes-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">settlement<\/a> with President Donald Trump for $16 million.<\/p>\n<p>Following the news of the settlement in early July, Colbert lambasted his employer for bending the knee over a lawsuit that was &ldquo;completely without merit.&rdquo; Trump sued the network over edits made to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415717\/wendy-mcmahon-cbs-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>60 Minutes<\/em><\/a>  interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As someone who has always been a proud employee of this network, I am offended,&rdquo; Colbert said. &ldquo;And I don&rsquo;t know if anything will ever repair my trust in this company.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3478298\/colbert-criticizes-trump-prediction-other-comedy-shows-axed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>COLBERT CRITICIZES TRUMP PREDICTION OTHER COMEDY SHOWS WILL GET AXED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump celebrated the end of Colbert&rsquo;s show in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3476548\/trump-celebrates-stephen-colbert-show-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Truth Social post<\/a> that claimed the host&rsquo;s &ldquo;talent was even less than his ratings.&rdquo; According to the president<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, Greg Gutfeld, the host of Fox News&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>Gutfeld!<\/em><\/span>, is &ldquo;better than all&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-to-bring-live-audience-back-to-late-night-show\/\" title=\"Stephen ... To Bring Live Audience Back To ... ...\">late-night talk show hosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of <em>The Late Show<\/em> came the same week the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3475383\/bad-week-democrat-friendly-media-pbs-npr-cuts-colbert-canceled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">codified<\/a> Department of Government Efficiency cuts that stripped $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2178687\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2178687\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 200K sign petition to save Stephen Colbert&#8217;s show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2465841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8473c6d65d7b8dec80d0796445500954-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5434,38026,52130,32076],"class_list":["post-2465840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-petition","tag-stephen-colbert","tag-television-2","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8473c6d65d7b8dec80d0796445500954-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465840"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465844,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465840\/revisions\/2465844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}