{"id":2466918,"date":"2025-07-25T20:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T00:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-indoctrinated-protesters-mourn-the-late-show-theyre-oblivious-to-cbss-massive-financial-losses\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T20:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T00:08:20","slug":"watch-indoctrinated-protesters-mourn-the-late-show-theyre-oblivious-to-cbss-massive-financial-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-indoctrinated-protesters-mourn-the-late-show-theyre-oblivious-to-cbss-massive-financial-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Indoctrinated Protesters Mourn &#8216;The Late Show&#8217; \u2013 They&#8217;re Oblivious to CBS&#8217;s Massive Financial Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fwatch-indoctrinated-protesters-mourn-the-late-show-theyre-oblivious-to-cbss-massive-financial-losses%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=2466918&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>The segment by Fox News host Jesse Watters features interviews with Stephen Colbert fans outside the Ed Sullivan Theater regarding the upcoming cancellation of Colbert&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-comedy-manager-leaves-entertainment-industry-to-start-unsafe-space-podcast-after-seeing-the-light\/\" title=\"Woke Comedy Manager Leaves Entertainment Industry To Start \u2018Unsafe Space\u2019 Podcast After \u2018Seeing The Light\u2019\">late-night show<\/a>. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-torches-keith-olbermann-after-disgraced-podcaster-mocks-stars-vaccine-status\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers slams Keith Olbermann for mocking his vaccine status.\">fans expressed disappointment<\/a> and blamed political reasons, notably pointing to former President Donald Trump, for the show&#8217;s cancellation. Some supporters echoed Colbert&#8217;s claims that his lawsuit against Trump was retaliation for his outspoken political views. However, when confronted with the show&#8217;s $40 million shortfall, likely caused by alienating a large portion of the audience, many struggled to acknowledge the financial aspects of the decision. Industry insiders, including CNN&#8217;s Brian Stelter, confirmed that the cancellation was driven by profitability issues. The piece also contrasts Colbert&#8217;s approach with that of Johnny Carson, highlighting how avoiding politics in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-finally-takes-aim-at-biden-mocks-his-af1-stumbles-cheat-sheets\/\" title=\"SNL ... Takes Aim At Biden, Mocks His AF1 Stumbles, Cheat Sheets\">late-night comedy<\/a> helped maintain broad appeal &#8211; an approach Colbert did not follow, leading to declining viewership.The segment concludes by suggesting that other politically charged late-night hosts might face similar fates as the traditional format of late-night comedy changes.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News host Jesse Watters ran a segment Thursday that showed Stephen Colbert fans being interviewed and offering their opinions on the cancellation of his <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 Greg Gutfeld On The Launch Of His ......Night Fox News Show, \u2018Gutfeld!\u2019\">late-night program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The results were hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>Guests were lined up outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Watters&rsquo; man-on-the-street interviewer, Johnny Belisario, first asked if they were sad about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colbert-listened-johnny-carson-wisdom-late-show-wouldnt-cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert&rsquo;s<\/a> imminent departure next year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m despondent,&rdquo; one woman said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s really done a lot for America,&rdquo; another woman claimed, as if he were a veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Another man said, &ldquo;It pisses me off. Like, for real, for real. Like, he&rsquo;s the best thing on TV right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When they were asked about the reason for his cancellation, most answers were along the lines of &ldquo;It was a political decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One person simply said: &ldquo;Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Someone else repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cancellation-justified-late-show-stephen-colbert-even-worse-can-imagine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert&rsquo;s<\/a> claims that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s lawsuit was a $16 million bribe by Paramount for their upcoming merger, and that his candor got him fired.<\/p>\n<p>Several supporters accused Trump of &ldquo;censoring&rdquo; Colbert, but then short-circuited when asked why so many other anti-Trump hosts are still on the air. One woman, who was stumped by this question, didn&rsquo;t even know what Colbert&rsquo;s salary was.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, he was making between $15-20 million. And for what? To lecture half the country on his personal politics, and push more people to get the COVID-19 jab?<\/p>\n<p>When the elephant in the room was finally addressed &mdash; that his show had a $40 million shortfall, likely due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-fume-cbs-axing-stephen-colbert-cnns-brian-stelter-quietly-admits-real-reason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert<\/a> alienating half his audience &mdash; the reaction was priceless.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Who do <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colbertlateshow?\">@colbertlateshow<\/a> fans BLAME for Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s cancellation? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T4563ZbYy7\">pic.twitter.com\/T4563ZbYy7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/1948563858748309580?\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some people from the crowd were in agreement that this was unacceptable, and finally came to the realization that it was a business decision.<\/p>\n<p>Others stuck to their guns, with one man saying he&rsquo;d &ldquo;make adjustments,&rdquo; but wouldn&rsquo;t change the host, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/23\/media\/cbs-mornings-co-host-tony-dokoupil-rips-jon-stewart-says-one-sided-stephen-colbert-went-too-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">far-left content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even CNN&rsquo;s Brian Stelter had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-fume-cbs-axing-stephen-colbert-cnns-brian-stelter-quietly-admits-real-reason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admit<\/a> last week that it was based on monetary losses, saying: &ldquo;Think back to 2023, when &lsquo;The Late, Late Show with James Corden&rsquo; went off the air. I reported at the time that that show had become unprofitable, that CBS was not able to sell enough ads to make that show profitable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Well, that is now the case for Colbert as well. I&rsquo;m told by a source close to the network that &lsquo;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&rsquo; is now technically unprofitable. So that does give the company a financial reason to end the show starting in May 2026.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If Colbert had simply stuck to the formula followed by the late, great Johnny Carson of &ldquo;The Tonight Show&rdquo; fame, he might have been spared. The simple trick was: Don&rsquo;t get political.<\/p>\n<p>Carson was the master. Beloved by all. Republicans, Democrats, and independents. His only goal was to make us laugh. Colbert failed miserably at that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You never knew Johnny&rsquo;s politics,&rdquo; Jay Leno <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/johnny-carson-what-our-current-late-night-hosts-can-learn-king-1887031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> of Carson. &ldquo;Johnny would come out and equally make fun of everybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Today, you&rsquo;d be hard-pressed to find even one voice in late-night comedy who doesn&rsquo;t express constant disdain for Trump or his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>That approach is simply bad business practice.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, Jimmy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/close-yet-far-jimmy-kimmel-actually-nails-1-reason-trumps-winning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel<\/a> and Jimmy Fallon are next on the chopping block, as the age of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late-night comedy finally<\/a> comes to an end. 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