{"id":2467279,"date":"2025-07-27T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-oreilly-predicted-rival-colberts-late-show-demise-the-day-before-it-happened\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T10:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:53:26","slug":"bill-oreilly-predicted-rival-colberts-late-show-demise-the-day-before-it-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-oreilly-predicted-rival-colberts-late-show-demise-the-day-before-it-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill O&#8217;Reilly Predicted Rival Colbert&#8217;s Late Show Demise the Day Before it Happened"},"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\">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%2Fbill-oreilly-predicted-rival-colberts-late-show-demise-the-day-before-it-happened%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=2467279&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>Conservative commentator Bill O&#8217;Reilly predicted the cancellation of Stephen Colbert&#8217;s show &#8220;the late Show&#8221; just one day before CBS officially announced it on July 17. O&#8217;Reilly made this prediction in a video posted on his YouTube channel on July 18, in which he warned Colbert that he would not be on air much longer, especially after SkyDance&#8217;s acquisition. This video appeared to have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-views-joe-biden-digital-set-adds-footage-of-snow-falling-at-white-house\/\" title=\"Fake Views: Joe Biden Digital Set Adds Footage of Snow Falling at White House\">recorded earlier<\/a> but was only published after Colbert&#8217;s cancellation. The two have been longtime rivals, with colbert often parodying O&#8217;Reilly, and O&#8217;Reilly occasionally appearing as a guest on Colbert&#8217;s show. In 2017, Fox News fired O&#8217;Reilly following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-legislature-votes-to-strip-gov-cuomo-of-pandemic-emergency-powers\/\" title=\"N.Y. Legislature votes to strip Gov. Cuomo of pandemic emergency powers\">multiple sexual harassment allegations<\/a>, a moment Colbert mocked on air while maintaining he did not take pleasure in O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s downfall. The article highlights the longstanding tension between the two media figures amidst Colbert&#8217;s show&#8217;s end.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Conservative pundit Bill O&rsquo;Reilly said he predicted the demise of Stephen Colbert one day before the network canceled him and &ldquo;The Late Show.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CBS announced Colbert&rsquo;s cancellation on July 17, something O&rsquo;Reilly predicted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >video apparently recorded earlier<\/a> but posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BillOReilly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;on July 18.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, O&rsquo;Reilly issued the warning to Colbert after he criticized Paramount&rsquo;s $16 million settlement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/losing-mtg-losing-base-greene-doubles-trump-critique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well you&rsquo;re not going to be around much longer, pal,&rdquo; he said in the video. &ldquo;And when SkyDance buys, you&rsquo;re gone. So, I hope you saved your money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52aEaxeuK4Y?si=sCIityUdwWyqw1nl&amp;start=82\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\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>Apparently, O&rsquo;Reilly didn&rsquo;t publish the video before Colbert was fired, as it wasn&rsquo;t featured on his YouTube playlists &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLwxrMUnj1nrK2QWer2VxbanNdgnQTZaj6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Spin News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLwxrMUnj1nrKg88YudztlZyFrNKt1VNxr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Spin News Clips<\/a> &mdash; on July 16 or 17.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The REAL story behind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StephenColbert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StephenColbert<\/a>&lsquo;s demise. Please read my new column just posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rryWmyXe7C\">https:\/\/t.co\/rryWmyXe7C<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pfyqonrkyI\">https:\/\/t.co\/pfyqonrkyI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill O&rsquo;Reilly (@BillOReilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillOReilly\/status\/1946386752169525583?\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Reilly and Colbert had been rivals for decades; O&rsquo;Reilly was even a guest sometimes on &ldquo;The Late Show,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/2017\/4\/20\/15370208\/stephen-colbert-bill-oreilly-fired-goodbye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Vox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The leftist comedian would often make fun of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bill-oreilly-says-potus-told-exactly-wont-release-epstein-files-agree-reasoning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O&rsquo;Reilly<\/a> and his show, which was then &ldquo;The O&rsquo;Reilly Factor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Colbert would sometimes do skits as &ldquo;Stephen Colbert,&rdquo; a parodied representation of O&rsquo;Reilly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZbYpi_WbfkI?si=3B3nIF900S9TNHKJ&amp;start=227\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In 2017, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/fox-news-drops-bill-oreilly-in-wake-of-harassment-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-steven-crowder-announces-lawsuit-against-facebook\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Steven Crowder Announces Lawsuit Against Facebook\">conservative host<\/a><\/a> after five women accused him of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. But that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Reilly said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will always look back on my time at Fox with great pride in the unprecedented success we achieved and with my deepest gratitude to all my dedicated viewers. I wish only the best for Fox News Channel,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dismantling-democracy-sunny-hostin-cries-end-colbert-end-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert<\/a> was quick to mock him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s been a guest on this show, and I take no pleasure in his downfall,&rdquo; Colbert said during a 2017 broadcast. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to sit here and publicly gloat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Colbert then asked the cameras to pan away from him, and, while off-camera, did something to make the audience applaud.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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