@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social re: ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS

Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social • Jul 18, 2025

As of 845p, this ongoing story makes no mention yet of Trump's blackmail of CBS/Paramount/Ellison but includes generic hoo-ha about changing TV: a journalistic sin of omission. Trump is taking over media under the Times' nose and it turns away.

CBS said its decision to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was not related to “the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount,” the network’s owner.

‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS

The show will end in May, the network said, calling it “a purely financial decision.”

The New York Times • John Koblin