Steven Colbert amazed viewers when he posted a video From his Instagram show with the following message:

"I want to tell you something I only found out last night. Next year it will be our last season. The network will end with the" late show "in May. It's not just the end of our show, it's the end of CBS's "Late Show". I don't replace myself. This is all that will leave. "

After Colbert broke the news, CBS executives reported their own statement Boasting Colbert as "irreplaceable" and complaining about the sad state of the modern TV landscape. "This is a purely financial decision against a challenging background in late night," the statement said. "It is not related in any way to performance, content or other things that are happening in Paramount."

The last sentence is noticeable because, given the recent monologue from Colbert, not everyone thinks it is likely. CBS is owned by Paramount, and on Monday Colbert strongly criticized Paramon for consent for a $ 16m deal with President Donald Trump. The settlement was the result of a A transparent weak lawsuit Trump claims that "60 minutes" fraudulently regulated their interview with then -presidential candidate Kamala Harris in 2024, a claim that was largely disintegrated when CBS posted all the shots to the public.

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"I believe that this kind of complicated financial agreement with a sitting official has a technical name in the legal circles: it's a big bribe for bribes," Colbert said. "All this comes when Paramont owners are trying to get the Trump administration to approve the sale of our new owner, Skidan."

Quoting from A. Report on media reporter At the merger, Colbert added: "After Skydance gets CBS, the new owner's desire to please Trump could put pressure on the host late at night and Trump's frequent critic Steven Colbert." "He joked about his new mustache, Colbert added:" Okay, but how will they put pressure on Stephen Colbert if they can't find it? "In the light of recent events, the joke is now a little less funny.

Colbert is not the only host of late night that criticized the so -called paramount. The so -called settlement. Jonon Stewart of "The daily show " They were constantly torn in the company for the decision, even making a former 60 -minute correspondent, Steve Croft to help the audience how caress the neighborhood is. "It was an unusual city, that's what I would call," Croft told Stewart. "I mean, some people call it extortion." Stuart ridiculed Paramount for the decision constantly before that interview and only continued to do so since then. However, it is worrying, as the home channel of the show, Comedy Central, is owned by Paramount and, as such, his life is similar to the hands of the directors of Paramount.

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For signs of hope, the Daily Show fans pointed to the promising rating of the series: that Recently reached 10 years of viewership. What's more impressive: Monday, one day a week, Stuart's hosts, are the highest ranked day of the week. Not only does the "daily show" prove its rating rating, but the correspondent who mostly insulted the advantage is also the least interchangeable from the group.

The problem is that viewers cannot actually believe that these decisions are made purely on the basis of numbers. According to to Nielsen's recent ratingsThe late show with Steven Colbert still regularly engages in his slot for time and received viewers in this last quarter. If Colbert cannot save him from a fall, can we believe he will save Stewart?

When Stewart himself was asked if he was concerned about the potential Daily Show's cancellation of his podcast, his answer It seemed confident: "Let me tell you something," he replied: "I am expelled by *** levels of it. We will land on my feet." His judgment was that corporations were motivated by the profits at the end of the day and he believes that Emmy's "daily show" is still enough to have a future in Comedy Central:

"If they see it as a pure real estate transaction, I think we bring a lot of value. It may not be their consideration. They can sell the whole place for parts. And we will deal with when we do it. But I'm very happy and proud of all who work there.

Even ignoring his improving grades and his cultural relevance (Only "South Park" rivals "Daily Show" Regarding how many media outlets), the "Daily Show" should not give up because it is simply very good right now. After the awkward few years after Trevor Noah's departure in 2022In February 2024, the show hit Gold with its new format: Jonon Stewart would host on Monday And one of the other correspondents will host the next three days a week.

The result is that Stewart had to enjoy the lack of exhaustion coming from a full -time gig, and every Monday still feels like a special event. What is even more fun is to get acquainted with other rotating hosts: Jordandoran Klper, Desi Lidic, Ronnie Fiben and Michael Costa, wearing something different on the table. (Although Desi Lidic is the best of them, let's get it directly.) They all seem to be on their game A-game because they compete to get that event for a full-time host slot, but many fans hope the show never calms down full time, because Sunday's work. (Fresher even compared to certain parts of Stuart's original flow.)

But the best thing about "The daily show " is that it's probably the only show for late night during the day with a real bite for it. Jimi Kimmel's Trump Trump feels too high school to move the needle while Seth Meyers was pretty open to how He does not expect his show to change in mind. But when Jonon Stewart becomes serious in his monologue on Monday night, it still feels important. Not only is the Daily Show a beloved institution for decades of history behind it, but today is a well-loved, hard TV show. If Paramount (or its upcoming skydance owners) decides to cancel it, it will be Travers.