CBS' firing of Stephen Colbert has seen the Late Show time slot nosedive in ratings — and it's taking the network with it.Since CBS handed Byron Allen the 11:35 p.m. slot formerly occupied by Colbert's The Late Show — with Allen Media footing all production costs under a "time buy" arrangement — Nie...
  • FreedomAdvocateEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    Yet it’s a net positive for the network since Colbert lost them a shitload of money:

    “With this ‘time buy’ model, we have shifted an hour that was losing roughly $40 million annually to $15 million in profit — a $55 million swing.”

    Not the article only compares the viewership numbers from the end of Colberts run too, where more people tuned in since it was ending, not before its cancellation was announced.