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...
  • obvs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    Allen, 65, said from the outset he wasn’t chasing Colbert’s audience. “At the end of the day, I’m not trying to replace Colbert,” he told NPR last month. “I am not trying to hold on to his audience because Comics Unleashed has been around 20 years and has its own audience.”

    Cool story bro.

    • TootTootComingThru@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      Wait Byron Allen as in that shitty, boring ass talkshow host from like 20 years ago who was only there to awkwardly set up comics to say their pre agreed upon bits from their act? They’re replacing Colbert with that wet sock?

      Sucks to suck lol.