Report: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Operated at a $40 Million Loss for Years

While the left is lamenting the loss of Stephen Colbert, the network had already given Colbert years of operating at a loss.
While the left is lamenting the loss of Stephen Colbert, the network had already given Colbert years of operating at a loss.
Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” “It Might Be You” and the classic “The Way We Were,” has died at 99.
Kate Beckinsale is mourning the death of her mother, actress Judy Loe, whom she described as “the compass of my life, the love of my life, my dearest friend.”
The software development firm Astronomer announced its CEO, Andy Byron, has resigned after he was seen embracing a colleague at a recent Coldplay concert.
A writer’s union wants New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) to probe the reasons why CBS decided to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” even after the network said it was a “financial decision.”
Actor and U.S. Army veteran Braxton Wells is accusing the Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios, Mark Swinton, of drugging and raping him three years ago.
While the left is lamenting the loss of Stephen Colbert, the network had already given Colbert years of operating at a loss.
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart chimed in on the news that CBS had decided not to renew the Late Show with host Stephen Colbert, taking a shot at the relevance of Comedy Central — the channel that airs his program.
This seemed like a good time to look back at the best of the most overlooked horror movies released during the 1990s.
Astronomer’s Board of Directors has launched a formal investigation into its executives after the company’s CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot went viral on social media for trying to hide from Coldplay’s “kiss cam” during the rock band’s
Is there another franchise with three sequels and a streaming series where everything sucked but the first entry, which is only fairly decent? Give it up already.
The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times offered a dismal review of the James Gunn-directed reboot “Superman” on Thursday, declaring the movie unsuitable for Chinese audiences because of its “Western individualism.”
ABC’s “General Hospital” actor Tristan Rogers, known for his role as Robert Scorpio on the long-running TV series, has reportedly been diagnosed with cancer.
President Donald Trump reveled in the looming end of late-night host Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” on CBS and claimed he hears ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel is facing a similar fate.
When CBS late-night comedian Stephen Colbert broke the news on Thursday that he was canceled his audience erupted in boos aimed at the network
The problem is not the economics of late-night TV. The problem is the economics of Stephen Colbert.
For its second quarter this year, Netflix reported total revenues of $11.08 billion, with an operating income of $3.8 billion and margin of 34.1%, which are way up from last year and beyond market estimates.
Jimmy Kimmel has rushed to back fellow left-wing talk show host Stephen Colbert, letting loose with a spray of foul-mouthed invective as the latter faces the demise of his eponymous Late Show.
Democrat senators freaked out over CBS canceling Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, insinuating the move was made for political reasons by bizarrely suggesting the Trump administration is somehow concerned about the comedian’s content.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS will not be renewed for another season, with the network calling it a “financial decision.”
Coldplay inadvertently exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s HR chief, Kristin Cabot, on the rock band’s “kiss cam” during a concert on Wednesday night.
Dr. Francis Collins, who was one of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s many COVID conspiracist cohorts, joined Stephen Colbert Wednesday and insisted that America needs more censorship to end “dangerous” freedom of speech and to reverse the “trust deficit” in the wake of the coronavirus debacle.
NPR CEO and welfare queen Katherine Maher has come up with a brand-new lie to protect her taxpayer-funded slush fund to spread left-wing lies.
While most everyone else seemed to find comedian Shane Gillis’ opening monologue at the ESPYs Wednesday night to be hilarious, one former ESPN personality did not.
Drag queen Xunami Muse has revealed to fans that he is self-deporting from the U.S.A. and back to his home in Panama.
Variety wants us to roll over and shut up to … protect the First Amendment without explaining how silencing people’s speech protects free speech
Actor Derek Dixon, who plays Dale on Tyler Perry’s long-running TV show, “The Oval,” says he “couldn’t say no” to the Hollywood mogul’s unwanted advances, and had to lock himself in a bathroom because he thought he would get raped.
LOS ANGELES — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87.
French electronic band Yelle announced on Wednesday that it is canceling its North American tour because they do not “feel safe” traveling to the United States due to “the current political climate in the U.S.,” bizarrely citing “immigration and freedom of speech” as their reasons, before admitting to currently facing financial difficulties.
Comedian Shane Gillis trolled everyone during his ESPY Awards opening monologue on Wednesday night, from Caitlin Clark to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Tomorrowland electronic dance music festival in Boom, Belgium, suffered a setback this week when its main stage caught fire.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –The nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich.
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry.
The Steve Miller Band has cited a climate of fear over the earth’s weather for abruptly canceling all dates on a long-planned 2025 North American tour.
LOS ANGELES — The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album.
“Harry Potter” star Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months after the actress was caught speeding in Oxford, England.
Broadcast TV has now fallen to only 20 percent of TV use, according to the latest Nielsen viewership survey.
In one swoop, the far-left New York Times culture desk removed four of its critics from long-held posts. They will be reassigned and replaced.
Throughout the entire first half of 2025, reruns of “Gunsmoke” earned more streaming minutes than any of the super-expensive woke crap pumped out by the Disney Grooming Syndicate on Disney+.
Transgender activists are ripping Nintendo for casting a biological female instead of a trans actor as the lead in ‘The Legend of Zelda.’
Los Angeles police detectives on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of killing an American Idol music supervisor and her husband during a a home invasion last week, authorities said.