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PBS News Hour

CBS says Colbert move was financial but some question timing

Season 2025 Episode 199 | 8m 18s

Broadcast TV’s highest-rated late-night talk show, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," is being cancelled. Paramount called it a financial decision, but the timing is raising questions. Stephanie Sy discussed the cancellation of the show with NPR television critic Eric Deggans.

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