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SickOfTheOnePct

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7. As I said...

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:35 AM

Sep 25

...being top rated means nothing if not enough people are watching to pay the bills.

Say Colbert's show hadn't been cancelled, and five years from now he still had the top rated show, but had less 500,000 people watching. What difference would "top rated" make in that situation?

And obviously you're free to believe or not believe whatever you choose.

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Late Night TV Ratings: Who's Top & Who's Lagging Behind? [View all] KS Toronado Sep 24 OP

They do mention that he's on at 10:00 but Gutfeld is NOT late night underpants Sep 24 #1

And Colbert is the one he succeeded in going after... Rhiannon12866 Sep 25 #2

Meh! malaise Sep 25 #3

I'm guessing that... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 25 #4

Those numbers are profitable for cable but not enough for broadcast Kaleva Sep 25 #5

After we saw how quickly ABC kowtowed to Trump over Kimmel, we are still going with this excuse? W_HAMILTON Sep 25 #6

As I said... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 25 #7

If you believe propaganda SocialDemocrat61 Sep 25 #9

I believe that CBS knows more about the profitability now... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 25 #10

Who at CBS said the show wasn't profitable? SocialDemocrat61 Sep 25 #11

Shari Redstone SickOfTheOnePct Sep 25 #13

And you believe them? SocialDemocrat61 Sep 25 #14

Yes, I believe them SickOfTheOnePct Sep 25 #15

Sounds like double talk SocialDemocrat61 Sep 25 #16

Gutfeld is on at 10PM SocialDemocrat61 Sep 25 #8

Regarding Gutfield ChazII Sep 25 #12

I would add Colbert and Kimmel to get a better sense of the country's preferences Stinky The Clown Sep 25 #17