+1 This conspiracy theory claim is tenuous at best. |
This, especially the bolded. The company trying to sell will generally cut losses and trim any fat to make the books look as profitable as possible to get the most money. It's hard to believe the conspiracy theorists didn't know that when positing these ludicrous arguments. |
+1 It's not like they fired Colbert and replaced him with another $15M host. There hasn't been any evidence that would lead a reasonable person to determine that CBS decided not to renew this money-hemorrhaging show (in advance of a merger when they're trying to decrease the expenses column) due to Trump. |
Not for the first time in this thread, then why did they announce it when they did? |
Also not for the first time in tis thread: Because his contract is up next year and they're giving him advanced warning and letting him finish the contract term (which is a benefit to Colbert). Plus he announced it. |
Only really old people still watch lame late-night tv shows. |
That’s because we are retired and ca sleep in the next morning! |
He announced it after they informed him, so the timing issue stands. Are you claiming that CBS/Paramount was in no way placating Trump in every way possible for the sake of the merger? |
- yet you still can’t proofread. |
You don't have a smoking gun proving that it was. There are legitimate reasons why his contract wouldn't be renewed, including losing money and declining popularity for that genre. Plus the fact that they didn't replace him/are scrapping the whole endeavor and they're letting him finish his contract instead of firing him. |
One more legitimate reason that blows away your TDS timing theory is that companies generally cut poorly performing sections right before a merger. So even if Colbert's contract non-renewal is related to the merger, then there's a legitimate reason why it has nothing to do with Trump. |
If your show is losing $40 million a year with declining ad revenue, I’m sure pointing an accusing finger at CBS motivations helps you to not take stock of the financial picture. I like Colbert just fine. He’ll be fine. CBS will probably lose less money by having empty air in that spot. |