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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trump obviously forced the network to do this in order to proceed with the merger, but it is also apparent that network tv is struggling and the late night network shows like this are no longer profitable.

They need a new model at a scaled back cost. They probably don’t need a band (or maybe just a cheaper, smaller band). They probably need to shift the celebrity costs to the celebrity (or film/album/project they are promoting). And the host can’t be paid as much. Otherwise they need to go to a podcast like platform—where some celeb hosts are making tons of money without the big production costs.

Personally, I hope he brings back his Colbert Report persona—perhaps on the Daily Show at first—to skewer this administration that is destroying our democracy and the rule of law. [/quote]

That character was really funny and Colbert seems to have lost the ability to be funny, unfortunately. [/quote]

It was funny because he was perfectly satirizing a smug, self-satisfied but unquestioning partisan political blowhard.

Then, in his Late Show role, he actually BECAME that character. That’s why he was no longer funny, and that’s why Americans abandoned the show [/quote]

That is a really good observation, and true. [/quote]

He actually reverted to his normal personality--the opposite of that Republican blowhard character. It has won its time slot for years and received numerous awards. I actually think the late night talk show genre has passed its prime but many Americans still watch and enjoy it. [/quote]

The finances of it are weird because it’s an externalized cost.  The part most people like is the opening  monologue.  That’s pretty short and so many people just watch it on  YouTube later.  The endless celebrity interviews are mostly boring (but occasionally moderately interesting) but the industry has an interest in having a venue for the celebs to promote their shows so everyone eats the cost in late night shows in order to do that promotion.  Otherwise they would have to pay for some other venue to promote shows and movies.  The truly unreadable part on every late night show is generally the filler skits which are 90% stupid but occasionally moderately interesting or amusing 
 (like the time jimmy Kimmel had his cousin pose as a Costco returns person giving people crap over their returns).[/quote]

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