In a shocking move, CBS just announced that it would cancel the "Late Show" with Stephen Colbert. The move comes just after Colbert criticized Paramount, CBS's parent company, for agreeing to pay millions of dollars to settle a completely frivolous case brought by the Trump administration.
The company cited "financial" considerations, but the explanation seemed bizarre, given that the show has been # 1 in its time slot for 9 years running, and is believed to make a $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 profit per year (according to John Heileman, MSNBC).
CBS says profits have dropped, but it made no effort to work with Colbert to reduce expenses, and it told him about the cancellation just hours before telling the world.
Colbert has been unafraid to criticize Trump, and he was unafraid to call out CBS. We need his voice, and we need media companies to stand strong against Trump.
Add your name, and demand that CBS reverse this decision.
