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It’s not just Colbert - network late-night TV is dead
NY Post ^ | 7/19/25 | Johnny Oleksinski

Posted on 07/19/2025 4:25:20 PM PDT by Libloather

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To: Libloather

Not really surprised it was cancelled. Times have changed.

I am surprised Saturday Night Live is still on. I expect it to disappear shortly after Lorne Michaels is gone.

The Tonight Show will be the very last one to be on the air.


21 posted on 07/19/2025 5:18:20 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: Libloather

Will we see conservative programming as a result of leftist media death?


22 posted on 07/19/2025 5:18:21 PM PDT by Z28.310 (does not comply well with others)
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To: Z28.310

No. I don’t think so.


23 posted on 07/19/2025 5:19:46 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: Libloather
“Late night” show was a formula that worked for decades but is no longer relevant.

Key components of the formula are now missing: engaging hosts, talented guests, and an audience that cares.

Carson defined the format. Nobody else comes close. FWIW, I have never watched Colbert, Kimble, or any of the other “late night” shows. They are not worth my time. Hilarious they were losing $50M on this guy.

24 posted on 07/19/2025 5:21:29 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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To: Bernard

Lol!

And I’m calling Bellevue cause you’re nuts!

I much fear serious trouble in the fuselage, Frederick.


25 posted on 07/19/2025 5:22:40 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: HonkyTonkMan

26 posted on 07/19/2025 5:24:38 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: Libloather

No. Late night has been on since jack paar. Sine my parents were teens

There is something primal about our want of late night. Now you have prime and can do old shoes but people want a bedtime story. A light look at the news of tge day

Johnny had it

Dave letterman had in. Conan

Then the competitive asses took over Leno started that

Gutfeld is okay. If he would stop with the disgusting jokes he’d be a king

There’s no talent. Whatever talent there is has been shut out by envy, sponsors/corporate/ pharmaceutical industry


27 posted on 07/19/2025 5:25:47 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: BipolarBob
Joe Rogan doesn't have 200 people on staff to pay for. He doesn't have speech writers, music band, drink servers, make-up artists out the kazoo, etc. . . . Coal Burt insists on being pampered like he's a rock star in Vegas.

I haven't seen Colbert's show so I have no idea. When Letterman was on the program, I knew that he had an entire production. He needed his music band to be there. And he depended on his writers to come up with skits.

All I've seen from Colbert on X is that he has basically told Trump "* U".

I did see Colbert a little bit on the Comedy Channel and he was funny. But it was before he became political.

28 posted on 07/19/2025 5:27:09 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: abb

“loosing”

That’s not even a word. Not even an autocorrect

The word is lose. L o s e. Losing.


29 posted on 07/19/2025 5:27:23 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: doorgunner69

I miss Johnny Carson and Jay Leno...


30 posted on 07/19/2025 5:32:05 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

It was revealed when he was given the cancellation news, how big his staff was. They had a big budget but I forget what it was.


31 posted on 07/19/2025 5:34:08 PM PDT by BipolarBob (The Weather Bureau announced they will shut down the entire Sharknado early warning system and staff)
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To: stanne

Letterman was pretty good when he started out; then he got obnoxiously snarky.


32 posted on 07/19/2025 5:34:37 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: moviefan8
I am surprised Saturday Night Live is still on.

Saturday night airtime, even on NBC, is available at infomercial prices.

33 posted on 07/19/2025 5:37:59 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: BipolarBob
They're saying that his budget is $100 million per year.

I was shocked to hear that.

34 posted on 07/19/2025 5:38:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Jamestown1630

Right after he got back from being out for an emergency coronary procedure he had the day after he had HRC on the show
Yep


35 posted on 07/19/2025 5:39:48 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: HYPOCRACY
And I’m calling Bellevue cause you’re nuts!

Bellevue's overrated. I asked my therapist how he felt about our lack of progress (turning the tables on him for once).

36 posted on 07/19/2025 5:39:48 PM PDT by BipolarBob (The Weather Bureau announced they will shut down the entire Sharknado early warning system and staff)
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To: Libloather

Not a thing worth watching at that hour
Old tv shows is it


37 posted on 07/19/2025 5:41:11 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: doorgunner69

My dad said that Johnny Carson was the best - he brought out the best in his guests. These two idiots all they do is slam Trump and conservatives and Republicans. They’re boring.


38 posted on 07/19/2025 5:41:22 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: doorgunner69

I bought a lot of Johnny Carson on laser disc. Both pretty obsolete these days, but I did love that man.


39 posted on 07/19/2025 5:42:03 PM PDT by mairdie
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To: BipolarBob

‘ Bellevue’s overrated. I asked my therapist how he felt about our lack of progress (turning the tables on him for once).’

What was the response?


40 posted on 07/19/2025 5:42:08 PM PDT by Fuzz (`)
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