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“So, for the first time in history, Americans have stopped watching NBC, CBS TV, and ABC,” reported commentator Bill O’Reilly Thursday. “Their viewing level has fallen below 20 percent — unheard of.”“And it’s because they’re boring and they’re far left,” O’Reilly elaborated. “That’s the two reasons.”The latest casualty of this legacy-media collapse is notable, too.CBS is canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, effective after the 2025-’26 season.The move will end what will have been a 33-year run that began with host David Letterman in 1993. Colbert took the show’s helm in 2015, shortly after Letterman’s retirement.The news-making announcement has...

Everybody was shocked — shocked! — when Stephen Colbert announced this week that CBS canceled “The Late Show.” The despondent media reacted like a meteor was about to smash into Earth. But how surprising was Colbert’s kibosh really? Did peoples’ jaws also hit the floor when Blockbuster Video called it quits in 2014? Were they muffling their screams when blimps were phased out for air travel in 1937? “What do you mean ‘no more silent films’?!” The end of “The Late Show” was every bit as writ-in-stone as any of those predictable downfalls. And it’s not only Colbert. The Grim...

The news of “The Late Show’s” cancellation by CBS doesn’t just end a franchise that had, to this point, lasted more than 30 years. It looks like the beginning of the end of an entire category of television. With one network now opting out of late-night talk entirely, how long will it be before the genre just goes away? CBS announced the cancellation nearly a full year before it is to take effect, making current host Stephen Colbert a lame duck of sorts; he will continue hosting the show through May 2026, at which point it will simply disappear. Observers...

The Talk ShowsJuly 13th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.); Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.). Joint interview: Sen. Linda Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Richard “Danang Dick” Blumenthal (stolen honor) (D-Conn.).FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas); DHS Secretary Kristi Noem; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Legal panel: Tom Dupree and Andy McCarthy. Panel: Marc Thiessen, Francesca Chambers, Josh Kraushaar and “Whiny” Juan Williams.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem; Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.);...

The Talk ShowsJuly 6th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: NEC Director Kevin Hassett; Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.); Video documentarian Ken Burns.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson; Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.); Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.); Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Panel: Horace Cooper, Meghan Hays, Mollie Hemingway and Hans Nichols.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Actor Olivia Munn (D-Hollyweird); biased liberal sports broadcaster Bob Costas; Sal Khan, Founder of Khan Academy; Leftist Poet Amanda Gorman. (MSDNC) Panel:...

The Talk ShowsJune 29th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Mark Warner (Deep State-Va.); Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas); Permanent representative of Iran to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani; Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); FDA Commissioner under the 1st Trump administration Dr. Scott Gottlieb FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.); Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.). Panel: Olivia Beavers, Richard Fowler, Katie Pavlich and Kevin Roberts.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Communist Mayor Nominee for NYC...

The Talk ShowsJune 22th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.); Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.); Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter; retired USMC Gen. Frank McKenzie. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream DHS Secretary Kristi Noem; Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah); Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Supreme Court panel: Tom Dupree and Jonathan Turley. Panel: Matt Gorman, Stef Kight, Roger Zakheim and Whiney Juan Williams. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Linda Graham (R--Neocon-S.C.); Sen. Mark Kelly (Dumb enough for NASA-Ariz.)....

The Talk ShowsJune 15th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Alex “The wedding crasher” Padilla (D-Calif.); Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Joint interview: Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Linda Graham, war monger (R-S.C.).FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD); Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Panel: Francesca Chambers, Mollie Hemingway, Jeremy Hunt and Dan Koh. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Adam Schitt (D-Calif.); Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). (MSDNC) Panel: Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Stephen Hayes, Ryan Nobles and Amy Walter—EVERY...

The Talk ShowsJune 8th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Kevin Hassett; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.); Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Tex.); President and CEO of Save the Children US Janti Soeripto; CBS News Chief Pollster Anthony Salvanto.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon BreamSen. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.); Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). Panel: Mary Katharine Ham, Josh Kraushaar, Marc Thiessen and Juanie Williams. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.); Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.); American actress and vocal advocate for women's rights (Barf!) Olivia Munn....

The Talk ShowsJune 1st, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; FDA Commissioner Marty Makary; Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.); Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon BreamSen. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.); Rep. Jake Auchincloss; (D-Mass.); Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Sunday special: Modern Warrior Live. Panel: Marie Harf, Guy Benson, Horace Cooper and Meridith McGraw. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: : Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Sen. Raphael Warlock (D-Ga.)....

The Talk ShowsMay 25th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.); Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa); Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.); Deceased Sen. John McCain’s (RINO-AZ) widow Cindy McCain and son Jack McCain. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Alex Thompson, co-author of “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again in 2025”. Sunday special: Gary Sinise. Panel:...

The Talk ShowsMay 18th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: : former Obama admin. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; retired US Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.); Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Adam Boehler, Trump administration special envoy for hostage response. Legal panel: Ilya Shapiro and Tom Dupree. Sunday special: Modern Warrior Live. Panel: Kevin Roberts, Susan Page, Tiffany Smiley and Whiney Juan Williams. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Former Vice...

The Talk ShowsMay 11th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: : CEO of United Airlines Scott Kirby (to bitch about Trump not hiring Air Traffic Controllers for Newark Airport) ; New Mexico dumocrap Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham; Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas); Cardinal Blase Cupich; British Ambassador Peter Mandelson; Sam Rose, Acting Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.); Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.). Panel: Francesca Chambers, Josh Kraushaar, Marc Thiessen and Whiney Juan Williams. MEET...

The Talk ShowsMay 4th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.); Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio); Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova; retired Gen. H.R. McMaster; Katherine Maher, CEO of NPR; Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas); Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.); Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.); Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee. Panel: Olivia Beavers, Richard Fowler, Mollie Hemingway and Hans Nichols. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: President Donald Trump. (MSDNC) Panel:...

The Talk ShowsApril 27th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; Gary Cohn, former director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2018.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.); Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.). Sunday special guest: Dana Perino. Panel: Annie Linskey, Julia Manchester, Juan-er Williams and Cal Thomas. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). (MSDNC) Panel:...

The Talk ShowsApril 20th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) (the MS-13 Gangster’s Senator making the rounds today); Massachusetts demoncratic Gov. Maura Healey; EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin; Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.); Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); American NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore . Legal panel: Jonathan Turley and Tom Dupree. Panel: Francesca Chambers, Horace Cooper, Dan Koh and Katie Pavlich.. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC):...

The Talk ShowsApril 13th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.); Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Fired director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the FDA (who tried to keep HHS Sec. JFK Jr. from seeing the vaccine database) Dr. Peter Marks; United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer; CBS News Pollster Anthony Salvanto.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins; Illinois demofat Gov. JB Pritzker; Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Ken and Brad McCauley,...

The Talk ShowsApril 6th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick; Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY); Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.); NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte; Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.).FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: AG Pam Blondi; Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.); Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.). Panel: Kevin Roberts, “Party On Wayne!” Marie Harf, Stef Kight and Josh Kraushaar. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.); Sen. Adam Schitt (D-Calif.). (MSDNC) Panel: Leigh Ann Caldwell, Lanhee...

The Talk ShowsMarch 30th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain; Sen. Mark Warner (DeepState-Va.); Chairman, House Budget Committee Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas); Sue Gordon, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official (who quit under Trump because Russia, Russia, Russia); retired USMC Gen. Frank McKenzie, who oversaw the disastrous 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal; new polling with CBS Chief Pollster Anthony Salvanto.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Mark Warner (DeepState-Va.); Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.); Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Brad Schimel; Peter Navarro, senior counselor...

The Talk ShowsMarch 23rd, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: National security adviser Mike Waltz; Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.); Scott Gottlieb, former Trump administration FDA commissioner.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff; Maryland democrap Gov. Wes Moore, and Staff Sergeant Clinton L. Romesha, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, in 2009. Legal panel: Ilya Shapiro and Tom Dupree. Panel: Michael Allen, Francesca Chambers, Penny Nance...