The story of the cancellation of Stephen Colbert and The Late Show is an interesting lesson in how news moves, and how many cycles there are.
Hourly: Colbert fired! X and Bluesky and Facebook erupt with outrage on the left. Silenced for criticizing Trump! (As if Trump cares; he contents himself on Truth Social with an all-caps tap dance on the show’s grave and moves on.) Breathless panic: We are just weeks away from passing around Jon Stewart samizdat under the table in cafés! It can’t be ratings; Colbert was No. 1 in his slot! True, but given the ratings, that’s like being the top jai alai player in North Dakota.
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