Jeff Shell on the future of CBS, cancelling "Colbert"

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Nellie: Since Shell was a proponent of NBC dropping the 10 p.m. hour, there had been speculation that he may want to do the same with CBS once he formally becomes Paramount President.

He shot that down at a presser, noting that now that both linear and streaming ratings for the period are "doing well," no plans are in the works; still, "[e]ventually, [a cutback] could happen, for sure"... as for late night, "80% of the viewership and growing is on YouTube":

https://deadline.com/2025/08/jeff-shell-cbs-10pm-late-show-stephen-colbert-cancellation-1236485950/ (link)

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