Think about it: CBS is ending The Late Show, and there are rumblings The Daily Show might be kaput at Comedy Central... Why not just move the show to CBS? Makes sense, they're under the same Paramount umbrella. Crazy idea?
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The Daily Show to CBS?
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I think the only issue is an internal one. They're overseen by different parts of the same company. But it's not insurmountable. CBS took over distribution of the CMT Awards a few years ago. That's a similar situation, where a cable show was now being aired on the network. So it's very possible. I'm sure the budget is a whole lot less.
i doubt it happens, in fact i think Daily Show will be canceled by the new owners of Paramount to make "Dear Leader" in DC happy.
Would it be cheaper than luring Guttfeld over?
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
If they don't import The Daily Show they're certainly not going to start a bidding war over Gutfeld.
The craziest. It's the same company (Paramount). Also the same company that has hired Bari Weiss to overhaul CBS News. And she's trying to get Scott Jennings from his position as right-wing token at CNN:
CBS News Shocker: CNN's MAGA Pundit Scott Jennings 'in Talks to Join Network'
New editor-in-chief Bari Weiss continues to make moves.
Ditching Colbert and replacing it with The Daily Show would be seen as a giant bait-and-switch by the Trump administration, which fast-tracked the sale to Skydance as soon as the ax fell on Colbert.
Again, guys----Bari Weiss is a game-changer. I said this in another thread. Expect a news product at 11:35, something that Bari's company The Free Press would have its imprint all over (CBS acquired that company when it put her in charge of news). It'll skew young, it'll be cheap and it will lean right.
linear TV overall skews old, it's not even on the radar of these young Antifia hoodlums or Charlie Kirk worshippers
Which Bari would like to fix. If you're not reading about who she is and what she's already doing at CBS News---in fact, if you haven't watched John Oliver's piece on her and CBS from October 12, you're not seeing the situation clearly.
She was not hired to preserve the status quo of CBS News.
Sure. But once again, the 11:30 PM hour is not in the domain of CBS News.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Yet.
She has to demonstrate she knows how to produce TV.
They made her Editor-in-Chief of CBS News without that proof and already, Gayle King and John Dickerson are on their way out, and 60 Minutes may be in for an overhaul too.
Who will Bari Weiss pick as the next anchor of CBS Evening News?
With John Dickerson heading out and show’s ratings struggling, new CBS editor-in-chief is looking at several anchors at rival networks
Gayle King Expected to Depart as ‘CBS Mornings’ Anchor Amid CBS News Overhaul (EXCLUSIVE)
Gayle King is expected to depart as 'CBS Mornings' anchor when her contract expires next spring. She may shift to a different role at CBS News.
variety.com
Exclusive | CBS News boss Bari Weiss eyes major shakeup at ‘60 Minutes’ — and star anchors could get the ax: sources
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss is looking to shake up the iconic TV news magazine — and casualties could include any number of the show’s star anchors, The Post has learned.
nypost.com
11:35 for a cheap news product is kinda small potatoes by comparison.
The only way I see it happening is if the news department gives up the morning show time slot to entertainment. That would be a good deal.
Two hours for one? Yeah. But what does entertainment do with 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.?
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Bring back reruns of Captain Kangaroo.
The last time CBS was ever competitive in that time slot to begin with!
Oh, hey---there's one more.
"From New York, this is the CBS Evening News with the blond lady who was on The Five on FOX News last week."
www.independent.co.uk
"From New York, this is the CBS Evening News with the blond lady who was on The Five on FOX News last week."
Bari Weiss adds another Fox star to her list of potential ‘CBS Evening News’ anchors
When asked about Bari Weiss considering Dana Perino to lead CBS Evening News, one senior CBS News staffer responded to The Independent with a face-palm emoji.
www.independent.co.uk
That should attract an audience of hundreds of people.
Colbert made a joke last night about the average age of CBS' audience being 67 -- so the bottom line is that something intended to skew young won't reach that audience on CBS. Although maybe they could reach the younger crowd in streaming on Paramount+. For that matter, the audience that wants news that leans right already has multiple choices, so why would they tune in to CBS?
I saw that. That was the overall average for all CBS programming—including 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning and the CBS Evening News.
You need to understand that when I say “younger”, I’m not talking 18-34. I’m talking 45-64. That would be a major demographic win.
And what makes Bari Weiss dangerous is that she, at the Free Press, did content that leans right without frothing at the mouth. It has very little in common with FOX News or Newsmax other than which side of the issue it invariably winds up on, usually through poor journalistic practice.
If you haven’t seen what Weiss was doing (including video news content) at The Free Press, John Oliver had clips. The link to the full segment is at the end of this Variety article.
John Oliver Slams Bari Weiss’ Takeover of CBS News: She’s ‘Spent Years Putting Out Work’ That ‘Is at Best Irresponsible and at Worst Deeply Misleading’
John Oliver took the opportunity on 'Last Week Tonight' to do a deep dive on Bari Weiss, who is now the editor-in-chief of CBS News.
variety.com