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FCC approved Skydance - Paramaount merger

michael hagerty said:
And before anyone says "you can't do that", FOX (the broadcast network, not FOX News) does not have a news division and does not produce a nightly newscast or a weekly newsmagazine.

So there is precedent.

@umfan makes a good point about the ratings and revenue from 60 Minutes, but if it's seen as more of a pain in the ass politically than it's worth, CBS Sports could probably put an hour-long weekend highlights show in there and do pretty well.
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Fox never had a news division. CBS is renowned for theirs.
 
Let's hope 60 Minutes survives the storm. Now as far as the guy who told the President to go f##k himself. He may be gone very soon.

Fans are fickle and fame can fade away.
 
CTListener said:
How does that help Colbert going forward other than as consolation?
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The momentum Is with him. CBS management would be foolish to get rid of him now, because everyone is watching them to see how they will react. Remember, they are now fighting on two fronts, with South Park joining the fight after the season premiere.

Any action taken against either show will be viewed as a political takedown.
 
leethalweapon said:
The momentum Is with him. CBS management would be foolish to get rid of him now, because everyone is watching them to see how they will react.
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But many are watching to make sure he is gone for good.
leethalweapon said:
Remember, they are now fighting on two fronts, with South Park joining the fight after the season premiere.
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And is that show a place where people go for political or social guidance?
leethalweapon said:
Any action taken against either show will be viewed as a political takedown.
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Or vindication. It depends on your perspective.

With the low total numbers for all the ABC, CBS and NBC late night shows combined, a lot of people won't view this as anything since they don't watch and don't care.
 
davideduardo said:
But many are watching to make sure he is gone for good.

And is that show a place where people go for political or social guidance?

Or vindication. It depends on your perspective.

With the low total numbers for all the ABC, CBS and NBC late night shows combined, a lot of people won't view this as anything since they don't watch and don't care.
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They care one way or another. They want him to go down fighting or get knocked out.
 
Don CT said:
They care one way or another. They want him to go down fighting or get knocked out.
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Some do, many don't. Don't know and don't care.

I saw a conservative political cartoon yesterday with a mother and father asking about the firing of Colbert. The teenage son, sitting nearby, says, "who?".
 
leethalweapon said:
The other thing to consider Is that these events are not just being watched by Americans. It’s a talking point worldwide. A lot of the social media I’m currently seeing is revolved around these two events.
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Except in media specific websites, I can't imagine that the general population or any other country cares even a small but about TV network talk show hosts in the United States.

So the firing of Colbert is not a "talking point worldwide". In the overall picture, it is not a talking point for most Americans.
 
It was going to get approved once CBS settled with Trump which they shouldn't along with ABC as well. I feel no matter who had control of the FCC the deal was going to be approved in my opinion, I was surprised that CBS canceled The Late Show I thought maybe a new host if they couldn't get a deal with Colbert in my opinion.
 
Megatron said:
I was surprised that CBS canceled The Late Show I thought maybe a new host if they couldn't get a deal with Colbert in my opinion.
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They probably saw the writing on the wall, saying that whoever replaced Colbert in that spot was going to be (politically) controversial. So they killed it. Why do you think Trump has also named Kimmel on ABC as next to be cancelled? No matter what any of the networks do in that timeslot, they will be viewed through a political lense from now on. My question is, what happens next?
 
leethalweapon said:
They probably saw the writing on the wall, saying that whoever replaced Colbert in that spot was going to be (politically) controversial. So they killed it. Why do you think Trump has also named Kimmel on ABC as next to be cancelled? No matter what any of the networks do in that timeslot, they will be viewed through a political lense from now on. My question is, what happens next?
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What gets ignored/forgotten here is that of the current generation of late-night hosts, only one tried to be non-political. Jimmy Fallon. That bought him deep third place in the ratings. He's trying to do the material now, but it doesn't fit his persona.

Between Colbert and Kimmel, more than four million viewers a night choose political comedy to 1.1 million for Fallon.
 
michael hagerty said:
What gets ignored/forgotten here is that of the current generation of late-night hosts, only one tried to be non-political. Jimmy Fallon. That bought him deep third place in the ratings. He's trying to do the material now, but it doesn't fit his persona.

Between Colbert and Kimmel, more than four million viewers a night choose political comedy to 1.1 million for Fallon.
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Fallon is just not good at being a late night host.
 


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