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Colbert's Yanked Interview Gets 3M Views in 18 Hours

CBS pulled segment amid dispute over FCC equal-time rules

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert's "unaired" interview is doing just fine off-air, the Wrap reports. His chat with Texas state Rep. James Talarico racked up 3 million YouTube views in 18 hours after CBS kept it off The Late Show's Monday broadcast , quickly surpassing Colbert's recent chats with Bad...

Colbert Calls Out CBS Over Blocked Interview

Late Show host posts interview with James Talarico to YouTube to avoid FCC equal-time rule

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert kicked off Monday's Late Show monologue by introducing his band and guest Jennifer Garner—then pivoted to the guest he says CBS wouldn't let him have: Texas state Rep. James Talarico . Colbert told the audience that the Democrat "was supposed to be here," but...

Anderson Cooper Calls Time on 60 Minutes

Host plans to remain in his roles at CNN

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper's segment with filmmaker Ken Burns, which aired Sunday, was his last interview for the long-running CBS news magazine. Cooper announced Monday that he's leaving as a correspondent for the program after nearly 20 years, per the Hollywood Reporter . In a statement, he called the role "...

Trump Threatens to Sue Trevor Noah Over Joke

President slams Grammys telecast, goes after 'talentless' host for Epstein joke

(Newser) - President Trump hated the Grammys telecast so much that he might sue. In a 1am Truth Social post after the show aired, Trump pronounced the awards show as "the WORST, virtually unwatchable." The lawsuit threat came in regard to a joke by host Trevor Noah:
  • Noah: After Billie
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Bari Weiss to CBS News Staff: Pivot or Become Irrelevant

Weiss is pushing network to court 'the center,' overhaul broadcast strategy

(Newser) - Bari Weiss delivered a blunt message to CBS News staff this week: The network won't survive by holding on tight to its broadcast audience. In an all-hands meeting on Tuesday, the CBS News editor in chief—who simultaneously runs the opinion site the Free Press, now owned by CBS...

Big Brother Contestant Mickey Lee Is Dead at 35

Family says reality star died on Christmas after cardiac arrests

(Newser) - Mickey Lee, a contestant on the CBS reality show Big Brother last summer, died on Christmas Day at age 35, reports People . Lee's family announced her death, which had followed multiple cardiac arrests earlier in the month, on Instagram . "Mickey captured the hearts of audiences nationwide through her...

Harry Jokes About Trump on Late Show

'I hear you elected a king,' he tells Colbert

(Newser) - Prince Harry joked about President Trump and CBS' legal problems in a surprise Late Show appearance Wednesday night. The British prince walked onto the stage as Colbert was talking about Hallmark movies, saying, "They give people the unrealistic expectation that during the holiday season, they're going to just...

How Colbert Found Out His Show Was Canceled

CBS didn't tell him, Late Show host reveals to GQ

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is two months into processing the end of his Late Show run, and while "I've wrapped my head around" the cancelation itself, "in terms of how I feel about it, no, I don't know because the shows go on," he says in a...

Trump Clashes With O'Donnell in Rare 60 Minutes Showdown

O'Donnell presses Trump on immigration, economy, and CBS lawsuit

(Newser) - President Trump returned to 60 Minutes for a rare interview Sunday night, marking his first sit-down with the CBS newsmagazine since 2020 and coinciding with the anniversary of his lawsuit against the network over the editing of Kamala Harris' interview on the show—a suit most experts dismissed as frivolous,...

Stephen Colbert Beams Into His Next TV Role

Colbert to voice Digital Dean as new Star Trek series launches

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is boldly going where he's never gone before, lending his voice to the role of the Digital Dean of Students in the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series. The Late Show host announced the news this weekend at New York Comic Con, where he appeared virtually...

Matlock Actor David Del Rio Fired After Alleged Assault

Co-star Leah Lewis reportedly made the complaint

(Newser) - David Del Rio, a regular on the CBS legal drama Matlock, has been dismissed from the show after being accused of sexually assaulting fellow cast member Leah Lewis, reports Deadline . The alleged incident took place in Lewis' trailer on Sept. 26, and Del Rio was removed from the set...

Paramount Skydance Taps Bari Weiss to Lead CBS News
CBS News Shakeup Includes
a Young New Editor
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Oct 6, 2025 10:16 AM CDT

CBS News Shakeup Includes a Young New Editor

Paramount Skydance names Bari Weiss, 41, to the position

(Newser) - It's a big change for CBS News starting Monday: Parent conglomerate Paramount Skydance installed 41-year-old Bari Weiss in the newly created position of editor in chief, report Reuters and the AP . Paramount also bought the digital news site founded by Weiss, the Free Press, for about $150 million, reports...

Colbert, Kimmel Had a Lot to Discuss on Each Other's Shows

They recounted the moments when they learned about cancellation or suspension

(Newser) - Late-night television's biggest names joined forces for a crossover event Tuesday, with Stephen Colbert joining Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Brooklyn and Kimmel appearing on The Late Show in Manhattan. The move during Kimmel's show's annual trip from Los Angeles to New York City came after both...

NFL Grabs Stake in ESPN as Disney Hands Over Key Assets

Move puts NFL Network, RedZone under sports channel's umbrella

(Newser) - The NFL is set to acquire a 10% stake in ESPN as part of a sweeping partnership with Disney, giving the league significant influence over the sports network while handing ESPN control of key NFL media assets, including the NFL Network. While the value of the transaction remains undisclosed,...

Letterman Weighs In on Colbert Cancellation

Ex-late-night star, who once hosted Late Show himself, calls CBS' decision 'pure cowardice'

(Newser) - The host who jump-started The Late Show decades ago is finally speaking out after hearing of its soon-to-come demise . David Letterman weighed in on Friday in a video on his own YouTube channel over his former employer CBS canceling the program now helmed by Stephen Colbert, who has been on...

60 Minutes Names Its New Executive Producer

Tanya Simon's predecessor stepped down amid Trump administration tensions

(Newser) - 60 Minutes is getting its fourth executive producer in its 57-year-history. CBS News reports that Tanya Simon, the show's first female executive producer, has been serving as interim executive producer since her predecessor, Bill Owens, stepped down in April following heavy criticism of the show from President Trump. Owens...

Colbert Hits Back at Trump With an Expletive

Meanwhile, Jon Stewart and David Letterman pile criticism on CBS

(Newser) - In his first show since announcing his show will be canceled next year, Stephen Colbert responded directly to President Trump's celebration of the fact , and his claim that the Late Show host lacks talent. "How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following...

Trump Celebrates Colbert Cancellation

President hopes Kimmel is next

(Newser) - It won't come as much of a surprise that President Trump is thrilled that CBS is cancelling Stephen Colbert's late-night show:
  • "I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired," he wrote on Truth Social. "His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel
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6 Takes on Colbert News, Including Kimmel's
6 Takes on Colbert News,
Including Kimmel's
the rundown
Jul 18, 2025 8:21 AM CDT

6 Takes on Colbert News, Including Kimmel's

Two Democratic senators demand to know if politics is behind show's cancellation

(Newser) - The surprise news that CBS is pulling the plug on Stephen Colbert's late show next year has prompted much chatter about the network's motives. CBS insists it was purely a "financial decision," but skeptics see politics at play. (Parent company Paramount recently settled a lawsuit brought...

Colbert Announces CBS Is Pulling the Plug

Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end next May

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert made the announcement himself to his studio audience on Thursday at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. "I want to let you know something I found out just last night," he said, USA Today reports. "Next year will be our last season. The...

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