Samantha Bee Says Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Was ‘Hemorrhaging Money’ and ‘People Aren’t Tuning In’: It’s a ‘No-Brainer’ to Cancel Amid Paramount-Skydance Merger

Former late-night host Samantha Bee is giving her take on CBS cancelling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

During a recent appearance on the “Breaking Bread with Tom Papa” podcast, Bee said she believes that ending Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” was a “financial decision,” as cited by CBS, but also thinks it was in part to “curry favor with the president” amid the merger between Paramount, CBS’ parent company, and Skydance.

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“I think both things are true,” she said. “It definitely was hemorrhaging money. These legacy shows are hemorrhaging money

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