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Thu May 28, 2026, 12:28 PM May 28

Stephen Colbert's MAGA-coded replacement flops in debut: report [View all]

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Stephen Colbert wrapped up "The Late Show" last week after alleged pressure from President Donald Trump on his parent network, but his replacement isn't exactly filling the gap, according to new reporting.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-05-28T05:00:18Z

https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-colbert-cbs-2676964073/

Stephen Colbert wrapped up "The Late Show" last week after alleged pressure from President Donald Trump on his parent network, but his replacement isn't exactly filling the gap, according to new reporting.

The series finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert drew more than 6.7 million viewers, according to reporting by The Daily Beast, which looked at Nielsen data.

The show filling Colbert's time slot on CBS, Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed," drew only 995,000 viewers with its first episode, The Daily Beast reported. Allen is the billionaire owner of the Allen Media Group.

Late-night talk shows hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon topped more than 1.5 million viewers on the same night that Comics Unleashed debuted, according to The Daily Beast, which noted that Kimmel aired a rerun that night.

According to The Daily Beast, even Colbert's YouTube channel is nearly outperforming Allen's show. Colbert's appearance on the public access TV show "Only in Monroe" drew 928,000 views on Colbert's YouTube, which doesn't include viewers who watched via other channels and platforms.

CBS announced earlier this year that Colbert's show would end this month, citing financial reasons. However, Colbert and multiple political analysts have suggested that Trump's criticisms of Colbert were the cause.
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I watched it once awhile ago....not funny. Ritabert May 28 #1
No surprise there. Wednesdays May 28 #2
Good! CBS is dead to me after Colbert's cancelation. Initech May 28 #3
CBS has been dead to me since they fired Dan Rather... ananda May 28 #13
I Wouldn't Crow. Byron Allen Is A True Horatio Alger Story,..... ColoringFool May 28 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Ritabert May 28 #6
I watched a a few minutes of the Byron Allen show on YouTube just to see what it is. GoodRaisin May 28 #5
I sometimes watched it after following Cobert. Traildogbob May 28 #7
Since I know longer watch anything Paramount or CBS mdbl May 28 #8
Conservative comedian is an oxymoron... Wounded Bear May 28 #9
He actually pays CBS for the air time tishaLA May 28 #10
Doesn't matter, bryan allen is paying for the time slot CBS isn't paying him Figarosmom May 28 #11
I watched Comics Unleashed a number of years ago MIButterfly May 28 #12
KInd of depressing that it drew almost a million viewers LiberalLovinLug May 28 #14
Reminds me of a joke about Byron Allen from a horror spoof movie back in the day. Crowman2009 May 28 #15
CBS drops Colbert for financial reasons? LilElf70 May 28 #16
I remember Byron Allen Charlie Chapulin May 28 #17
Real People(?) Jimbo S May 28 #20
Thank you. Charlie Chapulin May 30 #22
I wonder if Colbert was given the option to reduce cost? Melon May 28 #18
How in the hell did no talent Byron Allen become a billionaire? Baffling n/t Cheezoholic May 28 #19
And yet tavernier May 28 #21
Colbert is a decent human. Charlie Chapulin May 30 #23
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