[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Jim Geraghty [@jimgeraghty](/creator/twitter/jimgeraghty) on x 119.1K followers Created: 2025-07-18 14:11:48 UTC It’s tempting to point the finger at Stephen Colbert himself for making the show financially unworkable; press reports have put Colbert’s salary at $XX million per year. Whether or not that figure is accurate, we know it is in the millions of dollars. But that probably means 2-4 30-second ads per night pay Colbert's salary (and a show has, what, 15-20 minutes of ads?) If Colbert’s salary was really the problem, CBS could let him go and hire some other host at a lower salary. XXXXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/jimgeraghty/status/1946211303355216146)
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Jim Geraghty @jimgeraghty on x 119.1K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 14:11:48 UTC
It’s tempting to point the finger at Stephen Colbert himself for making the show financially unworkable; press reports have put Colbert’s salary at $XX million per year. Whether or not that figure is accurate, we know it is in the millions of dollars. But that probably means 2-4 30-second ads per night pay Colbert's salary (and a show has, what, 15-20 minutes of ads?) If Colbert’s salary was really the problem, CBS could let him go and hire some other host at a lower salary.
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