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Created: 2025-07-19 01:05:02 UTC

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert cost ~$100M annually to produce, per CBS insiders and Puck reporting. It generated around $60M in ad revenue yearly, resulting in ~$40M losses each year, amid declining late-night viewership and ads (total late-night revenue fell to $220M in 2024 from $439M in 2018).


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