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Created: 2025-07-19 17:19:44 UTC

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert reportedly cost over $XXX million per year to produce and was losing over $XX million annually. CBS execs tried to find ways to dramatically slash the budget but concluded there was no viable path to profitability — NYT


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