Ratings IMPLOSION Spells Bad News For Bari Weiss After Colbert Firing - The Damage Report

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CBS’s firing of Stephen Colbert has reportedly led to a sharp decline in ratings for the Late Show time slot, with broader ripple effects impacting CBS, according to the claim. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. - 06/15/2026.


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"CBS' firing of Stephen Colbert has seen the Late Show time slot nosedive in ratings — and it's taking the network with it. Since CBS handed Byron Allen the 11:35 p.m. slot formerly occupied by Colbert's The Late Show — with Allen Media footing all production costs under a "time buy" arrangement — Nielsen data reviewed by Status show nearly two-thirds of the audience Colbert was drawing toward the end of his run has fled.

And media experts say that massive damage won't stay contained to the late night time slot."