Stephen Colbert replacement show suffers huge ratings drop

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCBS has experienced a decline in ratings after replacing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen.Colbert's show was America's most-watched late-night programme during its final season, attracting 2.7 million viewers, with his final episode drawing 6.74 million. However, Comics Unleashed’s debut attracted just 995,000 viewers, as reported by Late Nighter, trailing behind NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1.5 million) and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1.6 million). Byron Allen, host of Comics Unleashed, told NPR he is “not trying to replace Colbert” and intends for his show to avoid the political satire prominent in Colbert's programme. The cancellation of The Late Show followed Colbert's criticism of Paramount for paying Donald Trump to settle a dispute concerning a 60 Minutes interview. In fullStephen Colbert’s time slot replacement debuts with less than half of Late Show’s average viewershipThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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