Jimmy Kimmel slams CBS’ reason for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show: ‘This is beyond nonsensical’

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He stated that the figures provided to the media are actually proof that this entire episode and its narrative are made up and how studios have an affinity for making up stories. “It really is surprising how little the media seems to know about how the media works. There’s just not a snowball’s chance in hell that that’s anywhere near accurate. That’s all you need to know. Suddenly he’s losing $40 million a year? I will tell you, the first 10 years I did the show, they claimed we weren’t making any money, and we had five times as many viewers on ABC as we do now. Who knows what’s true? All I know is they keep paying us, and that’s kind of all you need to know,” said Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel admitted that network television certainly doesn’t possess the same kind of muscle it once did, but he clarified that late-night talk shows aren’t a part of that problem. He said, “Network television is declining. There’s no question about that. But more people are watching late-night television than ever before. People are still watching late-night, just in different places. Our monologues get between 2 and 5 million views, sometimes more, every night. Seth Meyers gets 2 million on YouTube alone. We’re not even talking about Instagram or the other platforms. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on a Monday night will get 5 million views.”

After CBS cancelled The Late Show, Donald Trump announced that Jimmy Kimmy and Jimmy Fallon were next on the chopping block, and he could replace hosts like Stephen Colbert with random people off the streets.

The Late Show began its journey back in 1993 and was hosted by David Letterman. After a short hiatus from television, the show returned in 2015 with Stephen Colbert as the new host, and this season of the show will be its last.