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Matt is joined by veteran late-night executive and producer Nick Bernstein to discuss CBS’s decision to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert—despite being the no. 1 late night show on TV—and debate whether there was any political involvement, as Skydance is still looking for the FCC’s approval in a merger with CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global. They also dive into the declining economics in all of late night, CBS head George Cheeks’s other possible motives for firing Colbert at this moment, the future of late night, and more (03:07). Matt finishes the show with an opening-weekend box-office prediction for Smurfs and I Know What You Did Last Summer (29:44).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Nick Bernstein
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo