{"id":575,"date":"2026-05-27T16:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/?p=575"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:44:24","slug":"stephen-colberts-jab-at-network-on-final-late-show-could-cost-cbs-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/?p=575","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert\u2019s jab at network on final Late Show could cost CBS millions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Colbert may have delivered one final joke aimed directly at CBS during his farewell episode of&nbsp;<em>The Late Show<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 and viewers noticed immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After more than a decade behind the desk, Colbert closed out the show surrounded by major guests including Paul McCartney, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and Ryan Reynolds. The night carried the emotional feeling of both a celebration and a goodbye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But one small moment quickly became the most talked-about clip online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his \u201cMeanwhile\u201d segment, Colbert joked about a copyright lawsuit involving the famous&nbsp;<em>Peanuts<\/em>&nbsp;theme music. After warning that using the song without permission could become expensive, the house band suddenly started playing the tune live in the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colbert turned toward the band with mock panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh no,\u201d he said while looking toward the camera, \u201cI hope this doesn\u2019t cost CBS any money\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The audience laughed instantly, but social media exploded even harder. Many viewers interpreted the comment as a subtle final jab at the network following the announcement that&nbsp;<em>The Late Show<\/em>&nbsp;would end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cancellation had already drawn controversy after Colbert publicly criticized Paramount and CBS over reported legal settlements connected to political disputes involving&nbsp;<em>60 Minutes<\/em>. CBS later insisted the show\u2019s ending was strictly financial and unrelated to Colbert\u2019s political commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether intentional or not, the joke landed because it captured exactly what many viewers were already feeling: tension beneath the humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in classic Colbert fashion, the final swipe came wrapped inside a smile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert may have delivered one final joke aimed directly at CBS during his farewell episode of&nbsp;The Late Show&nbsp;\u2014 and viewers noticed immediately. After more than a decade behind the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":49,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=575"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":577,"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions\/577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truemorning.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}