{"id":502905,"date":"2026-05-26T05:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/502905\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:59:26","slug":"cbs-stands-down-after-outcry-over-stephen-colbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/502905\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Stands Down After Outcry Over Stephen Colbert"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBS<\/a> is standing down after fan outcry over the network\u2019s controversial move involving Stephen Colbert<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On May 23, Colbert returned to TV<\/a> as the surprise guest host of Only in Monroe<\/a> on a public access station in Michigan, just one day after his final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/a> aired. (He memorably took over the show in 2015, before making his debut on The Late Show.)<\/p>\n

Colbert\u2019s newly-launched personal YouTube channel published the full Only in Monroe episode, with other YouTube channels re-posting it on the platform as well \u2014 prompting CBS to send takedown notices for copyright infringement, per Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the takedown notices weren\u2019t sent to suppress Colbert\u2019s public-access appearance after The Late Show\u2019s cancellation, as some fans speculated<\/a>. That\u2019s because CBS actually paid for the Only in Monroe episode.<\/p>\n

\u201cStephen Colbert\u2019s return to Monroe in the Only in Monroe episode was financed and produced by CBS Studios and was posted on Stephen Colbert\u2019s YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and The Late Show\u2018s YouTube channels,\u201d a CBS spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The message continued, \u201cAs is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted content from CBS and our network\/studio talent such as Stephen Colbert. However, for this episode, have decided to waive further enforcement of this standard industry practice until additional review.\u201d<\/p>\n

On May 21, The Late Show aired its final episode<\/a>, delivering its biggest weeknight audience ever<\/a>, after CBS announced its cancellation in July<\/a>\u00a0for financial reasons. Colbert has already discussed one of his next projects<\/a>, a film called Shadow of the Past, based on six chapters of J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s The Fellowship of the Ring that weren\u2019t included in Peter Jackson<\/a>\u2018s 2001 film.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen<\/a> will take over The Late Show\u2018s 11:35 p.m. ET time slot on CBS.<\/p>\n

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