Overview
- Maddow made the appeal on Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast, calling for a rethink of July’s decision to end The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
- She described CBS’s post–Paramount–Skydance-merger culture as a “huge embarrassment” and urged executives to “get right.”
- Maddow disputed the financial explanation by noting Colbert’s long-running ratings strength and alleged the move was meant to please President Trump.
- She linked the decision to ownership and editorial shifts, criticizing the installation of Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief as part of a rightward turn.
- CBS/Paramount have not announced any change to the plan, and The Late Show remains on air with its final broadcast scheduled for May 2026.