1.0MS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowMS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7kddKRlHOI"><a href="https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/daily-show-co-creator-weighs-in-on-colbert-show-cancellation-this-is-a-warning-shot-243907653973">‘Daily Show’ co-creator weighs in on Colbert show cancellation: This is a ‘warning shot’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/daily-show-co-creator-weighs-in-on-colbert-show-cancellation-this-is-a-warning-shot-243907653973/embed#?secret=7kddKRlHOI" width="600" height="338" title="“‘Daily Show’ co-creator weighs in on Colbert show cancellation: This is a ‘warning shot’” — MS NOW" data-secret="7kddKRlHOI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762454401/1753646369277_n_velshi_paramount_cbs_skydance_fcc_stephencolbert_250727_1920x1080-or3ojs-1/1753646369277_n_velshi_paramount_cbs_skydance_fcc_stephencolbert_250727_1920x1080-or3ojs-1.jpg?_i=AA19201080CBS is canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert after hitting a ten-year ratings high this year. This just days after Colbert blasted the network’s $16-million dollar settlement with the Trump administration, which he characterized as a “big fat bribe.” Now that parent company Paramount Global’s $8-billion dollar merger with Skydance has been greenlit by Trump's FCC, many are asking if the decision to cancel was purely a financial one. Daily Show Co-Creator, Lizz Winstead says "to just drop the franchise itself...that says to me we're afraid."