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Colbert's Last Show: 11 Years, 1,800 Episodes, Silenced — Trump Celebrates "The Beginning of the End"
Stephen Colbert's Late Show aired its final episode — 11 years and over 1,800 episodes, ended after Paramount paid Trump $16M and got its merger approved. The finale drew 6.74 million viewers — the show's all-time weeknight record. Trump posted at 1:52 AM calling Colbert "a dead person" and "a total jerk," then followed up: "May they all Rest in Peace!" about other late-night hosts. He called the show "very poorly rated." It just set a viewership record.
FCC Chair Threatened ABC: "Easy Way or Hard Way" — Kimmel Suspended, Then Reinstated
After Kimmel's monologue on the Charlie Kirk assassination, FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened: "We can do this the easy way or the hard way." ABC affiliates pulled the show. ABC suspended Kimmel. Trump celebrated. 400+ artists signed an ACLU letter. Kimmel returned to 15.3M YouTube views.