A friend texted me the other day to get my opinion on Colbert's last moments on the air which was an homage to the snow globe series finale of "St. Elsewhere." I told my friend that I was proud to announce that I never saw a single moment of this series. Ever. I had made a commitment to Johnny Carson when he retired and I pretty much kept to it.
Of course, I would have little interest in what Colbert has been peddling. At the end of the day, I don't want to hear bashing of politicians from either party. I want to smile and laugh at inane things like Carnac and Stump the Band. All these late night hosts have gotten so politically-focused and, as a by-product, much less funny or entertaining.
Now, if you go by my Facebook page, the majority of my friends bid a tearful farewell to Colbert. As did most of the mainstream media. It's not about the end of a TV show that was losing money and ratings by the bucket full. It was all about Trump-bashing and how Colbert was the victim.
Here's a little TV math. When Carson went off the air in 1992, he was reaching 14 million people. Colbert's audience level towards the end? 2 million. And sinking. The longer a show stays on the air, talent contracts and fees increase geometrically. So there is less income and more outgoing money. It's the reason Johnny left and the same goes for Colbert.
But everybody wants to think this was a Trump edict. If everybody who lamented the end of Colbert did indeed watch regularly, his audience wouldn't have dwindled down to nothing. The same folks are now pledging to never turn on CBS ever again. Again more Trump hysteria. If people found out Trump's grandfather invented the toilet bowl, these nuts would probably resort to squatting and shitting in the front yard.
Hey, that's a funny joke. If Colbert had told one like it, he may have lasted longer.
Dinner last night: Leftover Honey Chicken.
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