Boycott CBS and Paramount: Bring Back The Late Show and Reject Corporate Censorship

 

For years, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was more than just another late-night program. It became a nightly ritual for millions of Americans — a place where comedy, culture, politics, and accountability met on one stage. Night after night, viewers showed up. And for nine straight years, America made its choice clear: The Late Show was the #1 late-night show on television.

 

Then CBS and Paramount Global pulled the plug.

 

Not because viewers disappeared. Not because the show failed. Not because America stopped watching.

 

They canceled one of the most successful franchises in modern television despite massive ratings, a loyal audience, and a finale that reportedly drew millions of viewers.

 

This was not a decision driven by the audience. It was a corporate decision. A political decision. A financial decision. And viewers are the ones being told to accept it.

 

CBS executives expect the public to quietly move on while replacing a cultural institution with cheaper syndicated programming and cost-cutting filler. They believe audiences will keep paying subscriptions, keep tuning in, and keep supporting a corporation willing to erase one of television’s most influential voices without accountability.

 

We refuse.

 

This petition is a message directly to CBS and Paramount Global:

 

You do not get to dismantle the most successful late-night franchise on television and expect loyal viewers to stay silent.

 

By signing this petition, we pledge to:

 

1. Boycott CBS Programming

 

We will stop supporting CBS broadcasts, especially during late-night programming hours, until the network addresses viewers directly and takes meaningful action.

 

2. Cancel Paramount+ Subscriptions

 

We will hit Paramount Global where corporations pay attention most — financially. Subscribers are prepared to cancel Paramount+ and reconsider support for Paramount-owned properties until viewers are respected again.

 

3. Demand Public Accountability

 

CBS leadership owes viewers transparency. Fans deserve honest answers about why one of the most watched and culturally significant late-night shows in America was removed.

 

4. Stand Against Corporate Intimidation and Censorship

 

Entertainment companies should not silence influential voices because of political pressure, corporate fear, or executive convenience. Viewers deserve authentic programming — not sanitized, risk-free replacements designed only to maximize profits.

 

This is bigger than one television host.

 

This is about whether massive media corporations believe audiences still matter.

 

For years, viewers invested their time, loyalty, subscriptions, and support into The Late Show. We helped build its success. We made it the leader of late-night television.

 

Now CBS and Paramount Global need to understand something clearly:

 

If you abandon the audience, the audience can abandon you.

 

No Colbert. No loyalty. No accountability. No support. No viewers. No business.

 

Sign and share this petition today.

 

Tell CBS and Paramount Global that viewers are not disposable — and that destroying one of television’s most successful franchises without listening to the public will come with consequences.