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ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel criticized CBS on Tuesday for its decision to end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," suggesting the network canceled the show to appease President Donald Trump and secure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for Paramount's merger with Skydance Media.

"CBS, all of a sudden out of the blue, claimed ‘The Late Show’ was losing $40 million a year and then miraculously got FCC approval to sell their company, which is what they wanted," he said during his monologue.

In its July 18 statement announcing Colbert’s show would end , CBS said the decision was "purely" financial and "not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount," th

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