In an attempt to get some positive press after making good on pulling Stephen Colbert’s popular “The Late Show” off the air and replacing it with Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed,” CBS issued a press statement claiming it was a sound business decision despite a massive drop in viewership.

As CBS swapped out Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show" with Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed," the new 11:35 time slot saw a lackluster ratings debut. "Comics Unleashed," which took over the time slot the day after Colbert wrapped up his run,

CBS and Paramount backed away from copyright challenges to limit distribution of Stephen Colbert's appearance on a Michigan cable access show. He ended his run as host of "The Late Show" on Thursday.

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Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed attracted fewer than 1 million viewers during its first night in Stephen Colbert’s former CBS time slot. This marked a significant decline from the audience that watched The Late Show wrap up just one night earlier.

Just one week after making a surprise appearance on Monroe's community-access television show "Only in Monroe," former late-night host Stephen Colbert is helping raise money for the station that airs