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    3 months ago

    Relative viewer counts aren’t the whole story. It also matters how much they cost, and how much they revenue they bring in. Late night TV has been doing terribly overall. The Late Show specifically is apparently losing $40M this year.

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        3 months ago

        Right, but this isn’t Hollywood. The specifics of Hollywood accounting don’t really work for ongoing television programs. It requires the short term nature of movie production.