Jon Stewart's CBS Tirade: Late Night Shakeup, LA Times Goes Public, and DoD Warrior Games

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Jon Stewart has dominated headlines in the past few days, not just for his wit on The Daily Show, but for an explosive monologue that ripped into CBS and its parent company Paramount for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. On Monday night’s Daily Show, Stewart delivered a half-hour, profanity-laden diatribe, calling the move by Paramount a capitulation to Donald Trump in the context of the company's proposed $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, a deal which needs regulatory approval during Trump’s presidency. Stewart didn’t hold back, accusing the studio of “fear and pre-compliance” that’s taking over American institutions, and mocking the claim that the cancellation was purely financial. According to The New York Times and Puck, Colbert’s show was the only late night program to gain viewers this year, but was losing over $40 million annually as late-night ad revenue dropped nationwide. Stewart told networks and advertisers to “sack up,” asserting that now is not the time for media to back down, punctuated with more than two dozen expletives, and even enlisted a choir to satirically sing his message. Social media exploded with clips of Stewart’s tirade, making the term “Jon Stewart” one of the highest-trending topics on X.

Elsewhere, Stewart scored a notable exclusive on Monday, interviewing Patrick Soon-Shiong, billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times. Soon-Shiong announced live that he plans to take the Times public within the next year—potentially putting it in the league with The New York Times and News Corp. as one of the few major public US newspapers. Soon-Shiong said he wanted to “democratize” the paper by allowing public ownership, framing it as an effort to restore truth and trust in media, though he offered no precise timeline beyond the next 12 months. The LA Times, like the rest of legacy media, has been battered by declines in revenue and staff cuts.

Meanwhile, Stewart’s own status as The Daily Show’s Monday anchor is rock solid for now. He’s in the media crosshairs not just because of his fiery monologue but as speculation swirls over what the seismic changes at CBS and the broader late-night market might mean for Comedy Central’s own future. On social media, Stewart was spotted at the 2025 DoD Warrior Games Kickoff Event, posting with fans and participants—a reminder of his ongoing connections to the veteran community. As the late-night TV era continues to fragment and lose cultural primacy, Stewart remains, for now, both a lightning rod and a survivor in the rapidly shifting sands of American media.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
John Stewart has dominated headlines in the past few days,
not just for his wit on The Daily Show, but
for an explosive monologue that ripped into CBS and its
parent company, Paramount for canceling Stephen Colbert's late show. On
Monday Night's Daily Show, Stuart delivered a half hour profanity
laid in diatribe, calling the move by Paramount a capitulation

(00:20):
to Donald Trump in the context of the company's proposed
eight billion dollar merger with Skydance Media, a deal which
needs regulatory approval during Trump's presidency. Stewart didn't hold back,
accusing the studio of fear and pre compliance that's taking
over American institutions, and mocking the claim that the cancelation
was purely financial. According to The New York Times, in Puck,

(00:43):
Colbert's show was the only late night program to gain
viewers this year, but was losing over forty million dollars
annually as late night ad revenue dropped nationwide. Stuart told
networks and advertisers to sack up, asserting that now is
not the time for media to back down, punctuated with
them more than two dozen expletives, and even enlisted a
choir to satirically sing his message. Social media exploded with

(01:06):
clips of Stuart's tirade, making the term John Stewart one
of the highest trending topics on x Elsewhere, Stuart scored
a notable exclusive on Monday interviewing Patrick Soun Schong, billionaire
owner of the Los Angeles Times. Soon Chang announced live
that he plans to take the Times public within the
next year, potentially putting it in the league with the

(01:27):
New York Times in News Corp. As one of the
few major public u S newspapers. Souonschung said he wanted
to democratize the paper by allowing public ownership, framing it
as an effort to restore truth and trust in media,
though he offered no precise timeline beyond the next twelve months.
The LA Times, like the rest of legacy media, has
been battered by declines in revenue and staff cuts. Meanwhile,

(01:51):
Stuart's own status as the Daily Show's Monday anchor is
rock solid. For now, He's in the media crosshairs not
just because of his fiery monologue, but his speculation swirls
over what the seismic changes at CBS and the broader
Late Night market might mean for Comedy Central's own future.
On social media, Stuart was spotted at the twenty twenty

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five DoD Warrior game's kickoff event, posting with fans and
participants a reminder of his ongoing connections to the veterans community.
As the late night TV era continues to fragment and
lose cultural primacy, Stuart remains for now both a lightning
rod and a survivor in a rapidly shifting sands of
American media. And that is it for today. Make sure

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