Dr. Drew: Legacy late-night TV hosts will all face cancellation
Dr. Drew Pinsky · Dr. Drew on Tech, COVID, and Living a Happy Life · Aug 27, 2025 · at 13:40
Dr. Drew Pinsky compares traditional television studio overhead with solo creator production models on TBPN.
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“So when Colbert gets Gets fired for losing forty million dollars a year. I just looked at that and I go, well, of course. That's gonna happen to all of them. This is just not a model.”
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