Vince Vaughn, an actor known for his outspoken criticism of late-night shows, has suggested that they have lost audiences due to agenda-based content and lack of humor. He argued that the shows stopped being funny and felt like I was in a class I didn't want to take. He also compared the experience to being trapped next to someone on a plane. The decline in ratings is not subtle, with all major late-Night hosts losing around 70 to 80 percent of their audience since 2015. Meanwhile, Colbert's show reportedly bled between $40 and $50 million in 2024 alone. CBS cancelled Colbert last July and retired the Late Show name entirely, ending a franchise that had been on the air since 1993. Despite this, Vaughn's argument is incomplete, with late-hours still losing to shows with no writers' room, set, and budget.