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Seth Meyers Mocks Ellison-Owned CBS & Trump At NBCU Upfronts: “I Heard Next Year ‘Survivor’ Is In The Strait Of Hormuz”

Deadline·Katie Campione·6 months ago
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Seth Meyers took aim at the competition on Monday morning during NBCUniversal ‘s upfront presentation.

“We have taken down CBS ,” said the late-night host, referring to the fact that, for the first time in nearly two decades, NBC rather than CBS will take the broadcast crown for total viewers in the TV season . “Well, the Ellisons did, but I like to think we helped.”

Meyers — who is actually set to appear on CBS Monday night with fellow the Strike Force Five members Jimmy Fallon , Jimmy Kimmel , and John Oliver to kick off the final week of The Late Show with his friend and network rival Stephen Colbert — kept the digs coming by taking some guesses as to how the Ellisons’ close ties to the Trump administration might become more apparent on Paramount’s TV networks in the coming years.

“Seriously, what’s going on over there?…

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