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A Big Apple rally in support of on-his-way-out \u201cLate Show\u201d host Stephen Colbert<\/a> drew fewer than two dozen people Sunday \u2014 with even the NYPD cops on scene quickly calling it a day since most of the demonstrators left after just a few minutes.<\/p>\n Organizers said the \u201cWe\u2019re With Colbert\u201d gathering outside the CBS Broadcast Center on Manhattan\u2019s West Side said it was meant to be part of a nationwide call for \u201cintegrity.\u201d<\/p>\n Demonstrators gather outside CBS\u2019 offices in Manhattan on Sunday to protest the end of the \u201cLate Show\u201d with Stephen Colbert. REUTERS<\/p>\n Colbert was told this was his last season on CBS, sparking controversy on both sides. Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS<\/p>\n \u201cOur country is not perfect, never has been,\u201d said the event\u2019s organizer, who would only identify himself as Matt and said his nickname is \u201cSlim.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut we\u2019ve always had the First Amendment, and now Mango Mussolini is trying to take that from us,\u201d he said, referring to a derogatory nickname for President Trump.<\/p>\n CBS said declining viewership and diminishing profits led to its decision to end the show in May 2026, effectively firing the 61-year-old<\/a> talk-show host Colbert \u2014 but critics claim the network bowed to pressure from Trump.<\/p>\n CBS officials said the decision to fire Colbert was the result of growing costs and diminishing viewership. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post<\/p>\n The number of protesters at Sunday\u2019s \u201cWe\u2019re With Colbert\u201d rally topped off at about 20 at its peak. REUTERS<\/p>\n