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Political Pressure
NEW YORK NIGHTS
Reading a letter from Voicer Marianne Tepedino made us just shake our heads.
The point, Marianne, is not whether you think Stephen Colbert is funny or whether you like him. You can always change the channel. The point is that an American president should never be able to dictate who is on TV. It’s called freedom of speech — you can look it up!
So, Marianne, you stick with MeTV and pretend that we’re all still living in Mayberry. MAGA is counting on you. Meanwhile, once-great CBS, the home of Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow, continues to disgrace itself by caving to political pressure, from canceling “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” to canceling Colbert.
— Jeff and Joan Ganeles, Utica, NY
| Year | Letters | Published | Avg. | Avg. Wait Time (Days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | .875 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | .875 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 11 | .917 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 16 | 10 | .625 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 | .769 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 | .846 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | .923 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | .500 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 48 | 31 | .646 | 3.5 |
| 2026 | 56 | 33 | .589 | 4.2 |
| Career | 219 | 151 | .689 | 4.1 |
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