Seth Meyers Disses CBS at Upfronts, a Term He Says ‘Describes How They Paid Trump to Drop the Lawsuit’

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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Seth Meyers closed the NBCUniversal upfront at Radio City Music Hall on Monday morning with plenty of jabs at his bosses. But perhaps his most cutting jokes were reserved for rival CBS and its Paramount Skydance owners.

“CBS did not hold an upfront presentation this year because at CBS, upfront just describes how they paid Trump to drop the lawsuit,” he said to applause from the crowd.

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