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CBS Halts Takedown Notices for ‘Only in Monroe’ Uploads

5/25/2026

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CBS will stop issuing takedown notices for unauthorized uploads of the “Only in Monroe” episode.
CBS Studios produced the episode posted on Colbert’s new YouTube channel with Monroe Community Media.
Unauthorized uploads like “The Desk” channel have 620,621 views, versus about 392,486 on the page.
The episode featured Eminem, Steve Buscemi in a Monroe pizza ad, Byron Allen via FaceTime, and hosts Michelle Baumann and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson.

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CBS will stop issuing takedown notices for unauthorized uploads of the “Only in Monroe” episode.
CBS Studios produced the episode posted on Colbert’s new YouTube channel with Monroe Community Media.
Unauthorized uploads like “The Desk” channel have 620,621 views, versus about 392,486 on the page.
The episode featured Eminem, Steve Buscemi in a Monroe pizza ad, Byron Allen via FaceTime, and hosts Michelle Baumann and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson.