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David Letterman harshly criticized his former network home CBS after it canceled Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. He called CBS and David Ellison’s Skydance company “goons” amid their impending merger. Letterman also speculated that Colbert’s Late Show was axed for political reasons. David Letterman, a former titan of late-night television, has come to the defense of his successor amid controversy surrounding …

David Letterman slammed “gutless” CBS over the “sad” cancellation of The Late Show — as well as his former employer’s cowering to the Trump administration amid the Skydance merger — in his first public comments since the network axed the late-night institution. Earlier this month, CBS announced that The Late Show — which Letterman brought to air in August 1993 …

A marquee featuring “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is seen outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, where Colbert’s show is produced, in New York City on July 18, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images There are two schools of thought around CBS’ decision to end “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The first says the cancellation is a …

Former “Late Show” host David Letterman joined his former executive producer Barbara Gaines to give his full unfiltered thoughts on CBS’ cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s iteration of the “Late Show.” “One day, if not today, the people at CBS who have manipulated and handled this are going to be embarrassed,” he said in a YouTube video published Friday. “This is …

Late-night television legend and original Late Show host David Letterman has finally spoken out about CBS’ decision to ax the show he created in 1993, describing the move as “pure cowardice.” Letterman spoke to his former producers Barbara Gaines and Mary Barclay about the decision in a video posted to his YouTube channel on Friday, telling them, “I think one …

David Letterman unloaded on CBS and Skydance on Friday for cancelling “The Late Show,” which he launched 32 years ago, saying the network had mistreated his successor, Stephen Colbert. In an interview posted to his YouTube channel, Letterman said he does not buy the official explanation that the show was cancelled for financial reasons. “This is pure cowardice,” Letterman said. …

David Letterman has finally given his opinion on the cancelation of The Late Show – the franchise that he launched. “I don’t think it was money,” Letterman says on a video on the Letterman YouTube channel hosted by Barbara Gaines, who was previously an exec producer on The Late Show with David Letterman. “This is pure cowardice.” Joking that the …

Former Late Show host David Letterman has made his first direct comments about the cancellation of the CBS late-night franchise — and they aren’t positive. Speaking with his former executive producer, Barbara Gaines, in a YouTube video Friday, Letterman called the axing of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert “pure cowardice” and said he doesn’t believe the official line from CBS …

Warning that the “Paramount payout” and “reckless” acquisition approval together mark a “dark chapter” for US press freedom, Gomez suggested the FCC’s approval will embolden “those who believe the government can—and should—abuse its power to extract financial and ideological concessions, demand favored treatment, and secure positive media coverage.” FCC terms also govern Skydance hiring decisions Gomez further criticized the FCC …

Hours after Paramount announced a reported $1.5 billion “South Park” deal, the show’s creators aired a raunchy episode that made it clear they’re not afraid to bite the hand that feeds them. Wednesday night’s season opener for the long-running series went full throttle. It criticized Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Trump, CBS’s cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show (CBS …