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,

David Letterman has called CBS “gutless” for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show,’ criticizing the network’s ties to the Trump-approved Skydance merger. CBS said ending the show in May 2026 was “purely a financial decision,