US EditionDavid Letterman Had Something to Say About the Stephen Colbert Cancellation
UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – David Letterman posted a 20-minute video montage of his jokes targeting CBS, highlighting a decades-long critique amid controversy over the financial motives behind Stephen Colbert's show's cancellation.
- On July 21, 2025, David Letterman posted a 20-minute YouTube montage of clips from his 1993–2015 Late Show tenure, captioned `You can't spell CBS without BS`.
- On July 17, 2025, Stephen Colbert revealed that CBS would cancel the entire Late Show franchise by May 2026, a move CBS framed as purely financial despite questions about political motives.
- Among the clips, Letterman targeted CBS's half-page USA Today ad from 2007 and mocked CBS for using a Jay Leno photo in the People’s Choice Awards promo.
- Following the montage, Colbert addressed CBS’s financial rationale, and protests outside the Ed Sullivan Theater signaled fan discontent.
- With Paramount Global seeking FCC approval, Stephen Colbert said, underscoring that the franchise ends in May 2026 as Paramount Global’s $8.4 billion merger awaits FCC approval.
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