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David Letterman has finally given his opinion on the cancelation of The Late Show – the franchise that he founded.
When it comes to late-night television, Seth Meyers knows the future is largely out of your control. Meyers, who has hosted “Late Night” on NBC for over a decade, spoke on this week’s episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast about dealing with the uncertainty that comes with hosting a program.
David Letterman delivered a fiery rant against CBS and parent company Paramount for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” calling the decision “gutless” and “pure cowardice” as he labeled his successor a martyr of the network.
"It isn’t the end of Colbert," Galloway wrote. "It’s the end of late-night TV. Colbert’s Late Show reportedly has been losing more than $40 million a year for CBS, with a budget of $100 million per season and about 200 employees." Galloway compared those economics to those of his own company.
The co-creator of The Daily Show has called out CBS for canceling Stephen Colbert’s late-night program, saying it indicates the network is “afraid.” Lizz Winstead appeared on MSNBC on Sunday after authoring a scathing op-ed in Rolling Stone on Friday that cast doubt on CBS’ assertion that it canceled The Late Show purely for financial reasons.
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 that the decision was purely about economics (the show has reportedly become a money-loser for the network).
A Big Apple rally in support of on-his-way-out "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert drew no more than 20 people Sunday -- with even the NYPD cops on scene quickly calling it a day since most of the demonstrators left after just a few minutes.
Bob Odenkirk doesn't think Stephen Colbert is going anywhere. The Better Call Saul star, who guested on The Late Show numerous times since the Colbert Report host took over the show in 2015, shares his response to the news of the talk show's cancellation while promoting Nobody 2 at Entertainment Weekly 's San Diego Comic-Con video studio.