David Letterman Speaks Up in Defense of Stephen Colbert

David Letterman used his own words while voicing his opinion in the wake of CBS cancelling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” The legendary late-night host shared a 20-minute compilation of past clips in which he criticized the network and its decisions during his time as host of the iconic late-night talk show.

Letterman Releases New Video

To show his support for Stephen Colbert after the network’s announcement to put an end to “The Late Show” franchise, Letterman released a new YouTube video, which was titled “CBS: The Tiffany Network.”

The 20-minute video, which was captioned, “You can’t spell CBS without BS,” features clips from 1994, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 during episodes in which Letterman was the host.

In one clip, Letterman can be seen calling out the network after they removed the NFL from its airwaves. He shared some new fake slogans for the network, which included “Could be sold,” “CBS, now on Fox,” and “More powerful than the Weather Channel!”

Letterman joked in another clip about how the network wasn’t even sure how long “The Late Show” had been on air. “They don’t know and they don’t care … I don’t want to get in trouble here, but I’m gonna call the CBS switchboard and see if they know how long we’ve been on air,” Letterman said. “Maybe I’m overreacting.”

Another clip shows Letterman holding up a copy of USA Today that had a CBS ad on it promoting “NCIS,” “The Unit,” and “Cane.” However, the ad failed to mention his show. He joked, “If you look way, way down here,” pointing to a tiny note about “The Late Show’s” guests for that evening.

The Late Night Support Continues

Letterman’s video comes just days after CBS announced it will end “The Late Show” for supposed financial issues at the network. However, there have been many people criticizing the decision, especially since the announcement came days after Colbert criticized the parent company of the network’s decision to agree to a settlement with President Donald Trump.

Colbert’s old boss, Jon Stewart, voiced his opinion about the cancellation during his opening monologue on “The Daily Show” on Monday, July 21, 2025.

Other late-night hosts joined in their support, as Colbert made his return to “The Late Show” stage last night after making the big announcement last week. After his monologue, the host surprised the audience with a special performance by Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Weird Al” Yankovic, who sang Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” to cheer up the audience.

However, it turned into a spoof of the now-viral Jumbotron moment from Coldplay’s concert on July 18, where the Astronomer CEO was caught cheating on his wife on the kiss cam.For Colbert’s spoof of the incident, he had hilarious “couples” from the late-night and comedy world in the audience as Miranda and Yankovich panned to the audience. Those couples included Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen, Jimmy Fallon & Seth Meyers, and Jon Stewart & John Oliver.

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