"The Late Show" creator David Letterman slammed CBS' decision to cancel the long-running late-night franchise in may 2026 as "pure cowardice" on Friday.

The late-night legend took aim at his former network home and David Ellison's media company, speculating that Colbert's show was canceled for political reasons.

The Late Show legend David Letterman has slammed CBS’s “gutless” axing of his successor, Stephen Colbert, and the entire ...