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David Letterman speaks out on CBS replacing Colbert’s show, says network doesn’t want to ‘spend any money’

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What to know about David Letterman speaks out on CBS replacing Colbert’s show, says network doesn’t want to ‘spend any money’

David Letterman speaks out on CBS replacing Colbert’s show, says network doesn’t want to ‘spend any money’ David Letterman, who hosted “The Late Show” for decades before Stephen Colbert’s current iteration, spoke out in a new interview on CBS’ decision to…

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What happened

David Letterman speaks out on CBS replacing Colbert’s show, says network doesn’t want to ‘spend any money’ David Letterman, who hosted “The Late Show” for decades before Stephen Colbert’s current iteration, spoke out in a new interview on CBS’ decision to…

Why it matters

Liberal critics have accused CBS and Paramount of ending the show to appease President Trump and receive approval for a long-planned merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media.

Common ground

The network will lease Colbert’s old time slot to Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed,” a comedy talk show.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “David Letterman, who hosted “The Late Show” for decades before Stephen Colbert’s current iteration, spoke out in a new interview on CBS’ decision to replace it, saying the network doesn’t want to ‘spend any money’”
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Only one source (David Letterman's comment) mentions CBS not wanting to spend money; other sources confirm cancellation but not the reason.
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web search NEUTRAL — CBScanceled "TheLateShow" in July, ending the long-runninglate-nightcomedy institution previously hosted by David Letterman. But thenetworkhad until now not revealed what it planned to air ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/04/06/c…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBSwill replace "TheLateShowWithStephenColbert," ending May 21, with Byron Allen's syndicatedshowswhilethenetworkdevelops newlate-nightconcepts, signaling its desire to stay in ...
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/20…
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web search NEUTRAL — In July 2025,CBSshocked everyone when it cancelled TheLateShowWithStephenColbert. Weeks ahead of its official finale,CBSconfirmed its replacement with Comics Unleashed. Comedian David Letterman, who h…
https://www.cbr.com/david-letterman-cbs-late-show-replacemen…
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Claim 2: “Variety ripped the final season of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as ‘not very good TV’ and out of touch with everyday Americans”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No sources confirm Variety's criticism of the final season.
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Claim 3: “Liberal critics have accused CBS and Paramount of ending the show to appease President Trump and receive approval for a long-planned merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media”
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Multiple web sources independently report liberal critics accusing CBS/Paramount of ending the show to appease Trump for the Skydance merger.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS headquartered in New York City. Along with ABC News and NBC News, it has long been among the big three broadcast news…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CBS was founded as a radio network in 1927 and then expanded to television in the 1940s. Although it primarily remained an independent, publicly traded company (NYSE: CBS) throughout most of the 20th …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_CBS
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( kohl-BAIR; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central new…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert
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Claim 4: “Fox News Digital reached out to CBS and did not receive an immediate reply”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No sources confirm Fox News Digital contacting CBS.
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Claim 5: “CBS announced in July that it had canceled Colbert’s program and that it would officially go off the air next month”
MISLEADING
Sources state the show ends in May 2026, but the claim falsely claims it ends 'next month' (implying imminent end).
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"TheLateShowwithStephenColbert," the most-watchedlate-nightprogram on U.S. ...Colberttold his audience on Thursday ...
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/stephen-col…
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web search NEUTRAL — TheLateShowWithStephenColbertwillenda decade-long run onCBSin May 2026,Colbertannounced during Thursday ’sLateShowtaping.
https://tvline.com/news/late-show-with-stephen-colbert-endin…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBShas announced that TheLateShowwithStephenColbertwillendin May 2026, bringing theshow’shistoric run—and theLateShowfranchise ...
https://latenighter.com/news/cbs-cancels-the-late-show-with-…
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Claim 6: “The programming move by CBS is a unique one — and perhaps lucrative — since Allen Media Group is the one footing the bill for airtime, not CBS”
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No sources confirm the financial arrangement between CBS and Allen Media Group.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedy talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra or sometimes DJ A1 provi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Unleashed
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allen Media Group, alternatively known by its former name of Entertainment Studios, Inc., is an American media and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. Owned and founded in 1993 by businessman …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Media_Group
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961) is an American businessman, film and television producer, and comedian. He is the founder of the American media company Allen Media Group (former…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Allen
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Claim 7: “The replacement of Colbert’s iteration of “The Late Show” appears to be a sign of the times. The sheer volume of podcasts and other alternatives to the late-night format has weakened their ratings”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No sources confirm the role of podcasts in the show's cancellation.
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Claim 8: “Matt Belloni reported that “The Late Show” was losing CBS $40 million a year and had been running on a whopping $100 million budget per season”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No sources confirm Matt Belloni's financial claims about The Late Show.
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Claim 9: “The network will lease Colbert’s old time slot to Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed,” a comedy talk show”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No sources confirm CBS leasing the time slot to Byron Allen's show.
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Claim 10: “They charge Byron Allen some reasonable price. He sells all the advertising for his ‘Comics Unleashed,’ and it’ll be, I think, 90 minutes or two hours of comics talking about funny stuff”
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No sources confirm CBS charging a price or Allen selling all advertising for the show.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allen Media Group, alternatively known by its former name of Entertainment Studios, Inc., is an American media and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. Owned and founded in 1993 by businessman …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Media_Group
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961) is an American businessman, film and television producer, and comedian. He is the founder of the American media company Allen Media Group (former…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Allen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedy talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra or sometimes DJ A1 provi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Unleashed
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