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CBS cancels The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Letterman blasts owners

tvMay 7, 202630527

CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, removing his late-night program from the network lineup. David Letterman publicly blasted the network's owners, calling them 'lying weasels' over the cancellation. Seth Meyers had announced a May 11 appearance that would have brought Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver and Colbert together, plans now cast into doubt. The cancellation matters because it narrows a major platform for political interviews and cultural segments that recently included guests such as Barack Obama, Sally Field, Neil deGrasse Tyson and William Shatner.

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