David Letterman, who hosted “The Late Show” before Stephen Colbert, spoke out in a new interview on CBS’s decision to replace it.

David Letterman is dissecting CBS’s choice of replacement for Stephen Colbert’s talk show, which is set to end in May

Late-night legend David Letterman had some choice words to describe Stephen Colbert’s replacement on CBS. Letterman, 79, said during a conversation with Barbara Gaines and Mary Barclay on his podcast on Friday that the network’s decision to replace The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed during the late-night time slot is a financial one.

David Letterman reacts as CBS replaces Colbert, signaling a major financial shift in late-night TV

Stephen Colbert appeared on his future home Tuesday night, talking with David Letterman about his big move to The Late Show next year after Letterman ends his over 30-year run in late night. Colbert told Letterman, “I’m thrilled and honored to be ...

The former late-night host, who was replaced by Stephen Colbert in 2015, after ending his Late Show tenure, revealed during the Friday, April 10, episode of The Barbara Gaines Show why he thinks the late-night program's time slot is being filled by Byron Allen's comedy talk show, Comics Unleashed.