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Anna Betts

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: David letterman doubts late night s future before colbert finale | History Defined

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David Letterman speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles on 8 November 2025. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for RRHOF

Ahead of the final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on CBS, former network late-night host David Letterman said that he would be “surprised” if other shows in that format last too much longer.

Letterman, 79, made the remark in an interview with the New York Times that was published on Tuesday, in which he also described his “disbelief” upon learning Colbert’s show had been cancelled.

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