The fact that they killed the franchise and told Stephen to go,” Letterman said in a video posted to his YouTube channel. “Now, for Stephen, I love this. He is a martyr. Good

David Letterman didn't hold back in calling out Paramount for acting out of "cowardice" in canceling his former CBS program, "The Late Show."

The cost of producing late night programs has risen as the media industry has been upended by streaming and shifting consumer habits.