Former late-night host David Letterman slammed Paramount and CBS on Friday for their treatment of Stephen Colbert, suggesting the cancellation may be linked to avoiding trouble with Trump.

For Stephen [Colbert], I love this, because he gets to be a martyr,” former Late Show host says of his successor

David Letterman blasted his former network home CBS and the 'goons' at Skydance as he speculated that Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' was canceled for political reasons: 'Bottom feeders.'

David Letterman delivered a fiery rant against CBS and parent company Paramount for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” calling the decision “gutless” and “pure cowardice” as he labeled his successor a martyr of the network.

When Paramount listed its slate of highly rated TV shows during its last earnings report, including "Tracker," the top rated series and "Matlock," the highest rated new series, it also listed Colbert's "The Late Show" as the highest rated broadcast late night show. "The Daily Show," also from Paramount, was the top late night show on cable TV.

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld is the ratings king of late night with 3.1 million average viewers, despite what Stephen Colbert may be telling his audience.