Kicking off Monday’s show with a joke about Trump wanting to change the name of the Washington Commanders NFL team (the “Washington Epsteins,” Colbert suggested), he walked into the Ed Sullivan Theater to loud cheers and said “This is going to be fun.” It certainly was.

CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's late night show last week. By not appreciating, defending and nurturing The Late Show Paramount is muzzling its best voices, and diluting its own broadcast future.

With this week’s FCC approval, the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media is expected to be completed in the coming weeks at a value of $8 billion. The question for the new company is whether the psychic cost is much higher.

A review by Fox News Digital found that left-wing journalists and other media figures made hundreds of appearances on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

South Park poked fun at President Donald Trump and his recent deal with Paramount Global during its season 27 premiere, jokingly asking the show’s characters if they “want to end up like Colbert.” The show’s co-creators,

Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount's $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close the deal.

Show' host's comments came shortly before it was announced that CBS has canceled 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'