Stephen Colbert returned to The Late Show on Monday night for the first time since last week’s stunning announcement that CBS would be ending the late-night franchise next year.

The host spends the vast majority of the monologue above talking about Donald Trump, who recently gloated about Colbert's cancellation, and the president's past friendship with convicted child sex of...

For the most part, the establishment press echoed the official explanation.

“Tanya Simon understands what makes ‘60 Minutes’ tick,” said Tom Cibrowski, president and executive editor of CBS News.

Journalists at the newsmagazine have ongoing concerns about what pressures Simon might face as executive producer.