"Wow. I gotta say, if my company's got that kind of green, I'm sure they can afford to uncancel one of their best shows," the host said.

Now, with just weeks left to go before the new year, The Late Show is running out of time. In the wake of the cancellation news over the summer, Stephen Colbert joked about being "available in June" for offers from Netflix and Amazon, but later said that he wanted to focus on getting to savor every day that was left on CBS and "land the plane."

On Tuesday night, after CBS aired the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony — hosted by President Donald Trump — Trump was focused not on his historic turn as emcee of the event, which took place earlier this month at what he and his allies have renamed the Trump Kennedy Center (a move experts say is illegal).

Donald Trump called Stephen Colbert a "pathetic trainwreck" and demanded CBS cancel “The Late Show” immediately.

As the Slate podcast host introduces John Dickerson as “formerly of CBS News,” the longtime anchor removed his tie, much to the delight of the audience, as well as Stephen Colbert. The Late Show host jumped up to hug Dickerson and then turned toward the crowd shooting the middle finger up, seemingly to the leadership at Paramount Skydance.