This. Is. Hilarious.
After information broke that The Late Present with Stephen Colbert is being canceled, the present skilled a surge in viewership, but he’s nonetheless being crushed within the rankings by Greg Gutfeld.
Individuals on the left, together with members of congress, are pushing a conspiracy idea that Colbert was canceled for political causes as a result of he’s so crucial of President Trump. The reality is that The Late Present has been losing upwards of $40 million a year for CBS.
Even with all the eye Colbert has acquired just lately, he nonetheless can’t catch Gutfeld in rankings.
Mediaite stories:
Colbert’s Rankings Spike After Cancellation Information However Fox’s Gutfeld Leaves Him within the Mud with Main Positive factors
Fox Information host Greg Gutfeld continues to put up stellar rankings, even topping Stephen Colbert who noticed a major bump after information of his present’s cancellation.
Colbert’s Late Present loved a bump to 2.4 million viewers simply days after it was introduced the present can be ending within the coming months. For the 12 months up to now, Colbert has averaged round 1.9 million viewers, based on Nielsen knowledge. Within the coveted 25-54 demo, it’s averaged slightly below 300,000.
The bump is spectacular, however Fox Information’ Gutfeld! continues to dominate different late evening applications. When Late Present drew 2.4 million viewers lower than per week after information of its cancellation, Gutfeld drew 3.1 million viewers. For the 12 months up to now, the present has averaged 3.1 million viewers and almost 400,000 in the important thing demo. Because the announcement of Late Present’s cancellation, Gutfeld has posted 11% and 4% positive aspects in general viewers and the important thing demo.
Latest evaluation has discovered that the visitor listing on Colbert’s present was principally a revolving door for Democrat politicians and left wing journalists.
Stephen Colbert had left-wing journalists, hosts on ‘The Late Present’ greater than 200 instances https://t.co/QsqEUJWNir pic.twitter.com/DG93sbNZLH
— Joseph A. Wulfsohn (@JosephWulfsohn) July 24, 2025
It’s actually not troublesome to see why extra individuals tune in to observe Gutfeld. His present is about laughs. Colbert was principally a boring left wing sermon, evening after evening. Who needs to observe that?