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 overwhelmed within the rankings by Greg Gutfeld.
Folks on the left, together with members of congress, are pushing a conspiracy principle that Colbert was canceled for political causes as a result of he’s so essential 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 obtained just lately, he nonetheless can’t catch Gutfeld in rankings.
Mediaite studies:
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 publish stellar rankings, even topping Stephen Colbert who noticed a big 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 could be ending within the coming months. For the yr up to now, Colbert has averaged round 1.9 million viewers, in accordance with Nielsen knowledge. Within the coveted 25-54 demo, it’s averaged just below 300,000.
The bump is spectacular, however Fox Information’ Gutfeld! continues to dominate different late evening packages. 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 yr up to now, the present has averaged 3.1 million viewers and practically 400,000 in the important thing demo. Because the announcement of Late Present’s cancellation, Gutfeld has posted 11% and 4% beneficial properties in total viewers and the important thing demo.
Current evaluation has discovered that the visitor listing on Colbert’s present was mainly 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 folks tune in to observe Gutfeld. His present is about laughs. Colbert was mainly a boring left wing sermon, evening after evening. Who desires to observe that?
