Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. Third place was the faltering Jimmy Fallon on NBCs once unstoppable Tonight Show with only 1.183 million viewers. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. There is a glimmer of hope for NBC, however, as many in the late-night world expect a bit more frivolity to appear on screens as we move into a Biden administration. We thought we were so smart, wed bank this evergreen content, we can air it whenever, it will always make sense. "I just said, 'If that's what you want to do, I understand and I don't begrudge you for it, but I'm not going to do that,'" the comedian stated. Follow his Facebook Page here. Piscopo, a former "SNL" cast member, told Fox News Digital that "the comedy writes itself" from the Biden administration, yet his alma mater is missing "opportunities" to poke fun at the Democrats in power with so much available material. The new show averaged 1.7 million viewers in the 25-to-54 demographic in the third quarter, beating ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." During the second week of September, "Gutfeld!" outpaced all late-night programs in total viewers, including CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Last week, for example, he suggested President Biden, assuming he runs for re-election in 2024, cut Vice President Kamala Harris from the Democratic ticket. There has been a shakeup in the late-night landscape in the post-Trump era. COLBERT SAYS HE LOVES BIDEN, WAVES AT HIM ON CAMERA IN FAWNING INTERVIEW WITH KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, "It's kind of ironic that the biggest obstacle facing late night hosts is five foot four but yes, Greg Gutfeld has changed thegame," Failla quipped. Live+7 figures have The Late Show still winning the 18-49 demo in that period, apart from a tie in the last week of November. After driving Oscar ratings to an all-time low, Kimmel waltzed over the Emmy Awards and hosted the Emmys into record-low ratings. Meanwhile, ABC, NBC, and CBS are broadcast channels available for free in a great majority of the more than 120 million homes with televisions. "My prediction: It's just gonna go the other way," he said. Late-Night TV Ratings: 'Late Show' Wins 2020-21 Season - Deadline averaging 0.3% and The Late Show averaging 0.4% using L+7 data through January 8. Legal Statement. All of these numbers are a far cry from when over 20M viewers were watching Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicki on Johnny Carsons Tonight Show in 1969. Fox News made history in January, becoming the first cable news network to top the charts for 20 years in a row in terms of both total average viewers and . Kimmel also makes a comment about Americans reactions to a guy with a beard committing an act of terror, trying to make the point that if a Muslim committed a mass public shooting, wed have seen strict gun control implemented by now. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images), JIMMY FALLON ADDRESSES SNL BLACKFACE SKETCH, SAYS HE WAS ADVISED TO JUST STAY QUIET. The virtual 72nd Emmy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC drew 6.1 million viewers, a 20% drop compared to last year's host-less version, according to TheWrap. Peyton, played by host Miles Teller, drew attention to the show's heavy reliance on Trump for material in the cold open. In 2022, it has averaged 1.4 million, losing nearly 60% of its audience. Chris Rock Jokes About Watching Emancipation to See Will Smith Getting Whipped In Advance of Netflix Special: Report. The NBC programs all-time low came on September 25, when the show drew just 992,000 total viewers. "I couldn't live with myself [otherwise]," the comedian continued. Theres no sign of Late Night or The Late Late Show bringing back full audiences, but youd expect it to happen at some point over the rest of the year. According to Deadline, the ratings hit a new low for the ceremony, with 6.1 million viewers total and a 1.2 rating for the 18-49 demo. Fallon, who had previously welcomed Hillary Clinton onto his show twice, invited his former NBC colleague for a similarly friendly chat, which ended with the host tousling Trump's hair. This is ours. Inside The Ratings Battle Among Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy And thats because Noah served as a Democratic activist just like Colbert and Kimmel and Seth Meyers. On Aug. 18, 2020, Fallon had 1.004. Fox News Channel's 'Gutfeld!' Rides High In Late Night: 'After 18 That's a 12% total audience drop and 25% drop in the key . Last weeks ratings news was especially humiliating for anyone not named Gutfeld and most especially humiliating for Jimmy Kimmel, who can now be accurately described as ratings poison. Fallons guest list on Monday wasnt short on big names, either. Hosts like Colbert are not going to alienate many of their viewers by taking left-wing stances. Theres little doubt that Colberts nightly ripostes of the president have helped him against Fallons more entertainment-focused show, with Kimmel standing somewhere in the middle of politics and silliness. "As a talk-show host, thats not ideal, but I would do it again in a heartbeat," Kimmel said at the time. Kimmel is another beneficiary of left-wing affirmative action. ", "Real Time with Bill Maher" has not been nominated at the Emmys for Outstanding Variety Talk Series since 2017, something the host suspects is due to his criticisms of the left. has edged out the CBS rival with 2.2-2.4 million viewers as of late. McKinnon, along with other "SNL" stars like Aidy Bryant and Pete Davidson, exited the show ahead of Season 48, leaving a vacuum of high-profile talent. Meyers also wins the 18-49 demo with a 0.2 and 215,000 viewers against Cordens 0.1 and 174,000 viewers. 'TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON' RETURNS TO THE STUDIO WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE. ABC backed off on the request and allowed him to continue making jokes against Trump because the network knew his refusal was "serious," Kimmel stated. As a night person for decades I quit watching late-night talk shows years ago when I saw what direction they were heading and its only gotten worse. Comedian and radio host Joe Piscopo sees the changes in late-night as the "pendulum coming back," telling Fox News Digital that "the corporate heads may virtue signal" but "all they care about is the bottom line.". (Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images). In a sign of their declining popularity, late-night comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon have seen their ratings plummet for more than four months straight, as viewers in the coveted 18-49 year old demographic are tuning out consistently compared to last year, according to data reviewed by Breitbart News. It's been one of my greatest challenges, it's been one of my greatest joys. Alec Baldwin made regular appearances on "Saturday Night Live" playing President Donald Trump through his term in office. Jimmy Fallon averaged 1.063 million total viewers from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. PT. We want to hear from you! "So many things about the left now contain some level of ridiculousness, and I not only call that out, I love calling it out," Maher said in the interview. Very few episodic shows are worth while watching more than a season two. 3,180, This story has been shared 2,334 times. "A new low for the annual awards show," TheWrap's Tony Maglio reported. The ABC show beat the NBC show 1.75M-1.54M across all viewers. Andrew Cuomo (D) by turning the YouTube video to private mode, which blocks the public from viewing the now-embarrassing video. But the former cast member hinted at steering away from political correctness, highlighting the recent "SNL" appearances of Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle. Left-Wing Late Night Hosts' Ratings Fall As Conservative Show Rises To The Tonight Show team is pleased with its performance when it comes to Live+Same Day numbers, putting together a 12-week run at the top or tied at the top using this metric. Legal Statement. (CBS). Legal Statement. Plus, many viewers (particularly younger viewers) prefer to stream individual clips on YouTube rather than watch the entire episode live, a habit that could be skewing the data, as well. "I satirized Ronald Reagan but it wasn't mean-spirited, you know?". (Comedy Central). "It's crazy to me that major networks just can't have a late-night show that is fun, intelligent and non-biased," Young added. ABC/Disney should try this. These are what Nielsen calls Most Current numbers, a combination of Live+7, Live+3 and Live+Same Day. Its funny and terrifying. Jimmy Fallon is best when hes talking about pop culture, said one late-night source. "And there was no joke at the end, and I went, Its over. (Reuters). And yes, Kimmel is not only losing to one Fox News show, hes losing to TWO: Gutfeld! For the show's future, it's more than appreciable." So done w Late Night. BILL MAHER DEFENDS BIDEN FROM COMPLAINTS OF HIS AGE FOLLOWING WHERES JACKIE?' So tired of the Trump bashing. Will There Be A 'Sex/Life' Season 3 on Netflix? Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. His past Emmy nominations spanned decades, which include his stint as host of ABC's "Politically Incorrect.". Jimmy Kimmel Live had 2.04 million viewers last week during the heart of his health care fight, a 5 percent drop from his average. Across total viewers using Live+7, Meyers Late Night averaged 1.01M viewers over the season, with Cordens The Late Late Show averaging 971,000. @GregGutfeld @DanaPerino (Tue)2@StephenAtHome3@JimmyFallon4@11thHour @SRuhle5@FoxNewsNight @ShannonBream @GillianHTurner (Wed-Thu) @KevinCorke (Fri)6@JimmyKimmel7@Nightline8@JKCorden9@SethMeyers@DonLemon pic.twitter.com/NPbb5iCZSJ. Nielsen has only kept ratings data since 1986, but during that time,The Tonight Showhas always attracted more than a million viewers each night until now. "The . The comedian averaged the smallest television audience ever for an original episode of the late-night show, according to early Nielsen ratings pulling in 947,000 total viewers on Monday night. Put another way; people preferred No Host At All to Jimmy Kimmel. Market data provided by Factset. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. When you use Live+3, which Deadline understands is the metric all the late-night shows use to sell ads, theres very little between ABC, CBS and NBC. 1,934, This story has been shared 1,797 times. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has brought in 1.800 million total viewers (down 9%) and 344,000 viewers (-21%) in the demo. Bee, who famously called Ivanka Trump a "feckless c---" in 2018, offered a stunning admission last year that she would "pull punches" for President Biden. @jimmykimmel good luck in the ratings. According to The Wrap, the former king of late night was dominated by his counterparts, including Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, who drew an estimated 2.266 million and 1.984 million total viewers, respectively, that evening. This broadcast season, The Late Late Show trailed Late Night by 43,000 viewers, 65,000 adults 25-54 and 41,000 adults 18-49. In 2022, he's plummeted to 1.5 million, losing more than a third of his audience. Kimmel hates America, and he supports Weinstein which tells the world that he has no morals, which we knew already because he supported the most corrupt candidate in the history of US politics, Hillary Clinton. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. On the other hand, I agree that Lenos departure marked the end of late-night television. Kimmel noted that he knew the decision would cost him fans and hurt the show's ratings but that he is "proud" to be a part of a group of late-night television comedians who speak out against Trump. Colbert once said "I miss you" to Barack Obama, and another time said he was so moved by a speech by Michelle Obama in 2020 that he declared he couldn't come up with any jokes for it. Of course, viewers in 2021 have more options than ever before, but the continued success of The Late Show with Stephen ColbertandJimmy Kimmel Livesuggests that this is a Fallon-specific problem, as millions of Americans are clearly tuning in to other late night programs. "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah announces he's leaving the long-running Comedy Central program after seven years. Who is Gabor Mate? Meet Prince Harry's 'trauma expert Caroline Heaton (@CarolineHeatn) October 7, 2017, NFL reporting massive losses in viewers from ALL ETHNICITIES! EntertainmentFox NewsGreg GutfeldJimmy KimmelJohn NolteLate Nightratings. Jimmy Kimmel deserves credit for frankness, if nothing else. This has continued over the last four months with data from Nielsen showing that through January 8, The Late Show averaged 3.1M viewers against Jimmy Kimmel Live! After a brief return to the show following a commercial break, Kimmel joked:"Trump'sgonnabuild that wall on the Northern border! Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Andrew Lipovsky/NBC. (ABC). Literally every day in Season 1, I would get a million tweets that say Why do you have a live audience and Why are you not wearing a mask? (HBO). So the Oscars were no fluke. President Trump was elected fair and square by true American Patriots. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. It should be noted that and to some extent this applies across all of late-night Cordens show has been built for a viral age, particularly his field segments such as Carpool Karaoke, and Meyers similarly saw his A Closer Look segment get particularly strong attention during the controversial election year. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was the most-watched late-night show in total viewers for the 2020-21 television season its fifth consecutive year at the top. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn. In 2018, Fallon apologized and called it a "mistake.". We use cookies to better understand website visitors, for advertising, and to offer you a better experience. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. 2022 Blaze Media LLC. Season to date the following late night hosts received the ratings listed below: Late Show with Steven Colbert 2.9 million viewers. Greg Gutfeld Beats Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert in Late-Night Ratings Race Never watched and wont start. Regardless, ISIS has shown that they dont need guns, given that in Europe theyve killed many more people with trucks than have been killed in any American mass public shooting. In 2016, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" averaged 2.2 million viewers. All rights reserved. Goyim are swiftly fired for such statements, whether or not motivated by religious affiliation. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. Market data provided by Factset. 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During the week of August 29, Gutfeld averaged 2.124 million total viewers. Nolte: Ratings Poison Jimmy Kimmel Losing to TWO Fox News Shows How Playwright Sam Hunter Processed His Own Trauma, Who Plays Kam Evans on 'Sex/Life' Season 2? Colberts audience, for example, is 47 percent Democratto only 17 percent Republican. When Jay retired, late night TV died. Market data provided by Factset. College drop-out who battled drug . 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The across-the-board ratings decline signals trouble for the three major networks as theycontinue to use their late-night shows to push a radical left-wing agenda while demonizing conservatives. But while sketches such as The Tonight Shows 2020: The Musical, which saw Andrew Rannells and Fallon recap the year with Broadway songs, scored 2.7M views on the Google-owned video platform, its still clips making fun of Donald Trump that score best for all three hosts; Colbert amassed 11M views on YouTube for his live monologue on Wednesday, January 6 after the attacks on the U.S. Capitol. In a sign of their declining popularity, late-night comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon have seen their ratings plummet for more than four months straight, as viewers in the coveted 18-49 year old demographic are tuning out consistently compared to last year, according to data reviewed by Breitbart News. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Kimmel hosted the Oscars into record-low ratings.