The shrinking audiences have been systemic among the liberal comics. Hes going to start his own media company to fuss 24/7. Where some hosts previously had been poking fun at Hollywood, now they were turning their attention toward Washington. The late-night program notched an average of 3.6 million viewers throughout the entire season. Market data provided by Factset. To work in a leading capacity for one of these programs is, for many entertainment professionals, the very apex of their career. ", House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promoted the Democratic agenda ahead of the midterms during her appearance this week on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." To say nothing of the ideological like-mindedness across most of the late-night landscape. And there's very talented people you're talking about and do fine shows, but I just this has always been my bond with the audience, which is much more important than an award. Shawn Van Horn is a Senior Features Writer for Collider. Gutfeld, who also pulls double-duty as a panelist on Foxs, , is as aware as anyone that Licht began his reign on Monday. That approach has been a success at times, but her more angry style has led to criticism. For some hosts, that became their entire brand. This suggests that, while late-night shows have managed to adapt to new forms of technology and distribution models, there is something about them perhaps their sense of urgency that fails to capture our current zeitgeist. For the first time ever in July of this year, streaming viewership surpassed that of cable, Nielsen reported, and in 2021, 4.7 million people got rid of their cable or satellite subscription, representing 5.8% of the customer base, according to a study from Leichtman Research Group. as it was the most watched late-night program on all of television for the month of August. ", "I realized after seven years that my time is up," he said to his shocked in-studio audience. He has become the object of much criticism over the years, from his less-than-stellar interviewing skills, his annoying habit of laughing too often when theres not even a joke, and the awkward way he tried to tiptoe around the Trump presidency. Week 4: January 16-22, 2023 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year Broadcast Late Night: Current [], Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. Fallons show has 30.2 million YouTube subscribers, Cordens has 28 million, Kimmels has 18.8 million, Colberts has 8.97 million and Late Night With Seth Meyers has 4.37 million. So when the numbers start to slip a little bit, they're gone," Piscopo said. That year, The Daily Show averaged 1.1 million viewers, lagging somewhat behind broadcast shows like NBCs The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (3.78 And thats because Noah served as a Democratic activist just like Colbert and Kimmel and Seth Meyers. One popular explanation is that the late-night show format, conceived during the golden age of television, is no longer viable thanks to streaming services. In 2016, the NBC program reigned supreme in late night with 3.3 million viewers. You can also search for other available weeks with the link The futures of just a few big-name shows are secure for now, even as the field contracts. And at NBC, executives are mulling giving up the 10 p.m. hour to local stations. But his real popularity comes from very successful skits people often watch online after, most notably Carpool Karaoke, which has become a viral sensation and even spawned an Apple TV show. Monday, May 2, marked an era-defining milestone for CNN, as new boss Chris Licht formally took the reins at the news network and now attempts a reboot after months of scandal and chaos. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel chokes up while advocating for affordable health care following the heart surgery of his newborn son in 2017. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker all stopped by the Ed Sullivan Theater, and Kirsten Gillibrand and Eric Swalwell announced their candidacies on Colbert's show, something previously unheard of in presidential politics. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn. Cast members later said they sobbed over her defeat and weren't sure how to put together a show. He can joke around with the best of them, but its his serious discussions with journalists and those in the know, as well as his heartfelt talks with the likes of President Biden to Andrew Garfield about their shared loss, that make Colbert the best in the game. Gutfeld! Is Now The Most-Watched Late-Night Show On TV Gutfeld!, the angriest late-night show on TV, is also the most popular. The Wrap reports that Tuesdays episode of host Greg Gutfelds punishingly unfunny comedy program beat every other late-night show in total viewership and the advertiser-coveted age demographic of 25 to 54. The pandemic has hurt him, however. He took over for David Letterman when the iconic late night host announced his retirement, though Colbert has taken the show in a deeper political direction. The Thursday broadcast (on 6/2/22) marked the strongest late-night telecast on any night on any network so far this year with Adults 18-49 (588,000). While putting on makeup and dress, Welles who began his career in entertainment as a stage actor reflects on the genius of Shakespeare as well as the portly knight he was transforming into. You may opt-out by. Meyers is such a reliable Democratic booster that Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman called him "my dude" after he did a joke mocking his GOP opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz. I do not think that will ever exist again, he said. since its launch a little over a year ago now. The shows whether through an opening monologue or an interview with a celebrity who has a movie premiering soon depend on topicality, something that has not quite translated to streaming. "I've got to point out where's the balance politically?" CBS' "The Late Late Show" starring James Corden has lost 36% of its viewers since 2016, now averaging an audience of 819,000. NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" has slashed nearly half of its viewers between 2016 and 2022, going from roughly 1.5 million to 786,000. Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many shows continued to take place, with hosts delivering their monologues from home and interviewing guests remotely over video chat. Legal Statement. I know the assumptions that reporters and editors have, and how they try to please their peers.. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. The Gutfeld show became successful, because it came at exactly the right time. he said. Late-night The former Saturday Night Live cast member succeeded Fallon in 2014. In fact, you could argue that at least some of Gutfelds success (an average of almost 2 million viewers in April alone, topping Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon) is best understood within the context of missteps and ratings decline at CNN. Gutfelds rant, specifically, was inspired by the dissemination of an open letter from Apple workers claiming that Apple CEO Tim Cooks mandate of a hybrid return-to-office policy is effectively racist that the push will make Apple younger, whiter and male-dominated.. Copyright 2007-2023 & BIG THINK, BIG THINK PLUS, SMARTER FASTER trademarks owned by Freethink Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Trevor Noah is stepping down from hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central after seven years, he announced Thursday, as shows across late-night TV face a years-long plummet in viewership and as the once-popular heavyweight programs lose their status as must-see TV. But unlike the others, Maher has maintained his ability to fuel news cycles. While he's still an outspoken liberal who mercilessly mocks Trump and other prominent Republicans, Maher frequently lambasts the "woke" progressives in elected office, often taking swipes at the Democratic "Squad" and its leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., something other late-night comedians wouldn't dare to do. Im not a cut-and-dried conservative, Gutfeld told me. Monday, by the way, was an important day for Gutfeld as well, marking the debut of a newer, expanded studio for his show the second-most-watched late-night program in all of broadcast and cable. The duo is so down to earth that they get the most authentic versions of their guests. The topical opening monologue, a staple of the genre, has virtually no shelf life in streaming libraries. It's been one of my greatest challenges, it's been one of my greatest joys. ), the former The Daily Show correspondent premiered to a lot of attention on TBS in 2015. According to live-plus-same-day data from Nielsen, The Five averaged the most total viewers of any cable news show during the opening quarter of 2022, marking After a short stint hosting The Tonight Show, O'Brien went back to hosting his own show, this time simply called Conan. I cover breaking news, arts and entertainment. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. But the former cast member hinted at steering away from political correctness, highlighting the recent "SNL" appearances of Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle. Youre not going to get any uptight celebrities blandly promoting their latest project on this show. He plans to return to stand-up comedy once he ends his time on The Daily Show. Trevor Noah is leaving The Daily Show next year. delivering a monologue as Sir John Falstaff, Oscars: the most controversial acceptance speeches in the history of the Academy Awards, A history of the American family, as told through televisions biggest sitcoms, The Wizard of Oz is a story about the dangers of the gold standard, The most shocking documentaries ever made and why you should see them, A brief history of the mortgage, from ancient Rome to the English dead pledge. A spokeswoman for Comedy Central said, Were excited for the next chapter., When Mr. Corden announced his departure, he also said he wanted to see what else might be out there.. outpaced every show on CNN and MSNBC Tuesday in the key 25-54 age demographic. "If they're so turned off by my opinion on health care and gun violence, then, I don't know, I probably wouldn't want to have a conversation with them anyway Not good riddance, but riddance.". Indeed, ratings for the late-night shows have been falling so much that the political comedy show Gutfeld! on Fox News at 11 p.m. frequently draws more viewers than any of the longstanding network late-night franchises. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. CBS' "The Late Late Show" starring James Corden has lost 36% of its viewers since 2016, now averaging an audience of 819,000. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Some executives have concluded that the cost to produce some late-night shows, particularly at 12:30 a.m., is no longer feasible in an era of sinking ratings. The show has been considered influential and even spawned something known as"The John Oliver Effect." With the imprimatur of Warner Bros. I call it the Dean Wormer effect. You see that now, with even Bill Maher saying, my god, my side is humorless and the other side is having fun., This is a BETA experience. is a spin-off of the long-running kids show Sesame Street and features everyone's favorite red, ticklish furry friend Elmo as the host. People don't want to watch a show where the writers and hosts clearly not only lack respect for the viewers, but openly hate half of who could potentially watch," he said. She resides in Toronto, Ontario in Canada with her husband and young son. Many feel that she focuses far too much on race and sexuality, delivering the same jokes over and over again. Here's a look, according to IMDb scores. ranked as the No. Johnny Carson, right, and Ed McMahon on the set of The Tonight Show in 1963. I think the Carson playbook of 40 years talking to celebrities is probably a thing of the past, a former late-night producer said. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. "First of all, it's the thing that the liberals should be doing more than anything else is criticizing their own side for what's losing them elections. AAPL Declining viewership of late-night TV is a symptom of audiences parting ways with linear programming overall, as streaming becomes a more favorable way to take in content, leading many cable subscribers to cut the cord and causing broadcast networks to lose viewers. NBC executives have talked about shifting Late Night With Seth Meyers to the Peacock streaming service, two people with knowledge of the discussions said. There has been a shakeup in the late-night landscape in the post-Trump era. Each episode has the usual covering of whatever happened in the news last week, but the meatiest part is the main segment where for twenty minutes or more, Oliver focuses on one subject. "As a talk-show host, thats not ideal, but I would do it again in a heartbeat," Kimmel said at the time. Its not clear when Noah will depart The Daily Show, and Comedy Central hasnt announced a successor. Even so, one of the oddities about CNN+ was the fact that it sought money from subscribers in exchange for giving them something entirely different from those hosts a parenting show from Cooper, and a book club from Tapper. Liberals The reasons for this downfall are less obvious. This, many believe, is not good for comedy. 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. Monday, by the way, was an important day for Gutfeld as well, marking the debut of a newer, expanded studio for his show the second-most-watched late-night program in all of broadcast and cable. "I don't perform for just one half of the country and say things that will make them applaud. (Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images). on Facebook, Share Why have late-night talk show ratings collapsed? In 2022, it has averaged 1.4 million, losing nearly 60% of its audience. He has written two novels and is neck deep in the querying trenches. Guys like Colbert never make fun of themselves!". "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon says he regrets ruffling Donald Trump's hair during the 2016 presidential election season. TBS Cancels Samantha Bees ShowMaking Late-Night TV Nearly All Male Again (Forbes), Inside The Content Factory Behind The Tonight Show, Which Just Hit 30 Million Subscribers On YouTube (Forbes), This is a BETA experience. To this point, one could argue that their extended coverage is helping him stay relevant when he could have been forgotten. For half a decade, the negative energy was turned instead toward Donald Trump and politics in general. Some of that has come from misogynistic expectations of how a woman should act, but some have been brought on herself, such as when she called Ivanka Trump a feckless c*nt.. The costs of the shows were relatively low, and the number of programming hours they offered, as well as the profits they kicked off, was enormous. "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah announces he's leaving the long-running Comedy Central program after seven years. Just look at what many people consider to be the first primetime late-night show, The Faye Emerson Show. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 7.3 The recipient of plenty of awards and accolades for his show, which premiered in 2015 on CBS, Colbert holds his own Fox News Gutfield!a conservative show that launched last yearaveraged 2.19 million viewers last month, followed by Colbert with 2.16 million (down 31% from 2015), Fallon with 1.34 million (down 64%) and Kimmelwhich was on hiatus for part of the monthwith 1.14 million (down 54%), according to The Wrap. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. That year, The Daily Show averaged 1.1 million viewers, lagging somewhat behind broadcast shows like NBCs The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (3.78 million), CBS The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (3.17 million) and ABCs Jimmy Kimmel Live! Conan O'Brien ended his struggling TBS program last year after losing 57% of his audience from 2016 to less than a quarter million viewers, though he has found more success with his podcast that he launched in 2018. return-to-office push, Gutfeld used the first few seconds of his show to kill two birds with one stone: He joked about the new studio and his audiences return, while also taking another jab at CNNs Wallace. Stephen Colbert, the most-watched network late-night host, is signed through next year, and Mr. Fallon signed a contract extension in late 2020. Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. He is also a short story maker upper and poet with a dozen publishing credits to his name. Viewing by demographic Dive deeper into the data with the top-ranked prime broadcast and cable TV has edged out the CBS rival with 2.2-2.4 million viewers as of late. I dont even know what I am. The Truth About Joe Biden's Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Presidency," put their ousters more bluntly: "Their ratings profoundly sucked.". People have had it with being told that every institution in your life is somehow oppressor vs. oppressed. The hosts have shown themselves to be dutiful supporters of the Democratic Party. Will late-night shows disappear in the near future? Which is where Licht worked as showrunner, before decamping to CNN. His show ranks third-highest among them all. Conan OBrien, a late-night host for nearly three decades, has found success in an entirely different medium: podcasting. A good example of this development is Late Night with Seth Meyers, whose segment A Closer Look used to cover different topics, but is now almost exclusively devoted to covering Trump, his administration, and family. On air on NBC since 2014, Meyers has the coveted time slot right after The Tonight Show, which helped him build an initial audience. If late-night television had a true golden age, he reported for CNN, we probably passed it After a period of what looked like unchecked expansion, with new late-night shows popping up like wildflowers (or sometimes weeds), the reaper seems to have arrived. Mr. OBriens company recently sold his podcasting company to SiriusXM. Anyone can read what you share. James Corden announced in April he will leave The Late Late Show next year, and in June, TBS canceled Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. ranked as the No. Likewise, Hulu attempted a talk show with Sarah Silverman, which was canceled after 21 episodes. He became even more endearing to viewers when he delivered the shows from his home during the height of the pandemic, including segments with his wife and with adorable help from his two young daughters. Alec Baldwin made regular appearances on "Saturday Night Live" playing President Donald Trump through his term in office. 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