You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Piscopo, on the other hand, was a bit more optimistic about the future of late-night comedy, telling Fox News Digital that the "pendulum" is "coming back hard and heavy" through alternative comedians who push back against progressive wokeism. TBS canceled "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," as the far-left host lost a whopping 79% from her 2017 audience average of 1.25 million viewers to 268,000 viewers. Maher, host of "Real Time with Bill Maher," often makes more headlines, generates more buzz on social media and has higher viewership than several late-night hosts including Oliver, Seth Meyers, James Corden and Trevor Noah. Ratings Stats Should Scare Liberal Late Nigh Legal Statement. And at Chris Wallace in particular, the erstwhile Fox News host who left his anchors chair at Fox for a job with the networks chief cable news enemy. 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. While Meyers show is a mostly political one, its not bitter. 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! Cable News Ratings, Thursday January 13: Gutfeld! Instead, they casted a fictional, pre-existing character to assume the role of president. The Democratic bench is thinner than Chris Wallaces demo reel from CNN+, Gutfeld quipped at one point during that broadcast, in typical Gutfeldian fashion. "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. To the extent that CNNs most high-profile anchors like Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper have a base of loyal viewers, for example, youd assume its because their viewership appreciate the kind of journalism delivered by hosts like those. Liberals ", Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton sings Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" during the "Election Week Cold Open" sketch on "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 12, 2016. Similar to what Jon Stewart did every night on The Daily Show, or what John Oliver now does every Sunday, Meyers picks a subject fresh in the news and spends fifteen minutes dissecting it. has edged out the CBS rival with 2.2-2.4 million viewers as of late. I came to be entertained.. The only woman of the bunch to make a splash amongst the men (Can we get Amber Ruffin a bigger platform than Peacock, please? "I tell the truth," Maher told NewsNation this week. 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. If they make that move, The Tonight Show, for the first time in its seven-decade run, could begin as early as 10:30 p.m. All of this has unleashed a big question inside the television industry: What is the future of the late-night talk show? Executives at CBS have said the late-night show that will succeed Mr. Cordens program will not be a replica of whats come before it. By August of this year, The Daily Show averaged just 383,000 viewers, a 65% drop from its 2015 ratings and a far lower figure than any network late-night programs, according to Nielsen ratings published by The Wrap. Today, segments like A Closer Look or programs like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver provide a mostly one-way conversation. It might be Kimmel's strong political beliefs and opinionated nature that has turned certain some viewers off and positioned the show near the bottom of the ranking. The leader of the pack in ratings, Colbert was already a late-night powerhouse from his The Daily Show days and his decade-long run on the Emmy winning The Colbert Report. Actors: David Letterman. This isnt the kind of evil dude who goes quietly into the night and starts painting watercolors. BILL MAHER SUGGESTS BIDEN BUMP KAMALA HARRIS FROM DEM TICKET IN 2024: I JUST THINK SHES A BAD POLITICIAN'. There has been a shakeup in the late-night landscape in the post-Trump era. WebRatings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television. TBS canceled Full Frontal With Samantha Bee this year. In addition to a new studio for his show, Gutfeld! on Monday also welcomed back a live in-studio audience. 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 Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. Johnny Carson, right, and Ed McMahon on the set of The Tonight Show in 1963. And shortly before delivering the nights monologue, built around an uprising over Apples The duo is so down to earth that they get the most authentic versions of their guests. 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. In his first year as president, Biden was satirized only three times in the show's cold open, which historically showcases the biggest news of the week, equating to roughly 14% of the 22 episodes that aired between Jan. 30, 2021, and Jan 22, 2022. 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. I think the Carson playbook of 40 years talking to celebrities is probably a thing of the past, he said, referring to Johnny Carsons longtime run as host of The Tonight Show. Its not just that the audience doesnt want it. Replacing a legend like Jon Stewart in 2015 was a formidable task, especially when Noah was not well known to American audiences. Were going to have to talk about those., This prospect has led many seasoned late-night writers to look for other jobs. Supposedly, the people writing late-night shows got frustrated because Trump-related news was often so surreal that it was difficult to satirize. ", "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah announces he's leaving the long-running Comedy Central program after seven years. Many feel that she focuses far too much on race and sexuality, delivering the same jokes over and over again. In any case, Kimmel seems satisfied with his position in late night. 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. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Licht is expected to usher in changes that include, among other things, tilting the editorial pendulum at CNN away from opinion-heavy resistance programming. High Culture November 8, 2022 Why have late-night talk show ratings collapsed? To say nothing of the ideological like-mindedness across most of the late-night landscape. Andrew Cuomo during the pandemic for the sake of pleasing her audience Bee referred to Cuomo on her show at the time as "America's favorite Teen Beat cover gov" instead. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Market data provided by Factset. In 2016, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" averaged 2.2 million viewers. 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. He is similar to Fallon in his nice guy approach, but between his fun games and an interview style that sees him talking to multiple guests at a time, la Graham Norton, he has a more interesting style that helps him stand out amongst the crowded field. Fallontook the hot seat in 2014 and continues in the popular 11:35 p.m. timeslot, with a contract signed to continue through at least 2021. Despite his dwindling audience, Oliver has struck gold. "Jon Stewart was a man of the people an American who was dissatisfied with the system and honest about it. The monologue about the iPhone maker that he then launched into, meanwhile, is a neat encapsulation of why, over the course of his shows first year, hes drawn ratings that outpace CNN and MSNBC together in the same time slot. In 2015, Comedy Central tapped Noah, then a virtually unheard-of comedian from South Africa, to succeed Stewart as host of "The Daily Show." Here is how all the late night acts rate, according to IMDb users. I fear hell never leave the public eye, Zack Bornstein, who has worked on Saturday Night Live and Jimmy Kimmel Live, told CNBC. And there's nothing wrong with that. Interestingly, while being a man with controversial opinions has led Kimmel to rank near the bottom of the list, that same gusto and controversy has catapulted Maher near the top. 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 longtime The Daily Show correspondent and once fill-in host debuted on HBO in 2014 to much acclaim. 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. I dont even know what I am. "But in the most beautiful way, honestly, I've loved hosting this show. Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Here are the best late-night talk show hosts ranked from worst to best. Fox's late-night host Greg Gutfeld, from his broadcast Monday, May 3, in his new studio. Perhaps it's because Maher's show is positioned as political satire so those who choose to tune in already share his political beliefs or at least respect them, whereas Kimmel's show is geared towards comedy. Instead of sitting down for a program at a fixed time of day, contemporary audiences prefer to watch whenever they want through subscription services like Netflix. He'll have time to try as his contract has been renewed through to 2022. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel chokes up while advocating for affordable health care following the heart surgery of his newborn son in 2017. So when the numbers start to slip a little bit, they're gone," Piscopo said. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America, East). All rights reserved. In the most recent months, Noah has failed to reach a 400,000 average. "SNL," which averaged 7.4 million viewers in 2017, dropped 37% to just 4.7 million viewers in 2022. Nonetheless, he has been hosting the show for 18 seasons since 2003, with no signs of slowing down. With data suggesting that ratings have been on the decline, they might not be. 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. ", House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promoted the Democratic agenda ahead of the midterms during her appearance this week on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." 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"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. professional auto racing, tennis and now golf, Now, they arent just surviving, they are thriving. 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 Kimmel, another vocal Trump critic, made national headlines during the Trump years for his monologues advocating for health care reform after his newborn son underwent heart surgery, as well as for stricter gun control laws. That doesnt mean hes lost his sense of fun. And then there will be the trials. On the contrary, shows continue to talk about him despite the fact that, as a private citizen, he is unable to enact direct influence over the government and is not involved in international affairs. 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