Late-night comedy hosts such as Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have spent 2024 repeatedly bashing President-elect Donald Trump, hitting another low point as their cultural relevance and ratings continue to slump. experienced a year of
According to a recent report, the network's comedians told a total of 1,463 jokes about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during the recent fall campaign, with a whopping 98% of them directed at Trump. It is said that it was. study By Media Research Center. The survey covered the period from September 3rd to October 25th.
Additionally, 78% of jokes directed at vice presidential candidates targeted J.D. Vance.
Stephen Colbert featured Kamala Harris as a guest in October and answered questions about softball, but she still stumbled.
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert experienced an emotional breakdown on their first broadcast after President Trump's decisive victory (winning both the electoral vote and the popular vote), with Kimmel having a difficult time on the show for the comedian. I was holding back tears.
There is clear bias as the network continues to lose cultural relevance.
Several recent polls have shown that voters don't care about celebrities' political opinions.
A Rasmussen poll released last month found that 75% of Americans said celebrity endorsements of candidates had no or very little influence on how they voted in the recent presidential election. .
Meanwhile, an Associated Press-NORC poll released this week found that just under 40% of Democrats say they support celebrities sharing their opinions on politics, compared to 11% of Republicans. Among independents, the number was only 12%.
In a concession to changing times, NBC The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon announced plans in September to scale back its production schedule, airing new shows only four nights a week instead of five, with reruns airing on Fridays.
Cord-cutting continues to eat into late-night viewers, especially younger viewers who tune out in favor of watching clips on YouTube or social media the next day.
The numbers paint a dire picture.
Colbert's CBS show, typically the highest rated of the three major networks, averaged 2.6 million viewers for the 2023-24 season, down from 3.81 million five years ago. The current situation for the 2024-25 season does not look good. In the most recent third quarter, Colbert drew an average of 2.5 million people.
Kimmel's ABC show averaged 1.37 million viewers in the third quarter.
Major networks are losing ground to FOX News Gutfeld! continues to dominate the competition in the late night comedy category.
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