Posted on 11/19/2015 6:43:58 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg
For Stephen Colbert, the late-night honeymoon appears to be over.
The dose of reality comes upon tracking the last three weeks available on the ratings front. But first, a quick review of where we were and how we got here on the late-night competition front: outside of Colbert's opening week, NBC's Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show have beaten his CBS competition every week with plenty of room to spare. No surprise there, as even CBS execs concede they had no illusions of beating Fallon as Colbert and The Late Show find their groove. But that's not to say Colbert has disappointed anyone at the Tiffany Network, either, finishing a solid second ahead of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel in both total viewers and the demo in September and much of October.
Most importantly for Colbert, he's found a niche in offering what the Jimmys can't really offer (particularly Fallon): consistent political satire and more substantive interviews with big political guests (his interview with Joe Biden as the vice president openly displayed his inner conflict on running for for president was widely-praised in this space and pretty much everywhere else). But therein lies the rub: most sit-downs with politicians don't exactly result in riveting television (outliers like Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton to a lesser extent notwithstanding). And Colbert has shown almost no willingness to hit both sides of the aisle even close to equally...it's simply not in his DNA.
Consequently, according to a Hollywood Reporter poll just released, Colbert has successfully alienated self-described Republicans who see what’s being offered on a nightly basis and exploring or staying with other options. And with the country as polarized as it is, the host is thereby saying goodbye to half his potential audience, which can't be a sound business model.
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The MSNBC of comedy.
Kimmel stays pretty much non-political. That’s why I like his show.
Just when you wondered if they could find someone less funny than Letterman to take that time slot...Poof...it’s a smartass liberal tool without a sense of humor. Colbert may not see the summer rerun seasons next year.
So Letterman’s replacement is alienating viewers by being too liberal?
That would be nirvana for me. When CBS doubles down on liberals and loses, it’s a good day.
Boo hoo. These people are a bore.
Colbert wasn’t funny when he was on the “Comedy Channel.” CBS is getting what they deserve.
How far we have fallen from the days when TV was innocuous entertainment designed to sell the hamburgers and the soap!
People make a big deal out of talk radio, but liberals have controlled late night television for years and nobody says a word.
Conan hates whites and Christians too.
Kimmel is he least offensive.
Colbert is a lib hack. Not really very funny either.
This format hasn’t had anyone worth a sh__ since Johnny Carson.
Keep in mind that he cut his teeth on Comedy Central where Republicans sometimes go for entertainment and Liberals go to get what they think is real news. Colbert has been playing to Northeast and left coast libs for so long, that he has no understanding of main street America.
It just dawned on me that, 1) I don't own a television set, and 2) my radio receivers in the kitchen and my vehicle are perpetually on the AM band.
Coinkidink? I DON'T TINK SO!
Last night about 9pm EST, CBS had a segment about Sarah Palin. I quit watching after a few minutes. The lead-in was grossly derogatory, the questioning was snarky, of the "Have you stopped beating little old ladies and drowning kittens" variety and the followup was Tina Fey skits.
Talk about a war on (normal) women!
CBS - "Complete Bovine Skat"
No, I think Liberals tune into SpongeBob Squarepants for their news.
Even when Colbert is trying to be “serious”, that persona slips through. He's got nothing more, just that one routine. He's a classic example of a one-trick pony.
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