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How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld overtook Stephen Colbert in ratings to become the most popular late-night TV host (they don’t get it alert)
The Conversation ^ | September 24, 2023 | Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewic

Posted on 12/10/2023 8:13:28 PM PST by DoodleBob

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Per Nielsen's ratings (in Oct 2023), Gutfeld! in particular nabbed the most viewers last week at 2,062,000, leaving CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert trailing behind with 1,984,000 viewers. Next was ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 1,625,000 viewers and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon at 1,329,000. The Fox News program hosted by the titular Greg Gutfeld was also the No. 1 show within cable news when it came to the 25-54 demographic, boasting 302,000 viewers within that age group.

Gutfeld! notably does not have Writer's Guild of America members on its team, so it continued airing through the union's strike, which lasted some 144 days. All the other programs in the top four were affected because they hired WGA writers.

1 posted on 12/10/2023 8:13:28 PM PST by DoodleBob
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To: DoodleBob

Sarcasm and humiliation are among of our finer weapons.


2 posted on 12/10/2023 8:14:56 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: DoodleBob

One of those two comedians was actually funny - that’s a good start.


3 posted on 12/10/2023 8:17:27 PM PST by Stosh
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Are his jokes still 50% homosexual and poop? That’s the reason I stopped watching his show.


4 posted on 12/10/2023 8:20:37 PM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: DoodleBob

Kimmel and Colbert have lousy writers and their delivery and ad-lib lines just don’t come close to entertainment. Kimmel is a pornographer, for sure.
One look and you are gone. Only the faithful kool aid folks stay tuned....


5 posted on 12/10/2023 8:22:02 PM PST by BatGuano (2020 = Stolen Election. Believe it! Molon Labe.)
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To: DoodleBob

Colbert was modestly funny for a while. Then in 2016 every joke was about Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders. It got old very quickly.


6 posted on 12/10/2023 8:22:03 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: DoodleBob

You’re right. Nick Marx and Matt Sienkiewic don’t get it.


7 posted on 12/10/2023 8:24:15 PM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: DoodleBob

Joyful laughter is being destroyed. It is replaced with snark.


8 posted on 12/10/2023 8:25:54 PM PST by lurk (u)
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saying “true” liberal comedy is more likely to “punch up,”...

Nothing could be more different than today, where all liberals do is punch down, in media and in comedy.

9 posted on 12/10/2023 8:28:30 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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Hallelujah! I started watching ‘Red Eye,’ then it was cancelled. One day, I saw a commercial for a show with Gutfeld - ‘The Five.’ Been watching ever since. At least once, it was #1 ranked, & it is highly watched. Check my user id, cuz I posted an initial Gutfeld! segment on my user id, about how highly rated the show is. I posted another show segment, but I messed up HTML, and it didn’t post.


10 posted on 12/10/2023 8:30:51 PM PST by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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To: lurk

Very true.


11 posted on 12/10/2023 8:33:48 PM PST by gattaca (Once a nation loses control of its borders, it is no longer a nation...Ronald Reagan)
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To: DoodleBob

The best comedians left you wondering what they voted for. Johnny Carson for example.


12 posted on 12/10/2023 8:34:11 PM PST by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
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They do seem to get a lot of what’s going on.

They just don’t like it.


13 posted on 12/10/2023 8:39:06 PM PST by x
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Creativity, imagination and intelligence=good comedy.

Creativity, imagination and intelligence/=conform or else totalitarianism.

Modern leftists destroyed comedy are not funny in the slightest and can’t meme worth a hoot..


14 posted on 12/10/2023 8:45:18 PM PST by Freest Republican (This space for rent)
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I saw someone (I can’t remember who) recently commenting that the left only does material that makes people in political agreement with them clap but not really laugh. IMO, that ‘s not comedic.


15 posted on 12/10/2023 8:54:13 PM PST by FreedomForce
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He has been doing less of that...but I hear ya


16 posted on 12/10/2023 8:58:31 PM PST by goodnesswins ( We pretend to vote and they pretend to count the votes.)
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....As writer stats.....”While the creators of this content don't always agree on specific issues, they are united in their motivations to hilariously own the libs.”....

It was not until Gutfield I cared for any late night programs. So never watched them. But Gutfield and his co-hosts are all so funny, with varied personalities, it's just great “entertainment” and enjoyable presentation.

17 posted on 12/10/2023 9:07:49 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

18 posted on 12/10/2023 9:17:48 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: lurk

That is so on the money.


19 posted on 12/10/2023 9:25:19 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: NetAddicted

Red eye was a very good show, I got to see some of Greg’s best work and his companion guests were good too.

I particularly like how Andy Levy performed a critique at the half way mark, and I was glad to be introduced to Mike Baker.

I knew that Greg was destined for greater things, and (note too) that I went to Cal, grew to love teaching at San Mateo High, (Greg went to the Catholic school in San Mateo — Serra.) We have the same birthday. I feel like I am in some kind of simulation about this talanted guy.


20 posted on 12/10/2023 9:56:19 PM PST by KC_for_Freedom (retired aerospace engineer and CSP who also taught)
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