{"id":70078,"date":"2026-06-05T14:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70078"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:02:01","slug":"stephen-colberts-audience-flocks-to-jimmy-kimmel-while-cbs-suffers-a-massive-ratings-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70078","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert’s Audience Flocks to Jimmy Kimmel, While CBS Suffers a Massive Ratings Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first full week of ratings for network late night television since “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”<\/em> went dark have been released. And it doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the Donald Trump bootlickers at Paramount\/CBS who canceled their number one program starring America’s favorite late night host.<\/p>\n

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The loss of Colbert’s wit, insight, and compassion, is already being felt by millions of his fans. His final show on May 22 was his most-watched weeknight episode<\/a><\/strong> of all time. He raised millions of dollars for charity by auctioning off parts of his set and other memorabilia from the show. And he stirred the wrath of Donald Trump who had a severe flare up of his OCD (Obsessive Colbert Disorder).<\/p>\n

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Now audiences are beginning to settle into a new late night routine. And with Colbert moving on to what will likely be an even bigger, better platform for his humor and punditry, there was some interest as to where his network viewers would end up. Now we know. As reported by Latenighter<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

“According to Nielsen Live+3 ratings data for the week of May 24, 2026, Jimmy Kimmel Live! averaged 2.43 million total viewers (+35 percent over the week prior) and 252,000 adults 18\u201349 (+31 percent) across three original episodes and two repeats. The Tonight Show, meanwhile, averaged 1.41 million total viewers (+6 percent) and 271,000 adults 18\u201349 (+3 percent).” […]<\/p>\n

“On CBS, Comics Unleashed completed its first full week in Stephen Colbert\u2019s former Late Show time period. […] Combined, the show\u2019s one-hour block averaged 737,000 total viewers (down -72%) and 78,000 adults 18\u201349 (down -66%).”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This was not entirely surprising. Most knowledgeable TV analysts assumed that Kimmel would get the lion’s share of Colbert’s viewers. His program and brand of humor is closer to Colbert’s, than Jimmy Fallon, who strives for a more congenial image that is averse to offending anyone.<\/p>\n

So Kimmel is the big winner in this battle. And the big loser? That would be Trump. He despises Kimmel nearly as much as he did Colbert. Trump has repeatedly called for Kimmel to be fired. Instead, Kimmel is becoming bigger and more popular than ever. He recently won a coveted Peabody Award<\/a><\/strong> and used his acceptance speech to skewer Trump.<\/p>\n

Despite Trump’s pathetic efforts to hamper Kimmel’s rise, there is really nothing that he can do about it. But that won’t stop him from whining and lashing out in a futile attempt to bring Kimmel down. It won’t work. It will just make Trump look weaker and more pitiful. If that’s even still possible at this point.<\/p>\n

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