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Credit: Screenshot/Fox News Back in May, stand-up comedian and a colleague at sister site PJ Media, Stephen Kruiser proclaimed the joyous news that comedy — at least on late-night TV — isn’t entirely in the wastepaper basket of history. That month, Greg Gutfeld managed to topple two of the three ‘alphabet’ networks’ hosts for total viewership with his show, “Gutfeld!” which premiered on Fox News in March.
Kruiser shared a tweet from the ever-astute media observer, Joe Concha of The Hill, who noted then that the latest ratings showed Gutfeld, who also appears as a co-host on “The Five,” “[b]eat Kimmel and Fallon in total viewers, topped Colbert and the aforementioned in the 25-54 demo” — which you might know is the segment of the consumer public most prized by advertisers — allowing networks to demand top-dollar for air time.
Anyway, the Hill piece Concha posted included a few more nuggets on Fox News’ and Gutfeld’s massive feat on May 13: May 13 was the Fox show’s best night so far, with 1.8 million viewers, placing second only to Colbert’s show, which drew 1.9 million viewers. Gutfeld’s show beat Colbert slightly in the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic. Kruiser, who regularly appeared as a guest on an earlier incarnation of “Gutfeld!” known as “Red Eye!” added: If Gutfeld can continue challenging the Big Three hosts this way it will be a monumental achievement. He’s punching hard at some heavyweights and doing real damage while they continue to miss. Now, Greg Gutfeld has managed to do exactly that. In the newly released ratings, he now dominates all three, network funnymen — including Colbert — for the first time in total viewership.
The Wrap : Fox News’ 11 p.m. ET “Gutfeld!” finally beat every other late-night show — including Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” on CBS — Tuesday in total viewership and the advertiser-coveted age demographic of 25 to 54. […] On Tuesday night, “Gutfeld!” took in a total average of 2.120 million viewers, with 434,000 in the key demo, on average. The “Late Show,” which has an 11:35 p.m. ET start time on […]
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