Here's a more detailed ratings story in Variety. http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/late-night-ratings-stephen-colbert-jimmy-fallon-kimmel-1201656805/ Colbert is third place overall but has better demographics than Kimmel. What's interesting is the decline of the The Daily Show and how the Nightly Show compares to the Colbert Report. The Daily Show is down sharply in viewers and even more in the 18-49. The Nightly Show took a huge hit in viewers and it's younger demo dropped despite it's focus on more, uh, urban topics. I think Wilmore is doing a better job than Trevor Noah. I watch just about every Nightly Show but I only tune in for The Daily Show if I like the guest. I wonder how much of the Nightly Show's loss is due to having a weaker lead in.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> I will give a hypothetical to illustrate what I meant. I think Carson used >> to have a steady 30 million viewers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > According to this article, Carson had 6 million viewers. Pat Sajak was > a miserable failure with 3 million. (Interesting clips of Sajak, > including Keith Olbermann's first national appearance.). > http://splitsider.com/2015/10/the-forgotten-history-of-the-pat-sajak-show/ > > They seem to be addressing the band issue. Recently they changed the > arrangement of the show's song so Jon can be heard playing his > melodica, or whatever it is call. Originally he would jujmp into it > with all his might but the rest of the band would drown him out.k It > looked like he was playing a toy because you couldn't hear it. > A continuing problem is that he has zero rapport on camera with > Colbert. I'm sure they got along fine in person. Colbert persists in > asking him a question during the show and all he has is a one-word > response. > The standing ovation, the chant and the high-leg kicking have grown > weary. Colbert got his start in live performances and that can be a > great way to get the energy for a stage show. It's dull and repetitive > for the audience that tunes in every night from home. > I look forward to the opening sequence. That's a plus for me. > I like that Colbert does a few monologue jokes from the stage and then > jumps into the jokes from the desk, which are clearly his strength. > Colbert seems to be trying to win viewers with some of the best > interviews. That doesn't seem to be working. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
