Viewership cratered...MR-7 » 30 May 2026, 5:46 am » wrote: ↑ Stephen Colbert announces he’s bouncing and the numbers go UP. Imagine being so chronically unfunny that your absence is the first joke that lands in years. CBS didn’t lose a host... they lost a ratings anchor. Viewers didn’t tune in to say goodbye. The audience returned...like...the hostage situation is over. CBS execs pretending to be sad is the funniest thing he’s ever inspired. They’re already measuring the studio for someone who can tell a joke. The article calls it a “ratings plot twist.” The only twist is that it took this long for people to realize they didn’t actually like the show. Colbert leaves...ratings rise...CBS smiles politely...internet laughs...Colbert fans insist it’s a coincidence...math disagrees. And that’s the whole story. The man walked out… and the audience walked back in
MR-7 » 30 May 2026, 5:46 am » wrote: ↑ Stephen Colbert announces he’s bouncing and the numbers go UP. Imagine being so chronically unfunny that your absence is the first joke that lands in years. CBS didn’t lose a host... they lost a ratings anchor. Viewers didn’t tune in to say goodbye. The audience returned...like...the hostage situation is over. CBS execs pretending to be sad is the funniest thing he’s ever inspired. They’re already measuring the studio for someone who can tell a joke. The article calls it a “ratings plot twist.” The only twist is that it took this long for people to realize they didn’t actually like the show. Colbert leaves...ratings rise...CBS smiles politely...internet laughs...Colbert fans insist it’s a coincidence...math disagrees. And that’s the whole story. The man walked out… and the audience walked back in
MR-7 » 30 May 2026, 5:46 am » wrote: ↑ Stephen Colbert announces he’s bouncing and the numbers go UP. Imagine being so chronically unfunny that your absence is the first joke that lands in years. CBS didn’t lose a host... they lost a ratings anchor. Viewers didn’t tune in to say goodbye. The audience returned...like...the hostage situation is over. CBS execs pretending to be sad is the funniest thing he’s ever inspired. They’re already measuring the studio for someone who can tell a joke. The article calls it a “ratings plot twist.” The only twist is that it took this long for people to realize they didn’t actually like the show. Colbert leaves...ratings rise...CBS smiles politely...internet laughs...Colbert fans insist it’s a coincidence...math disagrees. And that’s the whole story. The man walked out… and the audience walked back in
Stephen Colbert announces he’s bouncing and the numbers go UP.
No...you post them.
Going from memory.
Yep.......6.74 million for Colbert’s final episode vs....970,000 for the reruns that aired after he left. Live episode vs. rerun. Nielsen confirms both.Blackvegetable » 31 May 2026, 6:07 am » wrote: ↑ Going from memory.
Colbert - 6.7 million
NotColbert - 970,000
Nod.
MR-7 » 31 May 2026, 6:11 am » wrote: ↑ Yep.......6.74 million for Colbert’s final episode vs....970,000 for the reruns that aired after he left. Live episode vs. rerun. Nielsen confirms both.
The man walked out… and the audience walked back in
How frequently did you watch?DeezerShoove » 31 May 2026, 6:13 am » wrote: ↑ Smug, smarmy . . . repetitive punchlines.
Stupid sycophants needing narrative reinforcement make up his audience.
But you're still 100% correct. That's how **** Colbert was. Great measuring stick.
It's amazing that cbs would drop him with ratings like that....
Maybe the ratings dropped because TRUMP closed the strait of hormuz, which caused the gas hike under bidenMR-7 » 31 May 2026, 6:17 am » wrote: ↑ It's amazing that cbs would drop him with ratings like that....
as kids, we thought multiples of zero were greater than zero…jerritol must still believe that…DeezerShoove » 31 May 2026, 6:13 am » wrote: ↑ Smug, smarmy . . . repetitive punchlines.
Stupid sycophants needing narrative reinforcement make up his audience.
But you're still 100% correct. That's how **** Colbert was. Great measuring stick.
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom what were they thinking? Oh yeah, the $40,000,000 in annual losses of that time slot…MR-7 » 31 May 2026, 6:17 am » wrote: ↑ It's amazing that cbs would drop him with ratings like that....
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom
JuCo 5 percenter...72
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime” ~ LAVRENTIY BERIA
"Try to get past your passionate ignorance and learn to accept what actually happened." ~ brown's unheeded words of wisdom ROG62 » 31 May 2026, 7:56 am » wrote: ↑ as kids, we thought multiples of zero were greater than zero…jerritol must still believe that…
You’re on to something…MR-7 » 31 May 2026, 6:18 am » wrote: ↑ Maybe the ratings dropped because TRUMP closed the strait of hormuz, which caused the gas hike under biden

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