Greg Gutfeld - King of Late Night

Fox News' Greg Gutfeld dominates late-night television ratings as CBS ends Colbert's 'Late Show' https://t.co/1z4mT3DpF3

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 22, 2025

From FOX News:

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld is the ratings king of late night, despite what CBS "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert tells his audience.

CBS announced last week that it would cancel "The Late Show" next May at the end of its broadcast season. The show was losing a reported $40 million a year for the network, although skeptics insist the decision was meant to appease the Trump administration.

Colbert discussed CBS’ reasons for canceling the show on Monday, asking, "How could it purely be a financial decision if ‘The Late Show’ is No. 1 in ratings?"

However, Fox News Channel's "Gutfeld!" is actually the most-watched late-night program on television and has outdrawn Colbert for 21 straight months among total viewers and 13 months in a row among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54.

The shows air at different times; "Gutfeld!" airs at 10 p.m. ET, while Colbert's begins at 11:35 p.m. ET and is No. 1 among network late-night comedy programs.

In 2025, "Gutfeld!" averaged 3.1 million viewers through July 20, compared to 1.9 million for CBS’ outgoing "Late Show." During that same time period, ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" averaged 1.5 million, NBC’s "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" averaged 1.1 million, and NBC’s "Late Night with Seth Meyers" managed 751,000.

When it comes to the key demo, "Gutfeld!" averaged 398,000 of the viewers most coveted by advertisers, compared to 288,000 for Colbert.

Over 3 million people choose to watch Gutfeld! That's more than 3 million viewers rejecting Colbert, Kimmel, and Fallon, as well as their celebrity guests. Gutfeld is the ratings winner by far. It's not even close.