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“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon watched his show’s ratings take a hit yet again on Tuesday as competitor “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” won its fifth straight week in overall viewers — and sources say Fallon’s being forced to change his strategy to win back eyeballs.

“[Fallon] is feeling the pressure. I mean, Stephen Colbert is now beating him in a big way and he has to change his format to keep up because he’s losing viewers,” said a source, adding that Fallon’s getting more political. “They had to figure out a way to get Trump [into his routine] because he’s too weak on Trump, and viewers are going elsewhere. [He’s been] uncomfortable talking about politics, and that’s not what the people want.

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[cruets]

karma

 

[Ninja Scooter]

So no more:

"hey guys remember the 90s!?"
**laughs uncontrollably**

 

[PROh1bited]

Good. Fuck Fallon.

 

[KernelPanic]

Suck it Fallon

 

[Ray Down]

Just go Fallon.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Eat shit, Fallon.

 

[Slayven]

Fallon's strength and his weakness is he is super bland and inoffensive. That "oh look I love the 90s" bullshit doesn't play for the 11:30 crowd. He isn't bad, but he isn't exciting, daring, or smart either

 

[Kaladin]

Except for in his taste in music, Colbert > Letterman.

Letterman had some legit good stuff on in his day.

 

[marrec]

I guess you can't throw up nostalgia for years and years and expect it to keep working as well as it did before.

Fallon's running out of things to go "hey guys, remember" with.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

i shudder at the thought of fallon attempting political jokes

 

[Puck Beaverton]

fuck off jimmy

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Colbert played the long game and it paid off. He just puts out a better late night product. Fallon's show is too light and sugar coated to get into Colbert's lane, especially when it comes to politics.

 

[BahamutPT]

Let it die, Fallon, and go away.

 

[shiftplusone]

So no more:

"hey guys remember the 90s!?"
**laughs uncontrollably**

Tonight we have a musical performance by maroon 5"
**laughs uncontrollably**

 

[WedgeX]

Seems just.

 

[Goo]

Leno coming out of retirement any week now 😁

 

[AlphaSnake]

Hey NBC, have I got the man for the job...

Edit: ^^^ Fuck Goo!

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Even more repulsive now.

 

[mnannola]

This is probably bad for the GOP. People are craving more Trump hate.

 

[Clefargle]

What an unfunny guy

 

[Doug Heffernan]

Ugh no... please don't infest his show with a bunch of politics. I still prefer Kimmel, but Fallon was a nice refreshing change of pace from all the redundant political jokes.

 

[Magnet_Man]

Those gifs should be considered NSFL. Makes me want to puke every time.

 

[InfiniteBento]

Take that L

 

[metalslimer]

Fallon doing politics? Good luck...

 

[Hazmat]

Fallon needed another decade or more to learn how to host one of these shows in the late night slot. The Conan/Leno stuff followed by Leno coming back and then leaving almost right away thrust him into the big chair as some dope that didn't know what he was doing.

 

[morningbus]

I never take these kind of reports too seriously. Everything is always doom and gloom in Late Night and if you believed everything that gets trickled out it would sound reactionary and scatterbrained as hell.

Not saying there isn't truth somewhere there and I'm glad to see Colbert get a footing, but I doubt NBC is too worried as long as Fallon is still winning the demo.

 

[What A Time To Be Alive]

Whats up with the weird hate for Fallon?

Never fucked with his show heavy but always like the fact he brought a lot of up and coming rappers to his show to perform.

 

[Discotheque]

Love that colbert is finally beating him in ratings consistently

But fallon going political...is not the right move. He has never been into that it's just gonna be awkward

 

[Struct09]

Colbert has been great lately

 

[Syncytia]

Sneak peak of the new format:

"So drumpf - "

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Kind of hard to give a shit about Spencer Pratt lip syncing Eye of The Tiger when the world is burning.

Thanks for doing your part Jimmy ya ass.

 

[Netherscourge]

Fallon will turn heel and invite Trump back on his show.

Ratings for that night (and commercial revenue) will set an all-time record.

 

[Loxley]

Fallon's strength and his weakness is he is super bland and inoffensive. That "oh look I love the 90s" bullshit doesn't play for the 11:30 crowd. He isn't bad, but he isn't exciting, daring, or smart either

Which is funny since those were the exact same criticisms that Leno always received when he was the host.

 

[Burt]

How's Colbert lately? I never disliked the show, but its highs were never really all that high. Is the show finally finding its footing, or this this just people looking for some Colbert Report that isn't there?

 

[dallow_bg]

i shudder at the thought of fallon attempting political jokes

You missed Fallon's recent Trump skit.
It was terrible. Wow.

 

[Slayven]

Fallon doing politics? Good luck...

Why is the first thing that popped into my head is the kid doing his homework on the bus to school, then trying to bullshit when he has to read it in front of the crowd?

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Donald Trump being elected is the best possible thing that could have happened for Stephen Colbert. He's got four years of material that practically writes itself.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Leno coming out of retirement any week now ��

lmao you know he's itchin' to go

 

[perfectchaos007]

Fallon is too neutral on politics and no one wants to watch that right now. Pick a side! The left wing comedian market is pretty saturated so maybe he should go all out in supporting Trump and bashing the left. Of course that would be a terrible lead in for Seth Meyers who hates Trump so that may not work either. Just leave television and don't relapse on cocaine, Fallon

 

[Reverend Funk]

Having fallon bumbling on about politics would probably do more harm than good

 

[Kthulhu]

karma

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[smurfx]

i love that ball washing he gave trump resulted in him losing in ratings. hope that was colbert's hugh grant moment.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

People don't like it when you attempt to normalize a wannabe dictator?

 

[Doug Heffernan]

Kind of hard to give a shit about Spencer Pratt lip syncing Eye of The Tiger when the world is burning.

Thanks for doing your part Jimmy ya ass.

Oh come on...

 

[Brazil]

Fallon can rot for all I care. His cookie cutter show about Kevin Hart lip-syncing and grow-ups playing xylophones simply cannot survive the times we're currently living in.

Colbert deserves its success.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Fallon comes out in fake beard

"Uh, hey everyone! I grew a beard! Oh wait, these are just Trump's ball hairs. Ha!"

There you go Fallon, that one's free

 

[HStallion]

i shudder at the thought of fallon attempting political jokes

Biting political commentary from Jimmy Fallon: Democrats get outraged too much and conservatives are dumb hicks! *laughs at his own joke for too long*

 

[Savitar]

Let him fall.

 

[Slayven]

Which is funny since those were the exact same criticisms that Leno always received when he was the host.

Don't see Fallon hiding in the closet, or backstabbing his agent. Leno was tanking too until the OJ trail.