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[BoogieWoogie]

Jimmy Fallon earlier this year ceded the late-night ratings crown to Stephen Colbert. Now, the host of NBC’s The Tonight Show finds himself flirting with a fate that not long ago would have seemed unthinkable: third place. During the first two weeks of the new TV season, Fallon has seen his lead over ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel collapse, falling from more than one million viewers a year ago to fewer than 250,000 viewers last week. And while he’s still on top with adults under 50, Fallon is losing ground in the demographic ratings race, too: Despite a heavily promoted set of shows with Miley Cyrus, Tonight’s demo numbers fell 26 percent last week vs. the same period a year ago, while Kimmel (+1%) and Colbert (-2%) stayed relatively flat. There are multiple reasons for late night’s ratings sea change, but the biggest one seems pretty clear: disrupter-in-chief Donald Trump.

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/jimmy-fallon-continues-to-lose-ground-in-the-late-night-wars.html

 

[Fat4all]

 

[The Lamonster]

Just look at all the late-night videos trending on YouTube every day. Hardly any of them are ever Fallon. TBH I kinda forgot he even existed.

 

[BlackDoomShadow]

There is no longer a place for apolitical behavior. Get off the fence or get out of the way.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Someone post dat gif

 

[sssstententen]

Maybe you shouldn't tossle the hair of a facist asshole next time.

 

[buttery fistful]

Let me pet your hair, donald

 

[Zen Aku]

Yeah cause Kimmel and Colbert are way better.

 

[kirblar]

Losing Conan and having to go w/ Fallon as the new backup was so bad.

 

[Trojita]

fewer than 250,000 viewers last week

Wooooooooooooooooooooow

That's not just bad. That's really fucking bad.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

I figure it was the Trump effect.

Colbert is going ham on Trump and isn't showing signs of stopping.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

He gets some good guests and through some deal with Satan the Roots, but the man himself is bland as shit

 

[Transistor]

Fuck Jimmy Fallon

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

There's a lot of buzz for Kimmel lately...and he deserves it, his show is really good.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Let him go the way of the Jurassic era.

 

[TheTylerRob]

I don't like when he petted Trump.

 

[WaterAstro]

Trump really helped Colbert out lol.

 

[chrisPjelly]

I don't hate the guy, but he seriously is the worst case of phoning it in I've ever seen in comedy. Judging by his troubling incidents, I don't even think he's happy with the show.

 

[schwabdizzle]

Conan is by far the best of late night television. Colbert and Kimmel are WAY too political these days to even enjoy.

 

[Azure Dream]

Seth Meyers deserves his slot.

 

[Spiritual_Chaos]

Do some more Neil Young impressions.

 

[Rumblebones]

Good.

I despise Fallon.

 

[Kyoufu]

Good. Hope they keep dropping.

 

[metalslimer]

I mean it's probably Trump related but he's also easily the worst late night host out there right now. Seth Meyers is so much better

 

[lobdale]

Yep, Fallon won't go in on Trump, Colbert and Kimmel are smart, edgy dudes. Fallon is a giggly chum for a bygone era of happy Obama times.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Kimmel and Colbert is better. NBC had a good host years ago and they dropped the ball on him.

 

[Hubbl3]

Someone post dat gif

.

 

[Prompto]

Colbert and Kimmel aren't afraid to get political. Fallon still is for some reason.

 

[Random Human]

From one of the past threads on this:

Here's a great post on the matter I found on /r/movies:

 

[JJH]

Time to court Leno out of retirement again.

 

[jstripes]

Trump really helped Colbert out lol.

Just like the Bush administration put The Daily Show through the ceiling.

 

[ApharmdX]

He tried to humanized a sexist, racist fascist. So I feel that this drop in ratings is well-deserved.

 

[Ryaaan14]

It’s cos he stopped playing Box of Lies

 

[number11]

When he started, his whole gimmick was creating trending YouTube videos. It’s been a while since I’ve seen anything from his show trend.

 

[Grizzo]

Why would they act as if a whole week of Miley Cyrus performances could have done anything to help his ratings when she is struggling to shift units of her new album?

 

[PantherLotus]

VVVVVVV

There is no longer a place for apolitical behavior. Get off the fence or get out of the way.

^^^^^^^^^

 

[LifEndz]

Maybe if he slapped the desk harder when he fake laughs.

 

[Gaardus]

Wooooooooooooooooooooow

That's not just bad. That's really fucking bad.

That's the gap between Fallon and Kimmel, not absolute numbers, right?

 

[white dynamite]

Colbert and Kimmel aren't afraid to get political. Fallon still is for some reason.

Sounds like it's time for Fallon to have Trump on for carpool karaoke.

 

[Ivan 3414]

I will continue to not be a fan of Kimmel but even he's making political stances now

I honestly can't imagine Fallon recovering in this social climate

 

[kirblar]

How's Seth doing? He's like a total 180 from Meyers on the political front.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

he sucks

 

[Soapbox Killer]

So will Conan replace Jimmy? Will Leno return? These questions and Andy Rooney on the next 60 Minutes

 

[Savitar]

Conan's ghost finally has reveng...oh wait he's still alive.

 

[Trojita]

Just take a look at what Fallon did for his tribute to Vegas victims. That Miley Cyrus and Sandler performance smh.

 

[DeviantBoi]

Good.

Colbert deserves the ratings he gets.

I don't watch the show, but I always see his videos on YouTube the following day.

And I always watch Seth Meyer's A Closer Look segments.

 

[Monkeyball]

American tv is fake and unfunny, but this guy is on another level.

 

[Lima]

I can’t stand how maniac and fake his laughs are during interviews with guests. Really annoys me tbh.

 

[Oreoleo]

I like Fallon quite a bit, but even I can admit that his fake laughing at everything, constantly interrupting guests, and general air of insincerity / corporate stooginess has gotten super off-putting.

Kimmell seems to always tap into the zeitgeist and say the right thing after tragedies/big news and Colbert finally found his footing with Late Show; this news really isn't surprising at all.

 

[Mathieran]

Most of the stuff he puts out that's good is usually despite him. I do like his Twitter bits where people write in stuff and the kid toy music videos, but none of this has to do with him.

It's like when Leno used to have the headlines every Monday. I would tune in for headlines then that was it.

But otherwise he really isn't funny or interesting so why bother watching.

Edit: His side kick guy is super annoying too