“Late Present” host Stephen Colbert on Thursday broke some unhealthy information for President Donald Trump after this week’s State of the Union deal with.
“Donald Trump is absolutely dragging down broadcast tv,” Colbert stated. “I imply, if I have been CBS, I’d cancel him.”
The viewers cheered loudly on the line, which doubled as a jab at his personal employer. CBS introduced final yr that it might be canceling Colbert’s present, in a transfer the community claimed was “purely a monetary choice” however got here as dad or mum firm Paramount sought federal approval to finish a merger.
Colbert stated one ranking, nonetheless, didn’t drop: his personal.
The stay post-speech version of “The Late Present” was up 7% in contrast along with his broadcast after final yr’s deal with.
“ what I believe was happening?” he theorized. “Folks could not like watching Trump, however they do like watching me not like watching Trump.”
See extra in his Thursday night time monologue: