Colbert’s departure from CBS did not do the community any favors. The backlash from the leisure business was immediate, with stars working to sing his praises. Even his direct late-night tv opponents like Jimmy Kimmel and John Oliver defended the TV star.
The information proved it, too.
Throughout their first evening with out Colbert, the community’s rankings tanked.
The present that stuffed The Late Present‘s slot, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed, solely pulled in 628,000 complete viewers. That was a harsh 65% drop for the time in comparison with final 12 months, in accordance with knowledge from Nielsen.
Followers wanted to tune in someplace, although, and Colbert’s established opponents soaked up his absence available in the market.
On June 1, the evening he returned to TV, Kimmel’s present obtained 2.185million complete viewers, which was a 53% enhance.
Compared, on the identical evening, Fallon obtained 1.301million complete viewers, a ten% enhance.