WHAT A SHAME: Stephen Colbert’s Ratings for January Crash to Record Low, Just Ahead of Show’s Discontinuation
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Ratings for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert have hit a record low this month, just as the show is preparing to end its run for good. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
It’s amazing that anyone is still watching him at all. His act has become so stale and boring. Only a small group of hardcore Trump haters woud continue to tune in night after night, just to hear the same tired scolding that Colbert has been engaged in since 2016.
Colbert could have done a course correction years ago that might have even saved his show, but he was incapable of letting go of his Trump Derangement Syndrome. is there any wonder why the audience walked away?
That Park Place reports:
Stephen Colbert Ratings Collapse to Record Lows as Late Show Nears Cancellation
The Stephen Colbert ratings freefall has reached an undeniable breaking point. As The Late Show with Stephen Colbert approaches its already-announced cancellation, the program is now posting record-low January numbers, marking one of the steepest late-night declines in recent television history.
According to Nielsen data reported this week, Colbert’s show is averaging roughly 285,000 viewers in the crucial 25–54 demographic, putting it on track for its worst January performance ever in the category that advertisers actually care about. With just months left before the curtain closes for good, the ratings trajectory suggests viewers have been checking out long before CBS formally pulled the plug.
While total viewership erosion has been gradual over the past several years, the collapse in the 25–54 demo tells the real story. Late-night television lives or dies by that number, and Colbert’s January performance places him firmly near the bottom of the competitive pack.
The show’s demo average now sits far below what the franchise once delivered during its peak years — and even trails where The Late Show performed during periods widely considered transitional or unstable. In practical terms, this means fewer ad dollars, weaker affiliate confidence, and little justification for long-term investment.
One of the other reasons for this is that Colbert’s guest list reads like the staff roster at the Democrat National Committee. Every night, he has on someone like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Gavin Newsom, etc.
People can get that kind of content on MSNOW or CNN. Why would anyone want to see it on late night TV? It’s so boring and tired.
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