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Shouldn’t be surprising, every late night show is going to end soon. They’re all too expensive

dawnerd 1y ago
It’s currently the number one late night show. It’s not about money. It’s because the president pressured them after Colbert called the network out Tuesday for taking a bribe.
- dec0dedab0de 1y ago
  I think Gutfeld is number 1 overall, and has been for a while. But TV ratings overall are down so low, I haven’t had cable since 2003, and at the time people thought I was a radical. Now it seems like the people that have cable are the rare ones, Especially if there is noone over 45 in the house. There is a reason they all format their shows in a way that is easy to break up into youtube videos. If they didn’t, most kids under 30 wouldn't even know who they are
  - xnx 1y ago
    > I think Gutfeld is number 1 overall, and has been for a while. From what I saw, Gutfeld is top in that time slot, but not for late night overall. I agree that cable is crazy to pay so much money for and still have frequent and long commercial interruptions.
    - 5555624 1y ago
      Assuming this table (https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/late-night-tv-ratings-q2-2025/ https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/late-night-tv-ratings-q...) is accurate (and I am reading it correctly), Gutfeld has more average number of viewers than the other late night shows.
      - dawnerd 1y ago
        His show airs much earlier than the others which is why it’s not really considered the top late night. The rankings I was referring to were the true late night shows. Gutfeld is basically prime time.
        favorited 1y ago
        He's also on cable. When people talk about late night talk shows, they're generally referring to one of the networks.
  - tim333 1y ago
    I'd never heard of Gutfeld - I'm a Brit - so checked it out - https://youtu.be/MflEEkCFtHY https://youtu.be/MflEEkCFtHY It doesn't seem very good..? The first few seconds is him jokinging insulting various democrats and the audience groaning.
    - AaronAPU 1y ago
      You just described Colbert but flipped the political sign bit.
    - dec0dedab0de 1y ago
      he’s the worst, but they all are gross
nemomarx 1y ago
How expensive can they be? One set, minimal editing?
paleotrope 1y ago
How can they be so expensive? Unless you mean in relation to ad revenue. It's one host, maybe a band, they don't pay the guests cause their there to pitch their show/music/book/film. Maybe all the extra staff they need to write jokes and whatnot. Maybe all the drug advertisements really don't pay all that much anymore.
- favorited 1y ago
  Late night talk shows are extremely cheap, compared to regular scripted television. It's one of the reasons why NBC was so excited about moving Jay Leno to 10pm when Conan took over The Tonight Show: > The Jay Leno Show WILL be significantly cheaper than any primetime scripted show NBC could program. Primetime scripted programming usually costs about $3 million per hour; so the five hours NBC is revamping would total about $15 million per week. This new Leno show will cost NBC less than $2 million per week. ... So, not only does NBC get to KEEP its primetime hours, it gets to program them with a more cost-effective show. https://www.writersdigest.com/industry-updates/jay-leno-nbc-smart-move-or-sheer-stupidity https://www.writersdigest.com/industry-updates/jay-leno-nbc-...
- Flatcircle 1y ago
  the hosts costs a fortune
  - metabagel 1y ago
    Supposedly, Colbert makes $15 million a year, which is about $100,000 per episode. It's not really outrageous for a host of a national television program.
metabagel 1y ago
It's surprising that the most successful late night show is going away first, and the optics of it happening while Paramount is trying to curry favor with the Trump administration couldn't be worse.

It’s currently the number one late night show. It’s not about money. It’s because the president pressured them after Colbert called the network out Tuesday for taking a bribe.

dec0dedab0de 1y ago
I think Gutfeld is number 1 overall, and has been for a while. But TV ratings overall are down so low, I haven’t had cable since 2003, and at the time people thought I was a radical. Now it seems like the people that have cable are the rare ones, Especially if there is noone over 45 in the house. There is a reason they all format their shows in a way that is easy to break up into youtube videos. If they didn’t, most kids under 30 wouldn't even know who they are
- xnx 1y ago
  > I think Gutfeld is number 1 overall, and has been for a while. From what I saw, Gutfeld is top in that time slot, but not for late night overall. I agree that cable is crazy to pay so much money for and still have frequent and long commercial interruptions.
  - 5555624 1y ago
    Assuming this table (https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/late-night-tv-ratings-q2-2025/ https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/late-night-tv-ratings-q...) is accurate (and I am reading it correctly), Gutfeld has more average number of viewers than the other late night shows.
    - dawnerd 1y ago
      His show airs much earlier than the others which is why it’s not really considered the top late night. The rankings I was referring to were the true late night shows. Gutfeld is basically prime time.
      - favorited 1y ago
        He's also on cable. When people talk about late night talk shows, they're generally referring to one of the networks.
- tim333 1y ago
  I'd never heard of Gutfeld - I'm a Brit - so checked it out - https://youtu.be/MflEEkCFtHY https://youtu.be/MflEEkCFtHY It doesn't seem very good..? The first few seconds is him jokinging insulting various democrats and the audience groaning.
  - AaronAPU 1y ago
    You just described Colbert but flipped the political sign bit.
  - dec0dedab0de 1y ago
    he’s the worst, but they all are gross

nemomarx 1y ago

How expensive can they be? One set, minimal editing?

paleotrope 1y ago

How can they be so expensive? Unless you mean in relation to ad revenue. It's one host, maybe a band, they don't pay the guests cause their there to pitch their show/music/book/film. Maybe all the extra staff they need to write jokes and whatnot. Maybe all the drug advertisements really don't pay all that much anymore.

favorited 1y ago
Late night talk shows are extremely cheap, compared to regular scripted television. It's one of the reasons why NBC was so excited about moving Jay Leno to 10pm when Conan took over The Tonight Show: > The Jay Leno Show WILL be significantly cheaper than any primetime scripted show NBC could program. Primetime scripted programming usually costs about $3 million per hour; so the five hours NBC is revamping would total about $15 million per week. This new Leno show will cost NBC less than $2 million per week. ... So, not only does NBC get to KEEP its primetime hours, it gets to program them with a more cost-effective show. https://www.writersdigest.com/industry-updates/jay-leno-nbc-smart-move-or-sheer-stupidity https://www.writersdigest.com/industry-updates/jay-leno-nbc-...
Flatcircle 1y ago
the hosts costs a fortune
- metabagel 1y ago
  Supposedly, Colbert makes $15 million a year, which is about $100,000 per episode. It's not really outrageous for a host of a national television program.

metabagel 1y ago

It's surprising that the most successful late night show is going away first, and the optics of it happening while Paramount is trying to curry favor with the Trump administration couldn't be worse.