Jimmy Fallonโs “Tonight Show”ย is trailing in the ratings to Fox Newsโ “Gutfeld!” causingย NBCย executives to question the wisdom of spending heavily on Fallonโs contract extension.
According toย RadarOnline, almost 19 months after NBC signed an $80 million five-year contract extension with Fallon, “The Tonight Show” is drawing under 1.3 million viewers, less than half the audience of “Gutfeld!”
Fallon chalked up an impressive 11 million viewers when he first took over for outgoing legend Jay Leno โ but now heโs also being bested in the ratings by Stephen Colbertโs CBSย Late Show!
A source said NBC regrets the funnymanโs pricey long-term deal and added, โThe network knows the days are gone when tens of millions of people would tune in forย The Tonight Showย โ but they were counting on Jimmy to do better than this!โ
Itโs no mystery why no one watches him.
This is what they paid $80 million for – cringe humor that will live on in comedy infamy:
I don’t care if you’re pro or anti… This is nuts! What the hell happened to @jimmyfallon?!? pic.twitter.com/Ckoux2btHC
โ The Joe Rogan Experience Companion (@TheJRECompanion) January 9, 2023
An absolute mystery why @Gutfeldfox regularly beats the rest of late night in the ratings. Imagine being a comedian like @jimmyfallon losing viewers to Fox News, and not asking yourself if maybe youโve strayed from the mission of comedy? https://t.co/C0rgtHJdqs https://t.co/nM2RlXvMYO pic.twitter.com/FvG7chIW8i
โ a newsman (@a_newsman) January 9, 2023
The Left canceled actual comedy. Dave Rubin analyzes:
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