{"id":1102016,"date":"2021-12-09T09:59:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1102016"},"modified":"2021-12-09T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:59:38","slug":"greg-gutfeld-levels-stephen-colbert-for-mocking-fox-news-after-christmas-tree-arson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-gutfeld-levels-stephen-colbert-for-mocking-fox-news-after-christmas-tree-arson\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Gutfeld Levels Stephen Colbert For Mocking Fox News After Christmas Tree Arson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreg-gutfeld-levels-stephen-colbert-for-mocking-fox-news-after-christmas-tree-arson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1102016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fox News host Greg Gutfeld on Wednesday night hit back at \u201cThe Late Show\u201d host Stephen Colbert for mocking Fox News after a suspect allegedly set fire to a Christmas&nbsp;tree outside the New York City&nbsp;headquarters of Fox News and News Corp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlaming Christmas Tree just got its own show on FoxNews!\u201d Colbert jeered.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flaming Christmas Tree just got its own show on FoxNews!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenAtHome\/status\/1468756258668826625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gutfeld replied, \u201cand it\u2019s already beating you in the ratings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">and its already beating you in the ratings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jF9q0gMouB\">https:\/\/t.co\/jF9q0gMouB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greggutfeld\/status\/1468768700455174151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>The post has already been liked 45,000 times. Colbert\u2019s post, published about an hour earlier, has received at fraction of the likes, at about 13,000.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, \u201cGutfeld!\u201d \u2014 a rebrand of the \u201cThe Greg Gutfeld Show\u201d \u2014 is yet to&nbsp;be a year old, and still building. The success of the show has shocked elites in the media, begrudgingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/bill-maher-greg-gutfeld-king-of-late-night\">earning<\/a> Gutfeld \u201cthe king of late night\u201d title. Fox\u2019s \u201cGutfeld!\u201d routinely <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/10\/07\/fox-news-greg-gutfeld-climbs-to-no-2-in-late-night-tv-wars\/\">beats out<\/a> late night shows hosted by left-leaning Jimmy Kimmel on ABC and Jimmy Fallon on NBC and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/gutfeld-ratings-win-colbert\/\">stomped<\/a> Colbert\u2019s ratings for the first time in August.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News, Gutfeld\u2019s network, has been handily outpacing their competitors in ratings. Last week, Forbes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/markjoyella\/2021\/12\/01\/fox-news-easily-wins-november-cable-news-ratings-as-all-networks-see-steep-declines\/?sh=379df5e22f14\">outlined<\/a> Fox New\u2019s ratings bloodbath for November:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Fox News Channel prevailed in the November cable news ratings, easily beating back the competition from CNN and MSNBC. According to ratings data compiled by Nielsen, Fox News delivered an average prime time audience of 2.578 million viewers in November, followed by MSNBC (1.091 million total viewers) and CNN (654,000 viewers).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the key demo of adults 25-54\u2014the demographic most valued by advertisers\u2014Fox finished first with an average audience of 420,000 viewers. CNN was second (148,000 viewers) and MSNBC (140,000 viewers).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fox-square-christmas-tree-arson-suspect-free-no-bail\">reported<\/a> on the arson attack and the suspect on Thursday:<\/p>\n<p><em>The fire, which happened early Wednesday morning, sent dangerous flames and thick smoke into the air outside the building at Sixth Avenue and West 48th Street, just hours before workers, holiday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/food-drink\/food\/shopping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shoppers<\/a> and tourists would be flooding sidewalks and pedestrian plazas in the area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No injuries were reported in connection with the incident.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Investigators said the 50-foot artificial tree was set ablaze using a burning piece of cardboard, the New York Post reported. The fire\u2019s damage was estimated to cost about $500,000.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The suspect, 49-year-old suspect Craig Tamanaha, was reportedly arrested Wednesday and then freed on no bail. He maintains his innocence. Fox reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>Tamanaha, a vagrant with a long criminal record, would have to be accused of a more serious charge of third-degree felony arson in order to be forced to pay bail for his release, criminal defense lawyer Mark Bederow told [the New York Post]. He said the more serious arson offense occurs only when there is perceived intent to harm a person or an allegation of a hate crime.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/greg-gutfeld-gets-apology-from-geraldo-rivera-after-blowout-over-border\">Greg Gutfeld Gets Apology From Geraldo Rivera After Blowout Over&nbsp;Border<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/greg-gutfeld-summarizes-democrat-debate-in-one-viral-tweet\">Greg Gutfeld Summarizes Democrat Debate In One Viral&nbsp;Tweet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News host Greg Gutfeld on Wednesday night hit back at \u201cThe Late Show\u201d host Stephen Colbert for mocking Fox News after a suspect allegedly set fire to a Christmas\u00a0tree outside the New York City\u00a0headquarters of Fox News and News Corp.\u201cFlaming Christmas Tree just got its own show on FoxNews!\u201d Colbert jeered.Flaming Christmas Tree just got its own show on FoxNews!\u2014 Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) December 9, 2021Gutfeld replied, \u201cand it\u2019s already beating you in the ratings.\u201dand its already beating you in the ratings. https:\/\/t.co\/jF9q0gMouB\u2014 GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) December 9, 2021Ouch.The post has already been liked 45,000 times. Colbert\u2019s post, published about an hour earlier, has received at fraction of the likes, at about 13,000.Notably, \u201cGutfeld!\u201d \u2014 a rebrand of the \u201cThe Greg Gutfeld Show\u201d \u2014 is yet to\u00a0be a year old, and still building. The success of the show has shocked elites in the media, begrudgingly earning Gutfeld \u201cthe king of late night\u201d title. Fox\u2019s \u201cGutfeld!\u201d routinely beats out late night shows hosted by left-leaning Jimmy Kimmel on ABC and Jimmy Fallon on NBC and stomped Colbert\u2019s ratings for the first time in August.Fox News, Gutfeld\u2019s network, has been handily outpacing their competitors in ratings. Last week, Forbes outlined Fox New\u2019s ratings bloodbath for November:The Fox News Channel prevailed in the November cable news ratings, easily beating back the competition from CNN and MSNBC. According to ratings data compiled by Nielsen, Fox News delivered an average prime time audience of 2.578 million viewers in November, followed by MSNBC (1.091 million total viewers) and CNN (654,000 viewers).In the key demo of adults 25-54\u2014the demographic most valued by advertisers\u2014Fox finished first with an average audience of 420,000 viewers. CNN was second (148,000 viewers) and MSNBC (140,000 viewers).Fox News reported on the arson attack and the suspect on Thursday:The fire, which happened early Wednesday morning, sent dangerous flames and thick smoke into the air outside the building at Sixth Avenue and West 48th Street, just hours before workers, holiday shoppers and tourists would be flooding sidewalks and pedestrian plazas in the area.No injuries were reported in connection with the incident.Investigators said the 50-foot artificial tree was set ablaze using a burning piece of cardboard, the New York Post reported. The fire\u2019s damage was estimated to cost about $500,000.The suspect, 49-year-old suspect Craig Tamanaha, was reportedly arrested Wednesday and then freed on no bail. He maintains his innocence. Fox reported:Tamanaha, a vagrant with a long criminal record, would have to be accused of a more serious charge of third-degree felony arson in order to be forced to pay bail for his release, criminal defense lawyer Mark Bederow told [the New York Post]. He said the more serious arson offense occurs only when there is perceived intent to harm a person or an allegation of a hate crime.Related:\u00a0Greg Gutfeld Gets Apology From Geraldo Rivera After Blowout Over\u00a0BorderRelated:\u00a0Greg Gutfeld Summarizes Democrat Debate In One Viral\u00a0TweetThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1102016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}