{"id":2388542,"date":"2025-01-09T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-shrugs-off-saving-late-night-tv-as-public-lacks-laughing-mood\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T19:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T00:18:56","slug":"stephen-a-smith-shrugs-off-saving-late-night-tv-as-public-lacks-laughing-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-shrugs-off-saving-late-night-tv-as-public-lacks-laughing-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith shrugs off saving late-night TV, as public lacks &#8216;laughing mood&#8217;"},"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%2Fstephen-a-smith-shrugs-off-saving-late-night-tv-as-public-lacks-laughing-mood%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=2388542&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>In a recent discussion\u200b with Sean Hannity, sports journalist Stephen A. Smith addressed\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-republicans-face-uphill-battle-to-unseat-michigan-democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"Poll: Republicans Face Uphill Battle to Unseat Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\">declining ratings<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">late-night television<\/a>, attributing it to\u200c the serious issues currently facing society. He noted \u200bthat many people are &#8220;not in a laughing\u200c mood&#8221; due to the challenges \u200cpresented by the world. While Hannity expressed\u2062 concern over the perceived bias and\u200c ideological leanings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-get-a-tougher-skin-and-weird-s-happens-im-looking-forward-to-that-greg-gutfeld-on-the-launch-of-his-late-night-fox-news-show-gutfeld\/\" title=\"\u2018You Get A Tougher Skin And Weird S*** Happens. I\u2019m Looking Forward To That.\u2019 Greg Gutfeld On The Launch Of His Late-Night Fox News Show, \u2018Gutfeld!\u2019\">late-night hosts<\/a>,suggesting that \u2063this alienates a significant portion of the audience,Smith defended the talent of these hosts. He emphasized that their skills should not be overlooked, \u200deven amid the broader context of discontent among viewers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Stephen A. Smith shrugs off saving late-night TV amid public&rsquo;s lack of &lsquo;laughing mood&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1931292\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sports journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-a-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stephen A. Smith<\/a> contended the declining ratings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/late-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">late-night television<\/a> stem from the &ldquo;serious issues&rdquo; facing the public, as people are &ldquo;not in a laughing mood&rdquo; when faced with the challenges in the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Smith was giving his assessment during a discussion with Fox News&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-hannity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sean Hannity<\/a>, during which the topic of late-night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">comedy<\/a> television was brought up. Hannity lamented its bias and how &ldquo;ideological&rdquo; its hosts are. Because of this, Hannity contended that half of viewers in the United States have been &ldquo;knocked off&rdquo; from tuning into these shows, whereas Smith argued these hosts are &ldquo;incredibly talented&rdquo; and he personally has respect for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3280755\/late-night-show-guests-liberal-versus-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TIRED TV: 99% LATE-NIGHT SHOW GUESTS LIBERAL AND ZERO REPUBLICAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would say to you, I don&rsquo;t feel the way that you feel about Colbert and Fallon and Kimmel, but I don&rsquo;t blame you for feeling the way that you feel because you follow this closely and you&rsquo;re looking for certain things,&rdquo; Smith said on Fox Nation&rsquo;s <em>Sean<\/em>. &ldquo;And if there&rsquo;s a level of unfairness because you detect liberalism, a strong tilt towards liberalism as opposed to right, then I can&rsquo;t knock you for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen A. Smith blames drop in late-night TV ratings on &#8217;tilt toward liberalism&#8217; as &#8216;people aren&#8217;t in laughing mood&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9JlYSkxyDg\">https:\/\/t.co\/9JlYSkxyDg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w7FKSQCqGZ\">pic.twitter.com\/w7FKSQCqGZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1877488639191445950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Smith then contended that decreased ratings facing late-night TV stems from how the news is filled with &ldquo;very serious issues&rdquo; and that this has created an environment where audiences are &ldquo;not in a laughing mood,&rdquo; to which Hannity quickly added, &ldquo;Big time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To remedy the struggles of late-night TV, Hannity made his pitch to &ldquo;save&rdquo; it, which consisted of a show featuring a rotating set of hosts. For one night, Hannity explained, someone like Robert De Niro, &ldquo;who hates Trump,&rdquo; could be the host, and the next night, it could be someone like himself or radio host Mark Levin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following Hannity&rsquo;s pitch, Smith recalled how <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saturday-night-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/em>  made a skit that poked fun at both President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, which was &ldquo;equally critical&rdquo; of both sides of the political spectrum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hannity&rsquo;s full discussion with Smith can be viewed on Fox Nation&rsquo;s <em>Sean<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump made an appearance on <em>Gutfeld!<\/em>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3165317\/trump-gutfeld-5-million-viewers-top-prime-time-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">garnered almost 5 million viewers<\/a>, 744,000 of whom were in the key 25-54 age demographic. It also provided the program&rsquo;s best week in viewership since its launch in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1931292\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1931292\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen A. 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