{"id":2464245,"date":"2025-07-20T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gutfeld-touts-washington-examiner-report-following-colbert-show-cancellation\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:12:22","slug":"gutfeld-touts-washington-examiner-report-following-colbert-show-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gutfeld-touts-washington-examiner-report-following-colbert-show-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gutfeld touts Washington Examiner report following Colbert show cancellation"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgutfeld-touts-washington-examiner-report-following-colbert-show-cancellation%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=2464245&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 highlighted a Washington Examiner report showing his late-night show, *Gutfeld!*, outperformed *The Late Show with Stephen colbert* in television ratings, averaging three million viewers compared to Colbert&#8217;s 1.9 million. Gutfeld joked about his smaller staff and reach compared to CBS, which airs Colbert&#8217;s show. CBS announced the cancellation of *The Late Show* citing financial reasons, noting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-exhibit-explores-the-beautiful-and-deadly-world-of-majolica-pottery-2\/\" title=\"Baltimore Exhibit Explores The Beautiful And Deadly World Of Majolica Pottery\">high production cost<\/a> of $100 million annually. CBS denied the decision was related to the show&#8217;s content or recent corporate changes. Gutfeld criticized CBS&#8217;s choice, suggesting they canceled not just the show but the entire franchise. Co-host Emily Compagno commented that critics blaming Donald Trump for the cancellation highlighted a failure to recognize audience preferences. Former President Donald Trump also celebrated Colbert&#8217;s show cancellation, praising Gutfeld as superior to other <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 ... On The Launch Of His Late-Night Fox News ..., \u2018Gutfeld!\u2019\">late-night hosts<\/a>. The cancellation coincided with Senate-approved budget cuts reducing federal funding for public broadcasting by $1.1 billion.  <\/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\">Gutfeld touts Washington Examiner report following Colbert show cancellation, slams Dems calling CBS decision political persecution<\/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_2175519\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3460481\/fox-news-ratings-second-highest-in-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Fox News<\/a> host Greg Gutfeld boasted that his show &ldquo;beat all these guys&rdquo; in the late-night ratings, featuring a report by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>  Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Five<\/em> Friday, the hosts referred to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> report<\/a> from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that compared the recent television ratings between<em> Gutfeld!, <\/em>at an average of three million viewers, and <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>, at an average of 1.9 million total viewers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3476548\/trump-celebrates-stephen-colbert-show-cancellation\/\">Trump celebrates Stephen Colbert show cancellation: &#8216;I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3470850\/my-600-lb-life-reality-tv-weight-loss\/\">What do we get out of watching &#8216;My 600-lb Life&#8217;?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3472504\/28-years-later-review-permanent-apocalypse-time-death-zombies\/\">&lsquo;28 Years Later&#8217; and the permanent apocalypse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We beat all these guys, my show, and we are only in 61 million homes. CBS reaches nearly 300 million Americans,&rdquo; Gutfeld said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Colbert] also had 200 staffers. I employ nothing but teenage runaways. And by the way, I don&rsquo;t even pay them,&rdquo; he followed, jokingly.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3039708&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=3bd84be13e990a8a1c7681e85cf88145\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CBS explained the end of <em>the Late Show<\/em> franchise by stating it was &ldquo;purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.&rdquo; The show cost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3476348\/colberts-demise-comes-down-to-these-simple-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$100 million to produce<\/a> on an annual basis since Colbert took over in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is not related in any way to the show&rsquo;s performance, content, or other matters happening at Paramount,&rdquo; CBS claimed, referring to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3072599\/paramount-skydance-merger-entertainment-shake-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">merger with Skydance<\/a> and recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3460496\/paramount-settlement-trump-60-minutes-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">settlement<\/a> with President Donald Trump to the tune of $16 million.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love that they claim it&rsquo;s a financial reason. Everything is a financial reason, right?&rdquo; Gutfeld said. &ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t cancel his show, they canceled the whole show. This was an &lsquo;institution,&rsquo; and they said rather than put somebody in his place, they just said we&rsquo;re closing it up. Imagine being a chef, you&rsquo;re such a bad chef that they canceled food.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Five <\/em>co-host Emily Compagno also noted: &ldquo;At the end of the day, the&nbsp;viewers were voting with the&nbsp;remote.&nbsp;So people like [Sens. Adam] Schiff and&nbsp;Elizabeth Warren saying it&rsquo;s&nbsp;Donald Trump, it just&nbsp;underscores why they are&nbsp;failing, because everything&nbsp;comes back down to &lsquo;Trump&nbsp;Derangement Syndrome&rsquo; instead of&nbsp;them daring to look at the&nbsp;mirror.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>&lsquo;GUTFELD!&rsquo; DOMINATES RATINGS AS CBS RETIRES &lsquo;THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump celebrated the end of Colbert&rsquo;s show on CBS in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3476548\/trump-celebrates-stephen-colbert-show-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Truth Social post<\/a> that claimed the host&rsquo;s &ldquo;talent was even less than his ratings.&rdquo; According to the president, &ldquo;Greg Gutfeld is better than all&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-to-bring-live-audience-back-to-late-night-show\/\" title=\"Stephen Colbert To Bring Live Audience Back To ... ...\">late-night talk show hosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of <em>the Late Show<\/em> came the same week the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3475383\/bad-week-democrat-friendly-media-pbs-npr-cuts-colbert-canceled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">codified<\/a> Department of Government Efficiency cuts that stripped $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2175519\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2175519\"}});<\/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>Gutfeld praises ratings report after Colbert show ends, criticizes Dems<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2464246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22213667139586.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59440,10892,32076],"class_list":["post-2464245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-colbert-cancellation","tag-gutfeld","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22213667139586.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464245","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464245"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464249,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464245\/revisions\/2464249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}