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Donald Trump Boosts ‘Late Show’ to Best Ratings Since Stephen Colbert’s Premiere
Variety ^ | 9/23/15 | Rick Kissell

Posted on 09/23/2015 1:10:09 PM PDT by jimbo123

Presidential hopefuls continue to be a boon for late-night television, with Donald Trump’s visit to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” helping jump-start the nascent CBS program to its highest ratings since opening night.

In Nielsen’s 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Show” earned a 1.0 overnight rating in adults 18-49 to move up to a tie with NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” which had won the last nine nights outright. ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (0.6) ranked third.

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“Late Show” was up a big 42% vs. the comparable night a year ago, and Tuesday’s 3.7 is well above the show’s average (2.64) in the nights since its big premiere did a 4.9 on Sept. 8. The 3.7 overnight rating is also a tick above the 3.6 that “Tonight Show” did when Trump visited on Sept. 11 (a Friday), while its 18-49 prelim rating was a bit below what the NBC program did that night (1.0 vs. 1.2).

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KEYWORDS: colbertbombing; trump
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1 posted on 09/23/2015 1:10:09 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

OF COURSE!

I watched because of TRUMP and I watched the night before because of CRUZ and I won’t watch that creepy slug’s show again unless Cruz or Trump are the guests!


2 posted on 09/23/2015 1:13:57 PM PDT by onyx
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To: onyx

I watched the link a Freeper graciously supplied....
Trump was great!


3 posted on 09/23/2015 1:15:37 PM PDT by Guenevere (If thean foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: onyx

He was actually more fair then I thought he would be— of course, they all kind of want to kiss his whatever so he will come back again.


4 posted on 09/23/2015 1:16:44 PM PDT by freespirit2012
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To: onyx

You know what onyx, this guy just might go all the way to the nomination. Wouldn’t it be sweet, poetic justice if he picked Chris McDaniel as his VP running-mate. LOL!


5 posted on 09/23/2015 1:24:03 PM PDT by Din Maker (GOP Gov. Susana Martinez of NM for VP)
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To: jimbo123

Colbert played it smarter than Fox.


6 posted on 09/23/2015 1:24:24 PM PDT by proust (If Obama was accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict him?)
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To: jimbo123

This is why Fox and the like are shooting themselves in the foot by being jackasses to Trump. He’s their biggest ratings gainer.


7 posted on 09/23/2015 1:26:28 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Guenevere

Yes, he was and he enjoyed himself!!


8 posted on 09/23/2015 1:26:47 PM PDT by onyx
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To: jimbo123

Wherever Trump goes, he brings a crowd...people love him...


9 posted on 09/23/2015 1:27:11 PM PDT by HarleyLady27
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To: freespirit2012

Right, Colbert was rather afraid to go after Donald Trump!!


10 posted on 09/23/2015 1:27:39 PM PDT by onyx
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To: jimbo123

we’ve never seen anything like this in my lifetime


11 posted on 09/23/2015 1:27:46 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: Din Maker

LOLOL.

THAT would be poetic justice, but Chris McDaniel isn’t nationally known!


12 posted on 09/23/2015 1:28:48 PM PDT by onyx
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To: jimbo123

Has Colbert treated him fairly!


13 posted on 09/23/2015 1:36:44 PM PDT by Homer1
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To: ObozoMustGo2012
Well FOX is getting their jollies with all Pope, all the time!!

I don't know how long the Pope will be here but trust me, nothing else will be mentioned so long as FOX and others can run story after story on Pope Francis, even though the others loathe Christianity.

14 posted on 09/23/2015 1:39:08 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: jimbo123

I know this is sort of tacky, but really, Jeb does not appear to be running for President of the United States. All of his articles are about his unique relationship to Mexico and things Mexican:

https://jeb2016.com/?lang=en


15 posted on 09/23/2015 1:54:56 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

in fairness...it’s not ALL his articles. But he does have his address to the Hispanic Chamber, his salute to Hispanic Heritage week, and the lead story is about being in Mexico and meeting his future wife.

He also comments on the Pope’s visit.

Not to take this back to the pre-Kennedy years, but, for us Prots., while we have plenty of respect for Popes (JPII absolutely, Benedict often...Francis, welllll....not so much), it does seem unseemly for a candidate for President to refer to “Our Holy Father”.

I don’t think JFK did that.

It’s almost like Jeb is trying to show off how Catholic he is, to try to indirectly show how pro life he is, perhaps?

I don’t know.

But his website is really bad.

Prize for the first person who finds an American flag on Jeb’s website!


16 posted on 09/23/2015 1:59:47 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: zerosix

TG, the Pope’s visit will be a short one. One day in each city, and then, buh-bye!


17 posted on 09/23/2015 2:00:32 PM PDT by miserare ( RIP TrooperJoseph Ponder, RIP Deputy Darren Goforth; RIP Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz)
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To: ConservativeDude

Compare Rubio’s front page of his website...big difference:

https://marcorubio.com/


18 posted on 09/23/2015 2:03:08 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

I just noticed on the link I posted to Jeb’s website the little tag at the end “lang=en”

This suggests to me that it is probably easy to switch to “lang=esp”

raising again the question, is Jeb running for president of the United States?


19 posted on 09/23/2015 2:05:09 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

I believe Terri Schiavo would not call Jeb pro-life.


20 posted on 09/23/2015 2:08:43 PM PDT by Dante3
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