Late Night TV's Predictable Liberal Bias and Declining Viewership

Late Night Comedy's Political Leanings

• 🎯 New data reveals a staggering 92% of jokes on late night television target conservative pundits.
• 📊 Over 12,000 jokes were made about the GOP, with more than 7,000 specifically targeting President Trump.
• ⚖️ Liberal guests significantly outnumber conservative guests on shows like Kimmel, Colbert, and Fallon, with a ratio of nearly 100 to one.

Declining Viewership and Predictability

• 📉 Viewership for late night shows has dramatically decreased, with current hosts lucky to get 2.5 million viewers compared to Johnny Carson's 17 million.
• 😴 The shows are perceived as too political and predictable, alienating a large portion of the American audience.
• 💡 Greg Gutfeld is highlighted as an exception, becoming the number one late night host by being funny and unpredictable.

The Impact of Anti-Trump Stance

• ⚠️ Many who have actively opposed or tried to 'destroy' Trump have ended up destroying themselves in the process.
• 📉 The mainstream media, including networks like ABC, has suffered due to lawsuits and a decline in trust, partly attributed to their anti-Trump stance.

The Future of Late Night

• 🤔 The panel discusses whether the decline is due to splintered viewing options or audiences actively turning off shows.
• 🎤 There's a suggestion that hosts should avoid alienating half the country by not regularly engaging in politics.
• 📺 The consensus is that comedy should be about making people laugh, not about political speeches or calling viewers names.