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The ratings of The Colbert Report, from its premiere, benefited from the lead-in The Daily Show provides, which at the time of the show's debut averaged 1.3 million viewers per night. [20] Comedy Central had previously struggled to produce a hit program on par with The Daily Show, and were counting on Colbert after a string of failures. [20]
The video of Colbert's performance became an internet and media sensation, [143] [144] while in the week following the speech, ratings for The Colbert Report rose by 37% to average just under 1.5 million total viewers per episode. [145]
The first night that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beat The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in total viewers after his opening night, the bespectacled host sprung for pizza for his crew.
The Colbert Report premiered on October 17, 2005, and aired following The Daily Show for nine years. Initial ratings satisfied Comedy Central and less than three weeks after its debut the show was renewed for a year. [247] The Colbert Report was produced by Jon Stewart's production company, Busboy Productions.
The success of the Colbert character landed him his own political talk show in 2005. He remained in character on The Colbert Report throughout its nine-year run.
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Although Colbert left The Daily Show team in mid-2005, through 2010 Stewart frequently "tossed" to him at The Colbert Report at the end of a show. Colbert has also made a number of Daily Show cameos since 2005, particularly in reference to his mock "presidential campaigns" in 2007/08 and 2011/12, and Stewart's stewardship of Colbert SuperPAC in ...
In August 2021, comedian Greg Gutfeld's weeknight talk show 'Gutfeld!' became the highest-rated late-night talk show in the U.S. Gary Miller/Getty ImagesIn August 2021, Fox News’ “Gutfeld ...