Jimmy Fallon Scores Highest Ratings in Nearly 2 Years After Interview With Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld
The interview with Fox News host Greg Gutfeld boosted The Tonight Show's viewership by 57%, reaching 1.71 million viewers, the highest since December 2023, Nielsen data shows.
- On Thursday, The Tonight Show hosted Greg Gutfeld, drawing 1.71 million viewers, the highest for a regular episode since December 19, 2023.
- Following his track record of provocative content, Fallon hosted Greg Gutfeld, who traffic in racially charged humor and conspiracy theories, after hosting Trump in 2016.
- Nielsen data reported by Fox News show The Tonight Show on Thursday increased viewership by 57% and attracted 294,000 viewers aged 25-54.
- Meanwhile on the show’s YouTube channel, Gutfeld’s segment amassed 990,000 views, outpacing the Jonas Brothers’ 151,000.
- The week of August 4 saw average viewership climb to 1.2 million, making it the most-watched since May 19, 2025.
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Greg Gutfeld Interview Delivers Massive Ratings Boost to Jimmy Fallon's ‘Tonight Show’
The struggling world of late night television got a shocking (or not so shocking when you think about it...) ratings boost when Greg Gutfeld, host of Fox News' Gutfeld! appeared on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. The appearance skyrocketed the show's viewership to its highest point of the year, drawing 1.7 million total viewers—a staggering 57% jump from the program's 2025 average of 1.1 million. The post Greg Gutfeld Interview Delivers Massive Rat…


Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show receives record audience spike thanks to Fox News guest
The ‘Gutfeld!’ host steered clear of politics during his appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left
47% Left
L 47%
C 20%
R 33%
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