US EditionJimmy Kimmel Roasts Donald Trump Over Kennedy Center Ratings
The Trump-hosted Kennedy Center Honors telecast drew 3.01 million viewers, 25% fewer than the previous lowest record, prompting Jimmy Kimmel's critical remarks on his show.
- On Dec. 23, the Kennedy Center Honors telecast aired on CBS, drawing 4.1 million viewers, after Trump hyped the event on Truth Social.
- President Donald Trump promoted the Kennedy Center Honors on Truth Social and said last month, `If I can't beat out Jimmy Kimmel, then I don't think I should be president`.
- On Jan. 5, Kimmel said `After boasting about what a great host he is, and how much better he is than I am, and how huge his ratings would be, Trump hosted the lowest-rated Kennedy Center Honors telecast of all time.`
- On Jan. 6, Kimmel returned to lampoon the low-rated telecast, joking that a White House intern had to tear headlines out and eat them, and no one was more delighted than him.
- Trump's role as the first sitting president to host framed the unusual optics, with this year's Kennedy Center Honors telecast falling 25 percent from the 2024 low of 4.1 million viewers.
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'Nobody saw that': Stephen Colbert ridicules Trump over woeful Kennedy Center update
Stephen Colbert has ridiculed Donald Trump after viewing figures for the president's Kennedy Center Honors were released.The Late Show host, who has appeared at the Kennedy Center Honors show in the past, jokingly bragged about the viewership of previous awards ceremonies and noted Trump's reached a...
Stephen Colbert gleefully mocks Trump's record-setting low Kennedy Center Honors ratings
Stephen Colbert has hit President Donald Trump where it hurts: in the ratings. Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors for the first time late last month, having boldly declared that the event would attract its highest ratings ever. As Colbert gleefully noted, the reality fell far short of that. Trump's hosting gig ultimately attracted just 3 million viewers on CBS — an all-time low. "Now, it is beneath me to gloat. But if it weren't beneath me, …
Stephen Colbert Flips Trump’s Taunts Back on Him in Kennedy Center Honors Review
Stephen Colbert torched President Donald Trump’s stint hosting the Kennedy Center Honors with the same taunts the president had previously lobbed at him, as the late-night host mocked Trump as “no talent” and “low-rated.” Trump became the first sitting president to host the ceremony in December, opening the night with a 12-minute address that was ultimately trimmed to just two minutes in the CBS broadcast. The event itself delivered the lowest r…
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