I think the increases in both streaming and in the 18-34 demos for Colbert will help in the long run, especially if any of the streaming increases can be linked to CBS All Access accounts.
http://digiday.com/publishers/2-months-colberts-late-show-digital-distribution/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/videos/a39886/stephen-colbert-syrian-refugees/ A reasonable follow-up might be to see what effect, if any, Seth's more political Late Night has on his numbers. Of course, it would be tough to control for the lead-in. David From: PGage <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 5:33 AM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Colbert's Ratings After spending the first couple of months in solid second to Fallon, Colbert is now tied with and sometimes behind Kimmel: http://www.avclub.com/article/colbert-slipping-ratings-228790 Is it because he is too political? Too liberal (his audience is less Republican than either of the two Jimmys)? Or is it the lack of chemistry with his bandleader? I remain a big fan of the show, but for me the big question was always going to be how he would play on a network when he is by far the most liberal person on broadcast tv. I thought his recent take-down of Jeb! and other Republicans for their hostile attitudes towards Refugees was brilliant, but predictably my FB feed, contributed to by a lot of evangelical and fundamentalist Christians, has been in histrionics ever since. I love his short monologue and current events oriented Act 2, but it may be costing him - of course I hope he never changes.-- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
