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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'If I got onto Colbert, the ratings would double,' the former Fox News host boasted.
Former Fox News firebrand Bill O'Reilly is gloating over the cancellation of The Late Show, saying host Stephen Colbert only has himself to blame for failing to invite more conservative guests—such as himself. 'He's not going to last until May,' O'Reilly said in a segment on his No Spin News. 'I submit to you that if I got onto Colbert, the ratings would double.' 'No CBS program will put me on,' he continued. 'Not only won't you put me on, you won't put anyone on who's not a liberal, unless you want to disparage them.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ESPN sends sad message on Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders' time in Boulder
ESPN senior director of programming and acquisitions Kurt Dargis made a somewhat sad revelation about Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders: His first year in Boulder was the true ratings-grabber, but the Buffs' 9-4 2024 campaign didn't get nearly the same fanfare. Dargis mentioned Sanders in a question about whether or not Bill Belichick's North Carolina Tar Heels program could mirror the same monstrous ratings Colorado got during Coach Prime's first Power 4 season in 2023. Dargis sees potential for 'Chapel Bill" this fall. 'We have to wait and see. The potential is there. There's definitely interest in him outside the typical college football fan,' Dargis said during an interview with Front Office Sports, per FOS's Michael McCarthy and David Rumsey 'Deion was such a phenomenon. I still can't believe some of the numbers we got that first year he was there. It's too early to say.' Clearly, negativity sells. During a tumultuous 2023 debut for 'Prime Time,' Coach Prime's public beef with Cormani McClain took center stage. Accusations from Athlon Sports' Steve Corder that there was a 'gun culture' that season dominated the summer of 2024. The report has been scrubbed from the internet after a potential behind-the-scenes settlement, however. When CU turned it around, though? Nowhere near the same fanfare.
Japan Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Japan Times
All-Star Games may be flawed but still a boon for professional sports leagues
Once a much-anticipated celebration of a sport's best talents, All-Star games have fallen into a constant state of reinvention amid a high-stakes effort by North American leagues to make their star-studded showcases a ratings hit. Several factors, including a lack of competitive furor and athletes' ability to use social media to engage with fans from around the globe, have left many to wonder whether the standard All-Star Game model is broken. "All-Star Games used to be an opportunity for players to build their brand," said Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing analyst in San Francisco. "Now there are so many other ways to do that, that it became less important for players to have to show up in these games and play well." Just this past week Argentine great Lionel Messi, who is Major League Soccer's reigning MVP, decided not to participate in the MLS All-Star Game held in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday despite not being injured. Messi was handed a one-game suspension for skipping the game, a punishment that Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas said his star was "extremely upset" about. North America's top four sports leagues have for years been tinkering with the formats for their All-Star showcases in hopes of creating more competitiveness and additional interest in an exhibition game. The NHL ditched its All-Star Game this year in favor of an international tournament called 4 Nations Face-Off that proved to be a success in many metrics, including attendance, television ratings and, perhaps most importantly, player buy-in. Even NBA Commissioner Adam Silver referenced the NHL's model when discussing future changes to his league's showcase after admitting the new format for February's NBA All-Star Game, which featured a mini-tournament of four teams, was "a miss." The NFL's all-star showcase was often missing many top players who were either injured, uninterested or Super Bowl-bound and so in 2022 they replaced it with Pro Bowl Games, which features skills events and a flag football game. The MLB All-Star Game earlier this month, which for the first time was decided by a home-run swing-off, averaged 7.19 million viewers on Fox, down 3.5% from last year and the second-lowest rating for the Midsummer Classic. Still, MLB's showcase drew far better than its counterparts, with the NBA All-Star Game and the NFL's Pro Bowl Games each averaging 4.7 million viewers in February. "There was a time when every All-Star Game was a can't-miss event and people were excited and thrilled," said famed U.S. sports agent Leigh Steinberg, best known as the inspiration for Tom Cruise's character in the film "Jerry Maguire." But despite the idea that All-Star Games and related events are experiencing a decline in popularity, they still provide leagues with an opportunity for massive brand activation, which experts say is where the real value lies. The lead-up to an All-Star Game offers leagues a chance to connect with the city they are in that week through initiatives like community events, upgrading sport facilities, equipment donations, school visits and fan festivals. "When you look at it just as one game on one day, that's not really what the value is," said Joe Favorito, a long-time sports marketing professional and professor at Columbia University. "The value is everything that leads up to it and everything else that is tied into what the culmination of the game is. The reality is the actual game is probably the least important part of what an All-Star activation is these days."
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Stephen Colbert Ratings Soar After ‘Late Show' Is Cancelled
Ratings for Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" shot up after CBS cancelled the program. Stephen Colbert ratings were already better than his rivals. But after The Late Show was unexpectedly cancelled by CBS, viewership for the show has shot up. Colbert's viewership rose by 81% following news of the cancellation. He far outpaced his rivals on ABC and NBC, according to data provided by Samba TV, which offers TV technology for audience data and omniscreen measurement. During the week of June 26, prior to CBS's surprise announcement when all three shows aired new episodes, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert held a solid lead with 755,000 U.S. households tuning in compared to 698,000 for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC and 672,000 for Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC. However, following the July 17 announcement, the first week of new shows (July 21-24) for The Late Show jumped to average 1 million households. That was far ahead of Fallon's 650,000 and Kimmel's 565,000. 'According to Samba TV data, Colbert consistently outpaced his late-night peers by 8% to 12%, and in the wake of the cancellation news, his viewership spiked by 81% as audiences tuned in for his response,' said Alyson Sprague, vice president of measurement products at Samba TV. Why Did Stephen Colbert Ratings Shoot Up? People tuned in presumably hoping to find out an answer to the big question everyone has been asking: Why was Stephen Colbert cancelled? CBS has said the decision was purely financial, claiming the show loses tens of millions of dollars. But since Colbert still wears the late-night crown and that still has value, many have speculated there were other reasons for the decision, namely Colbert's criticism of President Donald Trump and recently declaration that CBS's settlement of a lawsuit by Trump was essentially a bribe to get its parent company's merger through regulatory hoops. Colbert addressed all that and more on Monday's show, where he also welcomed a slew of special guests, including fellow hosts Fallon, Seth Meyers (NBC), Jon Stewart (Comedy Central), John Oliver (HBO/Max), Andy Cohen (Bravo) and Anderson Cooper (CNN). Weird Al Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda also appeared but were 'cancelled' in the middle of their bit. Undoubtedly people wanted to see how Colbert would address the cancellation. He didn't avoid the topic or pretend the decision was anything more than absurd, and he showed a lot of grace. What Will Happen To Stephen Colbert Ratings Now? CBS has said Colbert will stay on the air until May. It's easy to imagine his viewership will continue to be strong until then, as the host now has no reason to censor his thoughts (not that he seemed to be doing that before—his comedy has always involved taking strong stances on issues). Ironically, in cancelling Colbert, CBS may have created something that's been lacking in late night since the Jay Leno-Conan O'Brien debacle more than a decade ago—a water cooler moment. Everyone wants to talk about what's going to happen next. Of course, for the longer term, former late-night leader Fallon should benefit. 'By pulling the plug on The Late Show, CBS may be forfeiting its late-night crown, with Fallon and NBC now positioned to take the lead,' said Sprague.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
ABC's controversial move to replace one of its most beloved stars with The Project's Hamish Macdonald backfires
The ABC's decision to sack Sarah Macdonald, one of its most beloved broadcasters, in favour of Hamish Macdonald, appears to have backfired. New ratings data released this week shows that Hamish, who took over Sarah's old Sydney Mornings slot on ABC Radio, is shedding listeners. The results from the fourth radio ratings survey show that since Hamish took over the show at the start of 2025, the program has been in steady decline. He scored a dismal 4.6 per cent of the audience in the ratings which surveyed the market between April 27 and July 5, a disappointing fall of 0.9 per cent. The result pales against Sarah's last survey in November, where she managed to score a solid 6.2 per cent of the market. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. In other results, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson had some good news, managing a strong showing in the Sydney region with 13.9 per cent of the audience share - a bump from the last survey's 12.5 per cent. Still, there was bad news for the Kyle and Jackie O Show in the Melbourne market, where their sexed-up breakfast has failed to win listeners in big numbers all year. This survey the pair scored a dismal 5.6 share of the audience in the Victorian capital. Back in Sydney, Smooth FM startled pundits after beating 2GB, the long time favourite with listeners, to the number spot. Smooth FM 95.3 won 12.3 per cent share overall to win 1.32 million listeners, while 2GB managed a rating of 11.6 per cent. 2GB's Ben Fordham is still the top-rating breakfast host, with a 14.7 per cent share of the available audience. It comes after Hamish was revealed as the new host of Sydney Mornings on ABC Radio back in January. He replaced Sarah Macdonald after she was unceremoniously dumped by the national broadcaster late last year. 2GB's Ben Fordham (pictured) is still the top-rating breakfast host Macdonald hosts the program four days a week while journalist Kathryn Robinson helms the show on Friday. 'First and foremost I'd like to pay tribute to the hard work and dedication of Sarah Macdonald,' Hamish said. 'I know these are big shoes to fill.' 'I'm looking forward to putting my head down, getting to work from Monday and serving the wonderful 702 audience in what will be a huge year of news for Sydney.' His reference to 702 is ABC Radio Sydney's wavelength on the dial. The departure of Sarah was accompanied by that of Simon Marnie, who was also told his contract would not be renewed, while Richard Glover and Robbie Buck both left their respective programs. Sarah Macdonald announced her 'disappointment' in departing from the ABC, telling her audience live on air that 'I'm not going to be on the radio with you next year. 'The ABC has decided not to renew my contract here at Mornings ... I am proud of what I've done. 'The ratings are up, I've broken lots of stories, had the first interview with the new Governor-General, I got the premier of New South Wales to regularly take your calls, led the election coverage, led the move to our Parramatta studios.'
