Stephen Colbert roasts Trump over low State of the Union ratings

"Donald Trump is really dragging down broadcast television."
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Sam Haysom
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A man in a suit on a talk show stage points and winks at the camera. The caption at the bottom reads, "If I were CBS, I'd cancel him."
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The ratings for Donald Trump's State of the Union address are out, and it looks like the public found it just as long and rambly as the late night hosts did.

"The Nielsen ratings for he speech are in, and Trump's talk-a-thon saw an 11 percent decrease from last year. Donald Trump is really dragging down broadcast television. I mean, if I were CBS I'd cancel him," says Stephen Colbert in the Late Show clip above, winking directly at the camera.

"But you know linear television is doomed, and everyone's ratings are going down, right? I'm sorry, what's that? Our ratings were up seven percent? Over the same speech last year?You know what I think is going on? People may not like watching Trump, but they do like watching me not like watching Trump."

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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