Stephen Colbert Pokes Fun at the RNC's Low Ratings

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorStephen Colbert got a scoop tonight for his CBS late-night show. Veteran journalist and Rage author Bob Woodward brought along what he calls a “quite revealing” exclusive recording of President Donald Trump from five months ago saying of the coronavirus, “Bob, it’s so easily transmissible, you wouldn’t even believe it.”Woodward tells Colbert and us that the recording was made April 13 during a call made from the Oval Office.

John Oliver on Sunday used the entirety ofLast Week Tonight to discuss the incendiary rhetoric from Donald Trump and others during the Republican National Convention, which the host tied to the deadly shooting during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorCBS’ unscripted combo Big Brother and Love Island helped the network to the top ratings spot Thursday, on a night President Donald Trump’s 70-minute speech from the White House lawn in primetime wrapped the Republican National Convention.Big Brother scored a night-leading 1.0 rating and 4.01 million viewers, with the all-star edition off a tenth from Wednesday’s episode, which had matched season-best numbers in the demo.

Donald Trump thanked CNN Tuesday for its Republican convention coverage, while Fox News heard complaints from some viewers that it wasn't showing enough.The president's tweet that he was “very appreciative” to CNN for showing the vast majority of the Republicans' opening night was also likely a coded message to Fox, the network of choice for many of his fans.And if that was the case, the message was received.Fox stuck with the Republicans' program on Tuesday night to a greater extent than it had

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticStephen Colbert didn’t watch a minute of last night’s Republican National Convention, and feels all the better for it.“I know by not watching the RNC I didn’t do my job tonight,” the host of CBS’ The Late Show said in an intense monologue last night (watch it above).

Stephen Colbert decided to buck his own Late Show tradition and opted out of covering the third night of the Republican National Convention. Though the late-night host had provided live post-show commentary for all four nights of the DNC and the first two nights of the RNC, Colbert said in a scathing new monologue that he'd had enough."Full disclosure: I did not watch much of the convention tonight.

Following the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Stephen Colbert shared some comedic commentary of the event and impressions of its major participants during a live, post-show analysis segment onThe Late Show. "We just walked into this room," exclaimed Colbert at the top of the program.

Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night with a series of speeches and clips that had everyone talking — including the hosts of late-night TV. Stephen Colbert responded to the first night of the RNC with a live Late Show that dissected the night's biggest developments and roasted the RNC for not introducing a new party platform. Trevor Noah also weighed in on the convention's heavy focus on Trump and critiqued the RNC's roll call.Take a look at how the late-night TV covered

Stephen Colbert marked night one of the Republican National Convention on “The Late Show” by comparing Donald Trump to Thanos in an “Avengers” parody skit.

The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention offered Stephen Colbert ample material for his live, post-show analysis on Monday. During his first 2020 RNC-focused show monologue, The Late Show host immediately dug into some of the night's instant memes, including Kimberly Guilfoyle's impassioned performance, Donald Trump, Jr.'s appearance and Rep.

Also Read: People Want to Know Why Don Jr. Looked Like That at the RNCWe got Ivanka Trump as a member of Thanos’s Black Hand, Proxima Midnight, and Jared Kushner as Corvus Glaive, Midnight’s lover.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAs they pointed out the highlights and critiqued segments from last week’s virtual Democratic National Convention, television’s late-night hosts returned to do the same for this week’s Republican National Convention.The first night of the Republican National Convention, which was held at North Carolina’s Charlotte Convention Center, saw Donald Trump Jr., Tim Scott, Kimberly Guilfoyle and others make the the case for President Trump’s

Stephen Colbert tackled Democratic dynasties, delegates and Trump as part of his second night of live Democratic National Convention coverage.

The Late Show capped off its four nights of live Democratic National Convention coverage Thursday night with a blistering take on Michael Bloomberg and an earnest endorsement of Democratic candidate Joe Biden.

In The Late Show's latest live coverage of the Democratic National Convention, host Stephen Colbert recounted how emotions ran high during night three thanks to a "powerhouse lineup of speakers" and a Late Show cameo.

virtual DNC roll call across America the first time something sparked joy for you in, oh, five to six months? Stephen Colbert clearly felt similarly, if his delighted reaction to it during hisLate Show monologue is anything to go by.

Billy Porter closed the Democratic National Convention in spectacular fashion Monday night.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsLate Night hosts Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon took aim at the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which has gone virtual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Monday featured pre-recorded speeches from political figures including Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Clyburn, Bernie Sanders and most notably Michelle Obama.

pic.twitter.com/JpdKH6Rm5w— A Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 11, 2020Colbert also did segments from the conventions in 2016, including a stunt in which he briefly took the podium at the RNC in Cleveland.

Ted Johnson A Late Show with Stephen Colbert will go live next week during the Democratic National Convention.The show is doing virtual interview with guests, although Colbert returned to his studio offices this week.On Monday, Susan Rice, who Joe Biden considered as a running mate, will be the guest. Sen.