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highplainsdem

(62,453 posts) Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:05 PM Dec 2025

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MeidasTouch: JUST IN: CBS's Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low.

Preliminary Nielsen data shows only ~2.65M viewers tuned in to the Trump-hosted show, down from 4.1M in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.

JUST IN: CBSâ€™s Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only ~2.65M viewers tuned in to the Trump-hosted show, down from 4.1M in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-12-24T19:59:39.445Z

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MeidasTouch: JUST IN: CBS's Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low. (Original Post) highplainsdem Dec 2025 OP

Did they count the 10 people in the live audience? Vinca Dec 2025 #1

That's awesome! Scrivener7 Dec 2025 #2

Perhaps mgardener Dec 2025 #3

Perfect, I hope that he'll get the same low ratings for his funerals. Dave Bowman Dec 2025 #4

#ETTD W_HAMILTON Dec 2025 #5

Trump beshits everything Hey Joe Dec 2025 #6

I expect and demand Kimmel and Colbert tweet something nasty about his low ratings newdeal2 Dec 2025 #7

Attendance will skyrocket when ... usonian Dec 2025 #8

You mean to tell me that his MAGA faithful DID NOT tune in to give him HUGE ratings? ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2025 #9

I used to watch it but this year I passed kimbutgar Dec 2025 #10

Really? That many watched? moonscape Dec 2025 #11

Womp womp DinahMoeHum Dec 2025 #12

trump-hosted Kennedy Center honors just did its "smallest audience ever", roughly half of the previous record low LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2025 #13

Vinca

(54,087 posts)

1. Did they count the 10 people in the live audience?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:12 PM

Dec 2025

Scrivener7

(59,702 posts)

2. That's awesome!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:19 PM

Dec 2025

mgardener

(2,372 posts)

3. Perhaps

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:40 PM

Dec 2025

This was the plan all along?

Dave Bowman

(7,268 posts)

4. Perfect, I hope that he'll get the same low ratings for his funerals.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:44 PM

Dec 2025

W_HAMILTON

(10,358 posts)

5. #ETTD

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:46 PM

Dec 2025

Hey Joe

(662 posts)

6. Trump beshits everything

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:46 PM

Dec 2025

This is the obvious result and may be by design.

newdeal2

(5,481 posts)

7. I expect and demand Kimmel and Colbert tweet something nasty about his low ratings

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:53 PM

Dec 2025

That will really make my holidays even better.

usonian

(25,709 posts)

8. Attendance will skyrocket when ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:56 PM

Dec 2025

It gets a new paint job.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,943 posts)

9. You mean to tell me that his MAGA faithful DID NOT tune in to give him HUGE ratings?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:57 PM

Dec 2025

kimbutgar

(27,307 posts)

10. I used to watch it but this year I passed

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:01 PM

Dec 2025

He has destroyed another great institution.

moonscape

(5,764 posts)

11. Really? That many watched?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:03 PM

Dec 2025

DinahMoeHum

(23,628 posts)

12. Womp womp

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:06 PM

Dec 2025

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,356 posts)

13. trump-hosted Kennedy Center honors just did its "smallest audience ever", roughly half of the previous record low

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:00 PM

Dec 2025

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