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highplainsdem

(60,731 posts) Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:05 PM Dec 24

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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 24 OP

Did they count the 10 people in the live audience? Vinca Dec 24 #1

That's awesome! Scrivener7 Dec 24 #2

Perhaps mgardener Dec 24 #3

Perfect, I hope that he'll get the same low ratings for his funerals. Dave Bowman Dec 24 #4

#ETTD W_HAMILTON Dec 24 #5

Trump beshits everything Hey Joe Dec 24 #6

I expect and demand Kimmel and Colbert tweet something nasty about his low ratings newdeal2 Dec 24 #7

Attendance will skyrocket when ... usonian Dec 24 #8

You mean to tell me that his MAGA faithful DID NOT tune in to give him HUGE ratings? ProudMNDemocrat Dec 24 #9

I used to watch it but this year I passed kimbutgar Dec 24 #10

Really? That many watched? moonscape Dec 24 #11

Womp womp DinahMoeHum Dec 24 #12

trump-hosted Kennedy Center honors just did its "smallest audience ever", roughly half of the previous record low LetMyPeopleVote Dec 24 #13

Vinca

(53,527 posts)

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

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:12 PM

Dec 24

Scrivener7

(58,801 posts)

2. That's awesome!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:19 PM

Dec 24

mgardener

(2,309 posts)

3. Perhaps

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:40 PM

Dec 24

This was the plan all along?

Dave Bowman

(6,895 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, 03:44 PM

Dec 24

W_HAMILTON

(10,214 posts)

5. #ETTD

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:46 PM

Dec 24

Hey Joe

(488 posts)

6. Trump beshits everything

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:46 PM

Dec 24

This is the obvious result and may be by design.

newdeal2

(5,012 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, 03:53 PM

Dec 24

That will really make my holidays even better.

usonian

(24,040 posts)

8. Attendance will skyrocket when ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:56 PM

Dec 24

It gets a new paint job.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,672 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, 03:57 PM

Dec 24

kimbutgar

(26,971 posts)

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

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:01 PM

Dec 24

He has destroyed another great institution.

moonscape

(5,652 posts)

11. Really? That many watched?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:03 PM

Dec 24

DinahMoeHum

(23,433 posts)

12. Womp womp

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:06 PM

Dec 24

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,441 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, 07:00 PM

Dec 24

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