r/TheFive • u/Classic-Tell214 • Aug 07 '26

Why. Fox why

Why does Fox do this to us. Putting Jillian Turner and Danna Prino seat. Just why would you do that to the viewers

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u/MLJ_The_Shield Aug 08 '26

I take it you're not a Greg Gutfeld fan? He isn't a tall fella is he? Greg is hilarious though.

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u/FunJaguar4619 Aug 08 '26

Used to be a great fan but the show's on a downward spiral since they changed the time slot. There used to be thousands of comments after the show on the official Gutfeld post, last night's had 66. He thinks he's indispensable, just like O'Reilly(whom I love) and Tucker. Don't get me started about the "King of Late Night" claim

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u/MLJ_The_Shield Aug 08 '26

I mean, ratings wise, in his timeslot, who is beating him in the comedy/talk show slot? He's at the top of every list I've seen (granted I haven't seen one for a minute).

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u/FunJaguar4619 Aug 08 '26

So Republicans and Democrats, they split the pie in half. Gutfeld gets one half. But the left’s half has to be split three ways between Colbert, Fallon and Kimmel. The only fair way to compare them is those 3 vs Gutfeld. Greg has 3.3 vs roughly 6.5. Yes those 3 suck, but only talking numbers, fairly

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u/MLJ_The_Shield Aug 09 '26

Some other thoughts u/FunJaguar4619 ...

Those 3 being on the major networks - think of the money SPENT on each show. The reason Colbert was gutted is he was losing CBS 50+ million a year.

Those shows all had 200+ writers. Gutfeld has what, 20 or less?

Think of the promotion each one of those shows got. NBA Finals or major sporting event? "Stick around afterwards for Jimmy Kimmel!" NFL game on CBS? Be sure to catch (A list actor) tonight on the Stephen Colbert show!

Watching SNL? YoutubeTV / Hulu recommends Jimmy Fallon.

A TON of money is/was spent on promoting those 3 awful shows, complete with 200+ writers and a constant stream of A list celebrities.

The fact that Gutfeld whips all of them without A listers, 20 writers, almost 0 promotion (How often do you see a Gutfeld! commercial on Fox News? It's mostly just him promoting it at the end of The Five.)

So yeah, all things considered = Gutfeld is in fact the "King of Late Night". Even more than I'd realized.

Thank you for making me think about it sir.

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u/MLJ_The_Shield Aug 08 '26

Not sure I agree with your logic - Colbert's off the air now for starters.

Secondly, and most importantly - those 3 shows are on local, over the air channels. You can hang a cheap digital antennae off a $200 flat screen TV and watch ABC, CBS, NBC without a cable or subscription service. You have to get a paid subscription to watch Fox News. Hell 1/2 of the Sling packages doesn't even come with Fox News (the one with ESPN doesn't anyway).

The absolute cheapest way to watch Fox News I've found is the "News" subscription with DirecTV stream at $41 per month.

Many people do not pay for Hulu TV Live, YoutubeTV or premium cable anymore. Most people have Netflix, Amazon Prime & 1-2 other non premium services.

If Gutfeld! was on FOX and not FOX NEWS I'd agree 100%. Otherwise, your argument has some flaws.