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Jimmy Kimmel Interviews Viral ‘Unison Twins’ Who Speak in Tandem

1 day ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

The tandem-speaking identical twins who’ve taken the internet by storm made their late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, where they revealed they had no idea a clip of them had gone viral worldwide until Kimmel’s show contacted them. The Australian identical twin sisters were interviewed by 7News Queensland earlier this week after helping their mother narrowly escape an armed carjacker.
CNN's 'Have I Got News For You' Nabs Season 3 Renewal

3 days ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

An official announcement from CNN is still forthcoming, but Roy Wood Jr himself spilled the beans this weekend: Have I Got News For You will return for a third season this fall.
Where Have Late Night TV’s Signature Bits Gone?

3 days ago | latenighter.com | Bill Carter

Historically, television sitcoms have tended to depend on attitude, not verisimilitude. At the moment however, there is a popular TV comedy that’s taking a serious—or at least semi-serious—run at capturing what it’s like to put on a late-night television show in this challenged era of linear TV. The show is Hacks, the Max series that has already won three Emmy Awards for its star, Jean Smart.
No New ‘Last Week Tonight’ Tonight, But John Oliver Joins Mets Game Broadcast

4 days ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

Last Week Tonight is on hiatus this week, but for viewers needing a quick John Oliver fix, the HBO host made a surprise appearance earlier today from the stands at New York’s Shea Stadium. Oliver was at this afternoon’s Mets game against the St Louis Cardinals with his wife and their two kids when he was approached by Mets field reporter Steve Gelbs, with whom he chatted for about four minutes during gameplay in the fourth inning.
Weekly Ratings: Kimmel Bounces Back, Meyers Hits New Low

6 days ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

Note: LateNighter generally posts late night live-plus-three weekly ratings on a three (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen. Back from a week’s vacation, Jimmy Kimmel scored late night’s biggest ratings gains for the week of April 7th, 2025, while Seth Meyers hit a new low—with an asterisk. All told, Kimmel’s nightly average among total viewers for the week was 1,647,00.
'Real Time With Bill Maher' Repeat Tops CNN's Weekly Ratings

6 days ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

CNN’s Saturday Night repeat of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher was the network’s most-watched primetime program last week. The episode, which featured Bill Maher’s twelve-minute tale of his visit with Donald Trump at the White House, drew 900,000 total viewers, the largest audience for a Maher rebroadcast on CNN since March 1st. That’s according to Nielson live-plus-same-day data.
Memo to The Daily Show: Let Josh Johnson Host Already

6 days ago | latenighter.com | Bill Carter

This is the way it used to go: A producer from one of the late-night shows would hear positive buzz about a hot young comic, they’d check them out at a club in New York or L.A., and, if impressed, that would result in a booking. Maybe, after several appearances (or, in the case of some transcendent talent like David Letterman, one appearance), the comic would be identified as host material, which could result in some kind of “holding deal,” tying the talent to a network until a slot opened up.
'Last Week Tonight' Sends Record Traffic to Dutch 'Fish Doorbell'

1 week ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

When he created his online “fish doorbell” to aid fish migration in the Dutch city of Utrecht, never in his wildest dreams did ecologist Mark van Heukelum imagine that one day his project would end up being featured on an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
SNL Ratings Dip With Jon Hamm-Hosted Episode

1 week ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

First on LateNighter: SNL‘s ratings saw modest losses this week with host Jon Hamm and musical guest Lizzo. Per Nielsen live-plus-same day data, Saturday Night Live‘s April 12th, 2025 episode drew an average 4,293,000 viewers aged 2+ and 777,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demo. Compared to the show’s most recent new episode (with host Jack Black and musical guests Elton John and Brandi Carlile), that’s down -5% among total viewers and -1% among younger viewers.
Here Are Final Late Night Ratings for Q1 2025

1 week ago | latenighter.com | Jed Rosenzweig

Note: LateNighter generally posts late night quarterly live-plus-seven quarterly ratings on a seven (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen. After a strong fourth quarter of 2024, late-night ratings came tumbling back down to earth the first three months of 2025, with seven of the nine shows we track shedding viewers.