Gutfeld Boosts ‘Tonight Show’ To Highest Ratings Of 2025

Fox News’ late-night host Greg Gutfeld provided a massive ratings boost for Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” with his recent appearance.

The “Gutfeld!” host’s episode drew 1.7 million viewers, Fox News Digital reported. His appearance marks a 57% increase in viewership, up from the show’s year-to-date average of 1.1 million viewers. The other guests to appear on the night of Gutfeld’s appearance were the Jonas Brothers.

Gutfeld also boosted ratings in the 25–54 demographic with 294,000 viewers, a 13% increase from the show’s average, according to Fox News.

The YouTube video of Gutfeld’s appearance has almost one million views as of Tuesday afternoon. The video of the Jonas Brothers, which was posted around the same time, has just over 138,000 views.

During his appearance, Gutfeld described his first meeting with Fallon in an illegal speakeasy owned by a mutual friend. Gutfeld said Fallon didn’t remember the meeting because both hosts “were wasted.”

“It looks like a place where special ops forces waterboard terrorists,” Gutfeld said.

Gutfeld described getting tackled by Fallon, who also stole the Fox host’s cigarettes. Fallon returned a few minutes later with a new pack.

“I go, ‘That’s really sweet, you want me to die,'” Gutfeld said.

The “Tonight Show” ratings boost comes as CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert.

“This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night,” the network said in a statement. “It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.”

One report claimed the show lost between $40 million and $50 million per year, prompting a profanity-laced tirade from Colbert, The Daily Wire previously reported.

President and CEO of CBS, George Cheeks, did not specify how much money the show lost, but he confirmed that it was a “significant” amount in the “tens of millions of dollars,” The Daily Wire reported.

While many similar programs are losing viewership, “Gutfeld!” continues to be the highest-rated late-night show, consistently beating competitors from ABC, CBS, and NBC, Fox News reported.