Fox News Channel’s « Gutfeld! » landed its largest audience in the program’s history on Wednesday when former President Trump made a guest appearance.Trump joined host Greg Gutfeld for the entire hour, participating in the program’s signature banter alongside Kat Timpf, Tyrus and « Outnumbered » co-host Emily Compagno. The former president was asked about surviving a pair of assassination attempts, the ABC Presidential Debate and criticism he receives from celebrities, among other topics. « Gutfeld! » averaged 4.9 million total viewers and 744,000 in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54. It was the largest audience « Gutfeld! » has drawn among both categories since it launched in 2021. TRUMP SAYS HOWARD STERN WAS GREAT UNTIL HE ‘WENT WOKE’ AND RATINGS HAVE ‘GONE DOWN THE TUBES' »Gutfeld! » also had more total viewers than the season premieres of CBS’ « Survivor » and ABC’s « The Golden Bachelorette, » making it the most-watched show in all of cable and broadcast primetime on Wednesday. While Wednesday’s episode set records, « Gutfeld! » is regularly among the most-watched cable news programs in America and finished August as the No. 1 cable news program in the key demo. TRUMP SAYS HE REGRETS NOT ‘GOING AFTER’ ABC MODERATORS DURING DEBATE: ‘I WISH I DID’According to Nielsen MRI Fusion, « Gutfeld! » attracts more independents and Democrats than all broadcast late-night programs.Trump’s appearance was taped Wednesday afternoon at FOX News Media’s New York City headquarters before the former president headed to Long Island for a campaign rally. He had not appeared on a broadcast or cable late-night show during an election cycle since NBC’s « The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon » in 2016.
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‘Gutfeld!’ draws largest audience in program history with Trump appearance
