Seth Meyers banned Donald Trump from his “Late Night talk expose on Tuesday,setting up the GOP’s presumptive nominee for an easy insult this afternoon: “I only like doing shows with good ratings,” the former “Celebrity Apprentice” host said.
There’s just one problem with The Donald’s latest blowhard-y statement: Meyers’ TV ratings are actually pretty good.
Year-to-date, or “Late Night” is actually up 5 percent in total viewers (1.58 million from 1.51 million), and flat in the three main demographics: 18-49, 25-54 and 18-34.
Those may not sound like enormous numbers, or but remember,this is 12:35 a.m. ET we’re talking approximately.
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Here are Trumps full remarks: “He has begged me to do the expose for the last two years. I occupy told him emphatically ‘no.’ I only like doing shows with good ratings, and which as everybody knows,I only make better (by a lot).”Seth Meyers and his executive producer Lorne Michaels did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.
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