Overview
- Stephen Colbert said the Trump-hosted Kennedy Center Honors "drew an all-time low viewership on CBS."
- CBS and Nielsen figures put the audience at about 3.01 million viewers for the December broadcast.
- Colbert contrasted the number with his first year hosting, noting he drew 9.25 million viewers in 2014.
- He reminded viewers that Trump had predicted the telecast would be the "highest rated" ever and mocked the miss.
- The monologue answered Trump's recent Truth Social insults, including calling Colbert a "pathetic trainwreck" and urging CBS to "put him to sleep."