Joe Biden’s decision to go on the Seth Meyers late night show was mocked, contemplating he had simply turned down the chance to do a softball interview on the Tremendous Bowl.
Now the scores for the Meyers interview are in and they aren’t nice. This system did significantly poorly amongst younger voters.
Biden may have reached hundreds of thousands of individuals with the Tremendous Bowl however he selected to do that as an alternative. Nice instincts, Joe!
The Washington Examiner studies:
Biden’s Seth Meyers interview suffers drastic scores drop amongst youthful viewers
President Joe Biden’s look on Late Night time With Seth Meyers didn’t carry out in addition to he might need hoped.
Biden appeared on the speak present, hoping to attract up assist amid his tight race towards probably Republican nominee Donald Trump. The try struggled to land, nevertheless, particularly among the many vital 25-54 age demographic, Nielsen Media Analysis discovered.
The interview introduced in a median of 852,000 viewers and simply 181,000 in that demographic. The determine is 32% lower than the identical day the yr prior.
Meyers’s present has declined in scores considerably over his tenure, partly because of the public transition away from cable tv.
These are embarrassing numbers for a sitting president. Reruns of Legislation and Order get higher scores.
It is past refreshing to see that youthful viewers additionally discover Seth Meyers to be patently unbearable.
The present solely drew 852,000 viewers regardless of having POTUS on throughout an election yr.
Context: Gutfeld drew almost 2.2 million on the identical night time, or almost triple the viewers. https://t.co/vmbTGlcRyf
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) February 28, 2024
Lol they had been bragging about this interview earlier this week. https://t.co/XWG9ipatpS
— Liberty Fanatic (@therealBradDE) February 28, 2024
Odds are that the one individuals who tuned in to look at this interview had been journalists, hardcore Seth Meyers followers and dedicated Democrats. Aside from that, not too many individuals are desirous about listening to what Biden has to say.