Trump Surprises Greg Gutfeld’s Live Audience By Joining Panel of Fox News Late Night Show

Fox News’s highly rated late-night show, Gutfeld! , scored a surprising panelist on Wednesday night as former President Donald Trump joined the show in-studio for the entire hour.

Host Greg Gutfeld has turned his eponymous show into one of the top late-night shows in the country as his audience has continued to grow since its launch in 2021. Trump joined other panelists, including show regulars Kat Timpf and Tyrus . Outnumbered co-host Emily Compagno rounded out the panel which discussed the day’s headlines in front of a live studio audience, which was surprised to see the former president. Gutfeld! will air at 10 pm ET, but is taped in front of a live studio audience.

Trump was in New York for a rally on Long Island as well.

Trump’s appearance on Gutfeld! is his first on a late-night show since he was on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2016.

Recent data from Nielsen MRI Fusion showed Gutfeld! is viewed by more Independents and Democrats than the broadcast late-night programs, which appear in more homes across the country.

So far in the third quarter of this year, the program has also led its broadcast rivals in the ratings. Notably, Gutfeld! runs a bit earlier than traditional late night and is broadcast simultaneously across the country – airing in prime time on the West Coast.

“Gutfeld! has averaged 2.7 million viewers and 408,000 in the 25-54 demo, outpacing all broadcast and late-night television including CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! , NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , Late Night with Seth Meyers , CBS’ After Midnight and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Since its launch in April 2021, Gutfeld! has increased its audience by 81% in total viewers, 37% in the 25-54 demo and 52% in the 18-49 demo. Gutfeld! is also home to the most affluent audience in the 25-54 demo and the most politically balanced audience in its cable news timeslot, according to data from Nielsen and Nielsen MRI Fusion, respectively,” noted data from Fox.