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The youtube video currently has ~1.4 million views. Colbert averages 2 to 3 million television viewers per night, plus some number of youtube views that I haven

by fwip 8mo ago

The youtube video currently has ~1.4 million views. Colbert averages 2 to 3 million television viewers per night, plus some number of youtube views that I haven't looked up the stats for. That is, this interview has been seen by fewer people than it would have, had it been on television.

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otterley 8mo ago
Let's give it some time. It hasn't been up that long, and it's already gone up to 1.9MM views in the 2 hours that have elapsed since you posted this.
LocalH 8mo ago
Right now it has 2.2 million. It will surpass Colbert's normal viewership before the sun goes down.
- LocalH 8mo ago
  3.1 million views as the sun goes down here in Tennessee. I'll concede that's not significantly "surpass" but it's still approximately equal, and may have been more people than saw the actual broadcast.
  - otterley 8mo ago
    5.4 million now. YouTube viewership numbers are a slow burn.