"Why did it take so long? I had crushed them like bugs, David. I'd crushed them and thrown them into the wind, and they were still here. I call it entertainment welfare. The only reason why they were around for so long, despite the fact that their numbers were dropping, was the fact that they toed the line. I don't think it was political."
"I call it entertainment welfare. The only reason why they were around for so long, despite the fact that their numbers were dropping, was the fact that they toed the line. I don't think it was political. I didn't know anybody and I'm counting my many liberal friends who watched them, and I think it was because it wasn't entertainment anymore. It was more like a therapy session for people that were upset at the world."
Greg Gutfeld attributed the prolonged tenure of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert to what he called "entertainment welfare," saying networks kept them despite falling ratings because they toed an anti-Donald Trump line. He characterized their shows as shifting from entertainment to therapy for viewers upset at the world. Gutfeld rejected the notion that larger corporate-political pressure drove recent personnel moves, suggesting preexisting grumbling and audience decline were primary factors. He referenced Kimmel's brief suspension after an on-air implication about a murderer and noted Colbert's cancellation as part of the broader context.
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