The “Gutfeld!” namesake joined Fallon from the iconic Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center, a stone\u2019s throw from FOX News Media<\/a>\u2019s New York City headquarters in Manhattan.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gutfeld\u2019s appearance drew 1.7 million viewers, marking the highest-rated “Tonight Show” of 2025 and giving the program a 57% increase compared to its year-to-date average of 1.1 million viewers, according to data from Nielsen Media Research.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Jonas Brothers were the other guests the night of Gutfeld’s appearance. The YouTube clip of Gutfeld’s appearance had nearly 1 million views as of Tuesday afternoon, the most of any interview on Fallon’s channel in nearly a month.<\/p>\n FOX NEWS’ GREG GUTFELD DOMINATES LATE-NIGHT TELEVISION RATINGS AS CBS ENDS COLBERT’S ‘LATE SHOW’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” (Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Gutfeld\u2019s appearance on NBC\u2019s late-night show also attracted 294,000 viewers aged 25-54, the demographic most coveted by advertisers, for a 13% increase from 2025 average.\u00a0<\/p>\n During the crossover event, Gutfeld revealed how he first met the fellow late-night host. After giving Fallon a warm embrace, Gutfeld quipped that it “brought back memories.”<\/p>\n “This is hilarious \u2014 we’ve met before,” Fallon began.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Yes, you have no memory of it,” Gutfeld responded. “Which is understandable, because we were wasted.”<\/p>\n FOX NEWS CHANNEL DOMINATES ALL OF TELEVISION IN JULY, CNN HITS ROCK BOTTOM AMONG KEY DEMO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld\u2019s appearance on NBC\u2019s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last Thursday delivered the program\u2019s largest audience of the year. \u00a0 (Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n The “Gutfeld!” host said their encounter took place at an “illegal speakeasy” in Hell’s Kitchen roughly 15 years ago owned by their mutual friend Tracy, saying the inside looked “like a place where special ops forces waterboard terrorists” and that Fallon tackled him when they met.<\/p>\n Gutfeld recalled Fallon throwing away his cigarette and warning him of the dangers of smoking, before reversing course and buying him a pack to make up for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I go, \u2018That was really sweet. You want me to die,'” Gutfeld said, as Fallon and the audience laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I’m sorry I tackled you,” Fallon said later with a grin.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Fox News host Greg Gutfeld. <\/p>\n “It was all very good-natured, and it was a great memory,” Gutfeld told the NBC host. “And I’m so glad I finally got to tell you!”<\/p>\n Gutfeld and Fallon also discussed his FOX Nation game show,\u00a0“What Did I Miss?”<\/a>, where contestants who’ve been isolated for months try to pick real news from fake news.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Gutfeld!” was guest-hosted by Kat Timpf and continued its dominance on Thursday, finishing the night with the largest audience in late night across the board, with 2.7 million total viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Greg](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/greg-gutfeld-tonight-show.jpg\")
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