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13. CBS Cut Down Trump's Kennedy Center Remarks to Two Minutes, Didn't Use New Name

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 10:45 PM

Dec 24

President Donald Trump’s opening monologue for the Kennedy Center Honors was apparently deemed too long by CBS, which cut his remarks down by 10 full minutes.

According to The Washington Post, “The televised broadcast presented a pared-down version of Trump’s opening remarks, cutting his introduction from about 12 minutes live to two minutes for viewers at home — and leaving out several of his looser jokes, including a reference to the laughing audience as ‘miserable, horrible people.'”

'Smallest audience ever': Kennedy Center Honors tank on CBS after Trump takes over

According to preliminary Nielsen data, 'The Kennedy Center Honors' on CBS drew its smallest audience ever on the night of December 23, 2025, averaging an estimated 2.65 million viewers, Programming Insider reported on Wednesday. "To put that in perspective: the 2024 broadcast averaged 4.1 million."

https://www.newsbreak.com/mediaite-520570/4412274493315-cbs-cut-down-trump-s-kennedy-center-remarks-to-two-minutes-didn-t-use-new-name

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KENNEDY CENTER HONORS ratings. BIGGEST YUGEST RATING in the history of ratings, centers, and civilization in general. [View all] Miles Archer Dec 24 OP

Tanked. 2.65M viewers. 4.1M last year. underpants Dec 24 #1

Those are the numbers I've seen. Miles Archer Dec 24 #2

I don't see any of the usual suspects on Twitter mentioning it anymore underpants Dec 24 #5

On top of Trump's bullshit, that lineup probably didn't help much either AZJonnie Dec 24 #3

Don't miss on George Straight. underpants Dec 24 #4

Yeah no I don't mean any of them are unworthy of accolades AZJonnie Dec 24 #6

George is much "bigger" than the public's general take on "country singers." Miles Archer Dec 24 #9

King George underpants Dec 24 #11

Just wait until next year Johonny Dec 24 #7

The next award goes to Scott Baio, for touching America's heart with his brilliant portrayal of Chachi Miles Archer Dec 24 #10

trump-hosted Kennedy Center honors just did its "smallest audience ever", roughly half of the previous record low LetMyPeopleVote Dec 24 #8

They showed up in MILLIONS when they saw the sign. But it was spray-painted. SORRY!!! usonian Dec 24 #12

CBS Cut Down Trump's Kennedy Center Remarks to Two Minutes, Didn't Use New Name CatWoman Dec 24 #13