“We Have to Keep Our Ratings Up”: Jason Kelce Stops Wife Kylie From Leaving His Podcast Mid-Way

In the first quarter of 2024, Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast was ranked as high as fourth in the USA. Though the ranking saw a dip in the second quarter, coinciding with the NFL offseason, they are back up, and Jason doesn’t want them to slide again — even if it meant preventing wife Kylie from leaving the show midway to take care of their kids.

Yes, you read that right. The hilarious moment took place in the latest episode of the podcast, which had Kylie as the special guest to add to the festive theme.

Just before the ‘No Dumb Questions’ segment, Kylie realized her children needed her attention. So, the former field hockey player announced she was about to leave the panel.

“I have to go care for children,” Kylie stated. Jason immediately interjected. The former Eagles center let Kylie know that in order to make New Heights the top podcast in the world, ratings cannot drop. That would mean guests cannot leave the show midway.

“We have to keep our ratings up and we have to have the best podcast in the world in order to do that… We want to respect your podcasting rule of no episodes over 45 minutes, but that’s not the way we do things,” Jason said.

Jason made the statement clearly in jest. However, it is also true that the Kelce brothers have been pushing to increase the podcast’s fanbase. Started in 2022, New Heights has seen enormous success in less than two years.

The podcast definitely got its peak popularity when the Kelce brothers faced off against each other at Super Bowl LVII. However, their humorous content and consistent quality have pushed them up further, helping them land a $100 million deal with Amazon’s Wondery.

This deal handed Amazon the rights to distribute and monetize the podcast while the Kelce brothers continue producing it. To put it in simpler terms, the Kelce brothers need to perform well to grow the podcast, which will help Amazon push for more revenue. So when Jason asked Kylie not to leave to keep the ratings up, he could have been thinking of the deal.

Then again, Jason’s carefree energy also indicated that it was intended as a joke. Kylie was fantastic in the episode, roasting Jason at every given opportunity. So, logically, Jason should have let Kylie go rather than letting her roast him for another hour. Perhaps, he just enjoyed having her by his side.