Stephen Colbert uses lesbian puppies and a sexy bear for ratings

Stephen Colbert is ending his Comedy Central show, “The Colbert Report,� in one month, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still interested in grabbing those all-important Nielsen ratings.

To discover the secret of high ratings, Monday night Colbert turned to a group that’s apparently doing something right these days: “Good Morning America.� The ABC morning show has been riding high in the ratings lately, even surpassing longtime morning show champion “Today� on NBC.

So what’s its secret? Apparently, dangerous animals are an essential ingredient.

For a week, correspondent Matt Gutman tangled with all manner of ferocious critters, from how to survive a bear attack to fighting off a shark with nothing but bare hands. Forget for a moment that ones chances are greater of being hurt by a bucket or pail than a shark, it made for entertaining TV. And that’s what it takes to grab viewer eyeballs.

So in that spirit, Colbert employed two attention-grabbing critters: a pair of adorable lesbian puppies and a dangerous bucket.

But when things with the bucket took a turn for the dangerous, Colbert received assistance from an unlikely place: a passing bear.

And that’s when things got really strange. Check out Colbert’s entire segment, including the loving conclusion, right here.

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