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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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ANOTHER STRONG WEEK FOR “THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT”
Narrows Gap With “The Tonight Show” to 8,000 Viewers, Closest Competitive Finish Since Premiere Week in September 2015 Inaugural Night Broadcast Delivers Most Watched Friday Since Series Premiere Week in September 2015 “The Late Show” Audience Grows +6% Over the Same Week a Year Ago CBS’ THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivered another strong week, finishing in its closest competitive position to “The Tonight Show” in viewers since the series premiere in September 2015, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 20. For the week, THE LATE SHO...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS DOMINATES THE WEEK IN VIEWERS AND ALL KEY DEMOS
AFC Championship Is #1 Program Network Has 14 of the Top 15 Most Watched Broadcasts, Including Five Freshman Series “Hunted” Debuts as the Season’s Top New Program on Any Network in Adults 18-49 and the Highest Rated Unscripted Premiere in Five Years CBS dominated the week in viewers and all key demos with 14 of the top 15 most watched broadcasts including five freshman series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 22. THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, with 48 million viewers, was the week’s #1 program. The Network’s freshman series had a big week with FIVE...
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CBS Entertainment
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SERIES PREMIERE OF “HUNTED” IS THE SEASON’S HIGHEST RATED NEW SERIES DEBUT IN ADULTS 18-49, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-34
Up Double Digit Percentages in Key Demos from CBS’ Previous Programming after the AFC Championship Game “Hunted” Is Television’s Biggest Reality Series Premiere among Adults 18-49 in Five Years The series premiere of HUNTED opened as the season’s highest rated new series debut in key demographics, according to Nielsen time zone adjusted fast national ratings for Sunday, Jan. 22. From 10:08-11:08 PM, HUNTED averaged 11.83 million viewers, 4.0 in adults 18-49, 4.7 in adults 25-54 and 3.2 in adults 18-34, the highest rated debut in these demos of any program on any network this ...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS WINS THE WEEK IN VIEWERS
Network Scores with Six of the Top 10 Broadcasts, More than All the Other Networks Combined CBS Also Has Eight of the Top 10 Scripted Broadcasts CBS won the week in viewers with six of the top 10 broadcasts and 13 of the top 20, more than all of the other networks combined, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 15. CBS also had eight of the week's top 10 scripted broadcasts – BLUE BLOODS, THE BIG BANG THEORY ENCORE (R), NCIS ENCORE (R), HAWAII FIVE-0, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, THE BIG BANG THEORY MONDAY 8PM SPECIAL (R) (S), MACGYVER and CRIMINAL MINDS....
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CBS Entertainment
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“THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL,” “THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS” AND “THE TALK” DELIVER THEIR LARGEST AUDIENCES OF THE SEASON
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE TALK delivered season highs in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 6. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL averaged 4.07 million viewers, its largest audience since the same week last year. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS averaged 4.98 million viewers, its largest audience since the week ending April 8, 2016. THE TALK averaged 2.91 million viewers, the broadcast’s largest viewer delivery since the week ending May 13, 2016. * * * Press Contacts: Ed Harrison ...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS’ ENTERTAINMENT SERIES DELIVERING MORE VIEWERS THAN 16 YEARS AGO
CBS’ prime time entertainment series are averaging more viewers across multiple platforms this season than during the comparable period 16 years ago, when only live viewing was measured. Through the first six weeks of the 2016-2017 season, CBS’ prime time entertainment series are averaging a live + 35 day audience of 12.62 million viewers, compared to 12.61m in the 2000-2001 season. The live +35 day multi-platform average includes viewing on TV, DVR, VOD and streaming. THE BIG BANG THEORY (22.23m) and NCIS (20.51m) are both averaging more than 20 million viewers, with freshman drama BUL...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS BY THE NUMBERS
Highlights of “America’s Most Watched Network” through the First Half of the 2016-2017 Season As the 2016-2017 season reaches midpoint, CBS is on track to remain “America’s Most Watched Network” for the 14th time in 15 years. Among the Network’s first half highlights: 5 OF THE TOP 10 MOST WATCHED BROADCAST PROGRAMS THE BIG BANG THEORY NCIS BULL CBS+NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 60 MINUTES 4 OF THE TOP 5 MOST WATCHED COMEDIES THE BIG BANG THEORY KEVIN CAN WAIT MOM THE GREAT INDOORS 4 OF THE TOP 5 MOST...
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CBS Entertainment
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“THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN” UP +14% IN VIEWERS FROM THE SAME WEEK LAST YEAR
THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN delivered 1.37 million viewers, up +14% from the same week last year, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dec. 16. Tuesday’s broadcast, featuring guests Jennifer Lawrence, T.J. Miller and Corden’s Carpool Karaoke with Bruno Mars, delivered the largest audience of the week with an average of 1.54 million viewers. * * * Press Contacts: Ed Harrison 818-655-1584 ed.harrison@cbs.com Claire Moncrief (Late Late Show) 818-655-1530 claire.moncrief@cbs.c...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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“THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT” GROWS +13% IN VIEWERS FROM THE SAME WEEK LAST YEAR
THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivered 2.79 million viewers, up +13% from the same week last year, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dec. 16. Tuesday’s broadcast, with guests Mark Wahlberg, Lee Daniels and Miranda Lambert, scored the week’s largest audience with 3.19 million viewers. * * * Press Contacts: Ed Harrison 818-655-1584 ed.harrison@cbs.com Lauren Kamm (Late Show) 212-975-3869 lauren.kamm@cbs.com...