“The Late Show” Up +20% in Both Viewers and Adults 18-49, +14% in Adults 25-54, Its Best Week in These Three Measures since October

“The Late Late Show with James Corden” Grows +17% in Viewers from a Year Ago

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT posted across-the-board growth compared to the same week a year ago, delivering the show’s largest audience and best demographics since October, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dec. 9.

THE LATE SHOW averaged 2.84m viewers, up +20% from 2.37m in the same week last year.  In key demographics, THE LATE SHOW was up +14% in adults 25-54 (0.8/04 from 0.7/03) and +20% in adults 18-49 (0.6/03 from 0.5/03) compared to in the same week last year.  LATE SHOW posted it largest weekly audience and best delivery in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since the week ending Oct. 21.

THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN averaged 1.37m viewers, up +17% in viewers (from 1.17m) from the same week last year. THE LATE LATE SHOW was even in adults 25-54 (0.4/03) and adults 18-49 (0.3/02) from last year.

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