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“Late Show” Up +50% in Adults 18-34, +20% in Adults 18-49 and +14% in Adults 25-54

            THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT was the only 11:35 PM late night talk show to post growth in key demographics in the recently concluded November sweep versus a year ago, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the period of Oct. 29-Nov. 25.

In the November 2015 sweep, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT averaged 2.52 million viewers, and was up +50% in adults 18-34 (0.3/02 from 0.2/01), +20% in adults 18-49 (0.6/03 from 0.5/02) and +14% in adults 25-54 (0.8/03 from 0.7/03).  

Season-to-date, THE LATE SHOW is up +17% in viewers (3.18m from 2.72m), +67% in adults 18-34 (0.5/03 from 0.3/02), +60% in adults 18-49 (0.8/04 from 0.5/03) and +25% in adults 25-54 (1.0/04 from 0.8/03) compared to last season.  THE LATE SHOW remains the only 11:35PM late night show to post gains in viewers and key demos.

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Lauren Kamm (Late Show)  212-975-3869  lauren.kamm@cbs.com