“The Late Show” Is the Most Watched Show in Late Night for the First Time since

Its Premiere Week in September 2015

“The Late Show” Up +11% from the Same Week Last Year

  THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT was the most watched show in late night for the first time since the week of its series premiere (with all first-run programming), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 3.

   THE LATE SHOW averaged 2.77 million viewers, up +11% compared to the same week last year, marking the first time it has placed first among all late night broadcasts since the week ending Sept. 11, 2015.

Across digital platforms, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT continues to see strong growth with total overall streams up more than +70% compared to a year ago. With YouTube alone, viewership of THE LATE SHOW clips is up nearly +80% season to date. 

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