Grows +24% in Viewers from a Year Ago

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT was the most watched show in late night for the seventh consecutive week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 17.

For the week, THE LATE SHOW averaged 3.18 million viewers, up +24% over the same week last year. This was the sixth consecutive week that the show has averaged at least three million viewers.

Note: CBS' late night was measured Monday to Wednesday due to NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament coverage. Thursday and Friday's rebroadcasts were not included in the weekly averages in both 2017 and 2016.

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, a production of The Late Show Inc., airs weeknights (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart are the executive producers.

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