Ratings

“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” WON LAST WEEK IN L+3 BY ALMOST 1.2 MILLION VIEWERS

In week #8 of the 2018-2019 television year, THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT (3.62m) beat both “The Tonight Show” (2.45m) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (2.38m). With a week of first-run broadcasts, LATE SHOW has delivered more than 3.5 million viewers every week this season, according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings.

Season-to-date, most current, LATE SHOW is up +1% in viewers (3.57m from 3.54m) compared to last season, while the competition is down double digits (“Tonight” down -10% and “Kimmel” down -14%). First-run weeks of THE LATE SHOW have beaten its closest competition every week this season by more than +1 million viewers with 3-day viewing.

Season-to-date, LATE SHOW (3.57m) leads “The Tonight Show” (2.37m) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (2.09m) by more than 1 million viewers, is tied with “The Tonight Show” in adults 18-49 (0.5), and is in a virtual tie with “Tonight” in adults 18-49 viewers (663K vs. 664K).

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