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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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UPCOMING GUESTS ON “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,” 12/19-12/27
Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM – 12:37 AM, ET/PT *Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule (n) Denotes new broadcast Thursday, Dec. 19 Jennifer Hudson; Jonathan Pryce; musical performance by Sharon Van Etten featuring Norah Jones (n) *Friday, Dec. 20 Rep. Adam Schiff (OAD: 12/12/19) *Monday, Dec. 23 Scarlett Johansson; musical performance by The Weeknd (OAD: 12/5/19) *Tuesday, Dec. 24 THE LATE SHOW is pre-empted for “The Marvel of Thi...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” WINS WEEK OVER COMBINED COMPETITION
Special Guest Rep. Adam Schiff Helps Deliver Second-Largest Thursday Audience This Season For the week ending Dec. 13 (week 12 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT (3.63m) beat both “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.80m) and “The Tonight Show” (1.73m) combined in viewers (3.63m versus 3.53m, +3%). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season. THE LATE SHOW was also tops in adults 25-54 (0.6 versus 0.5 for “Kimmel” and “The Tonight Show”) and in adults 18-49 (0.4 versus 0.3 for “Kimmel” and “Tonight.”). Additi...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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UPCOMING GUESTS ON “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,” 12/13-12/19
Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM – 12:37 AM, ET/PT *Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule (n) Denotes new broadcast *Friday, Dec. 13 Mark Harmon, from the CBS drama NCIS; stand-up comedy performance by Caitlin Weierhauser; special appearance by the cast of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (n) *Monday, Dec. 16 Aaron Paul; musical performance by Idina Menzel (n) *Tuesday, Dec. 17 Jamie Foxx (n) *Wednesday, Dec. 18 Charlize Thero...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” KEEPS WINNING; TAKES WEEK NUMBER ELEVEN
For the week ending Friday, Dec. 6 (week 11 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”) by +73% in viewers (3.42m versus 1.98m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season. THE LATE SHOW was also tops in adults 25-54 (0.6 versus 0.5 for “Kimmel” and “The Tonight Show”) and in adults 18-49 (0.4 versus 0.3 for “Kimmel” and “Tonight.”). With live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings this season, LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivers 3.67 million viewers, 0.7 ...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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UPCOMING GUESTS ON “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,” 12/10-12/13
Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM – 12:37 AM, ET/PT *Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule (n) Denotes new broadcast *Tuesday, Dec. 10 Ed Harris; Florence Pugh; musical performance by Jon Batiste (n) *Wednesday, Dec. 11 Clive Owen; former ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power; musical performance by Thomas Rhett (n) *Thursday, Dec. 12 Rep. Adam Schiff; musical performance by Sharon Van Etten featuring Norah Jones (n) *Friday, ...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” KEEPS WINNING
TAKES ABBREVIATED THANKSGIVING WEEK For the week ending Sunday, Dec. 1 (week 10 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“The Tonight Show”) by +48% in viewers (3.66m versus 2.48m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season. Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day rating for week ending Dec. 1. NOTE: The broadcast networks had the option to “special out” programming on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving. CBS specialed out late night rebroadcasts on Thursday and...
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UPCOMING GUESTS ON “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,” 12/5-12/13
Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM – 12:37 AM, ET/PT *Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule (n) Denotes new broadcast Thursday, Dec. 5 Scarlett Johansson; musical performance by The Weeknd (n) Friday, Dec. 6 Pharrell Williams; Chris Parnell; musical performance by The Weeknd (n) *Monday, Dec. 9 Saoirse Ronan; Tom Brokaw (n) *Tuesday, Dec. 10 Clive Owen; Florence Pugh; musical performance by Jon Batiste (n) *Wed...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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WITH A SPECIAL WEEK RECAPPING STEPHEN’S TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND, “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” CONTINUES SEASON-LONG VIEWER WINNING STREAK; ALSO TAKES WEEK NINE ACROSS THE BOARD
ALSO, ON NOV. 22, “THE LATE SHOW” DELIVERED ITS BIGGEST FRIDAY AUDIENCE SINCE MARCH For the week ending Friday, Nov. 22 (week 9 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3 Day lift, THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“The Tonight Show”) by +77% in viewers (3.60m versus 2.03m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season. THE LATE SHOW also beat “Tonight” in both adults 25-54 ratings (0.7 vs. 0.6) and adults 18-49 viewership (580K vs. 485K). On Friday, Nov. 22, the final night of “Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander,” wit...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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UPCOMING GUESTS ON “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,” 11/21-11/29
Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM – 12:37 AM, ET/PT *Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule (n) Denotes new broadcast *Thursday, Nov. 21 Senator Kamala Harris; musical performance by Lady Antebellum; special appearance by Peter Jackson; “Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander” Night 4 (n) Friday, Nov. 22 Daniel Craig; Lena Waithe; “Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander” Night 5 (n) *Monday, Nov. 25 Robert De Niro; J.J. Abrams (n) *Tuesday, Nov. 26 ...