BEATS CLOSEST COMPETITION BY +53%

For the week ending Oct. 26, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT posted 3.56 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.5 in adults 18-49 according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings. THE LATE SHOW added +600,000 viewers (from 2.96m), +0.1 in both adults 25-54 (from 0.6) and adults 18-49 (from 0.4) in live plus 3-day lift from live plus same day ratings. THE LATE SHOW has delivered more than 3.5 million viewers with 3-day lift every first-run week this season.

With 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW improved its advantage over “Tonight” in viewers to +1.23 million (vs. 2.33m, +53%) after leading by +770,000 with same day viewers (vs. 2.19m). THE LATE SHOW also moved into a tie with “The Tonight Show” with 3-day viewing in adults 25-54 (0.7, each) and adults 18-49 (0.5, each) after trailing by -0.1 in both measures with same day ratings.

Season-to-date (most current), LATE SHOW (3.40m) leads “The Tonight Show” (2.35m) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (2.01m) by more than one million viewers and is tied with “The Tonight Show” for the top spot in both adults 25-54 (0.7) and adults 18-49 (0.5).

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