“The Late Show” Posts Its Largest Weekly Audience since October 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 second consecutive week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 10.

            THE LATE SHOW averaged 3.01 million viewers, extending its winning advantage to +134,000 viewers over “The Tonight Show,” the show’s largest margin of victory since Stephen Colbert’s premiere week (the week ending Sept. 11, 2015).

THE LATE SHOW grew +11% over the same week last year while posting its largest weekly audience since the week ending Oct. 2, 2015.

Friday’s broadcast was its most watched of the week averaging 3.24 million viewers with Monday (3.04m) and Tuesday (3.15m) also exceeding 3 million viewers.

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