Ratings

“THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT” MAKES IT THREE STRAIGHT WEEKS AS LATE NIGHT’S #1 SHOW

Winning Margin Expands to +296,000 Viewers

The Late Show” Up +9% from the Same Week Last Year

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

THE LATE SHOW averaged 3.00 million viewers, extending its winning margin to +296,000 viewers, the show’s largest margin of victory since Stephen Colbert’s premiere week (the week ending Sept. 11, 2015).

THE LATE SHOW grew +9% over the same week last year.

Tuesday’s broadcast was its most watched of the week averaging 3.26 million viewers while Friday’s show also exceeded three million viewers (3.23m).

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