Ratings

“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” RETURNS FROM SUMMER BREAK WITH ALMOST 3.5 MILLION VIEWERS – #1 IN LATE NIGHT

Last week (week ending Sept. 7), THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT returned from a brief summer hiatus with an average of 3.45 million viewers and as the most-watched show in late night, according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings. THE LATE SHOW added +670,000 viewers (from 2.78m) in live plus 3-day lift from live plus same day ratings. With 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW improved its advantage over its nearest competition by +940,000 (vs. 2.51m) after leading by +430,000 with same day viewers (vs. 2.35m).

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