Ratings

LAST WEEK “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” BEAT “THE TONIGHT SHOW” FOR FIRST TIME (LIVE + SAME DAY) IN KEY ADULTS 18-49 DEMO

THE LATE SHOW” ALSO WON LAST WEEK IN L+3

BY ALMOST 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS

Last week THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT won the live plus same day adults 18-49 demo race for the first time (0.5 versus 0.4), and overtook “The Tonight Show” season-to-date in viewers in the demo. Using a rolling live plus 3-day to live plus 7-day season average of actual adult 18-49 viewers, THE LATE SHOW leads “Tonight” 703,000 viewers in adults 18-49 versus 678,000. (Source: Nielsen NPower)

Additionally, THE LATE SHOW delivered 3.74 million viewers and 0.6 in adults 18-49 for the week ending Nov. 9, according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings. THE LATE SHOW added +620,000 viewers (from 3.12m) and +0.1 in adults 18-49 (from 0.5) in live plus three-day lift from live plus same day ratings. Last week, THE LATE SHOW posted season-best live plus 3-day adults 18-49 ratings and 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 +1.34 million (vs. 2.40m) after leading by +890,000 with same day viewers (vs. 2.23m). THE LATE SHOW also maintained its +0.1 lead over “Tonight” in adults 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5). With 3-day ratings, THE LATE SHOW also beat a first-run week of “The Tonight Show” for the first time this season in adults 18-49 – the programs tied every other week this season in both measures. First-run weeks of THE LATE SHOW beat “Tonight” every week this season by more than +1 million viewers with 3-day viewing.

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