Ratings

“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE PREMIERE WEEK

BEATS SECOND-PLACE ABC BY +79%

For the week ending Friday, Sept. 27 (week #1 of the TV calendar year), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition for the third consecutive premiere week (3.53m vs. 1.97m, +79%). THE LATE SHOW improved its advantage over ABC to +1.56 million viewers from +1.12 million viewers in live plus same day ratings (+39%) while beating NBC in adults 25-54 (0.5 versus 0.4) and tying in adults 18-49 rating (0.4). THE LATE SHOW beat NBC in adults 18-49 audience (520K versus 463K, +12%).

Also, as of today, Stephen’s monologues from last week have been viewed over 18.8 million times on YouTube.

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CBS - “America’s Most-Watched Network” in Daytime, Primetime and Late Night. #NoAsterisks. (source: Nielsen NTI, 2018-2019 broadcast season and year)

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