For the week ending Friday, July 17 (week #43 of the 2019-2020 broadcast year), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT averaged an audience of 3.09 million viewers, taking the week over the COMBINED audiences of “The Tonight Show” (1.62m) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.47m).

According to Nielsen “Most Current” ratings for the 2019-2020 television year to date, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT has delivered a leading 3.52 million viewers, 0.6 (tie) in adults 25-54 and 0.4 (tie) in adults 18-49, while leading in adults 25-54 viewers (778k versus 698k for NBC and 606k for ABC) and adults 18-49 viewers (541k versus 504k for NBC and 435k for ABC).

Source: Nielsen live “Most Current” ratings through the week ending July 17.

Finally, THE LATE SHOW was #1 in late night for views of current content last week. (Source: Tubular Labs)

“Most Current” averages through July 17:

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Watch THE LATE SHOW clips online at http://www.CBS.com/lateshow, on the CBS Apps and on YouTube. CBS: “America’s Most-Watched Network” in Daytime, Primetime and Late Night. #NoAsterisks. (source: Nielsen NTI, 2019-2020 broadcast season)

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