TAKES ABBREVIATED THANKSGIVING WEEK

For the week ending Sunday, Dec. 1 (week 10 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“The Tonight Show”) by +48% in viewers (3.66m versus 2.48m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season.

Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day rating for week ending Dec. 1.

NOTE: The broadcast networks had the option to “special out” programming on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving. CBS specialed out late night rebroadcasts on Thursday and Friday. NBC delayed Thursday’s and Sunday’s broadcasts due to football with regular titles and specialed out a rebroadcast on Friday.

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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, 2018-2019 broadcast season and year)

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