Ratings

“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” WINS WEEK BY +90% MARGIN

 

Special LIVE Post- Democratic Presidential Debate Episode

on Tuesday, Jan. 14 Reaches Over 4.2 Million Viewers

(Week #17 of 2019-2020 Season)

For the week ending Friday, Jan. 17 (week 17 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 +90% in viewers (3.75m versus 1.97m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season.

With live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings this season, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivers 3.70 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.5 in adults 18-49 – leading among all the late night programs in these measures. THE LATE SHOW leads second-place NBC (2.02m) by +83% and third-place ABC (1.95m) by +90%.

Finally, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the live post-Democratic candidates debate episode, featuring presidential candidate (and former New York City mayor) Michael Bloomberg, attracted 4.22 million viewers, the show’s largest Tuesday live plus 3-day audience since Sept. 30, 2019.

Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings through the week ending Jan. 17, 2020.

Most current averages through Jan. 17:

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