For the week ending Friday, May 1 (week #32 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT averaged an audience of 3.31 million viewers taking the week by +49% over the closest competitor (versus 2.22m).

According to Nielsen “Most Current” ratings for the season to date, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT has delivered a leading 3.62 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.4 (tie) in adults 18-49, while leading in adults 18-49 viewers (561k versus 528k for NBC).

Source: Nielsen live “Most Current” ratings through the week ending May 1.

“Most Current” averages through May 1:

Colbert’s Monday, April 27 monologue has amassed 3.4 million views on YouTube. (Source: Tubular Labs)

Later in the week, THE LATE SHOW returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater for the Friday, May 1 show with a completely animated monologue, which found Colbert back behind his desk and bandleader Jon Batiste at home behind his piano, albeit in cartoon form.

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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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