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[11/07/18 - 08:12 AM]
A Live "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Beat Closest Competition by 17% on Tuesday
CBS spins the late-night numbers for Tuesday, November 6.
[via press release from CBS]

A LIVE "THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT" BEAT CLOSEST COMPETITION BY +17% ON TUESDAY

"THE LATE SHOW" ALSO WON LAST WEEK BY ALMOST 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS

Last night, a "live" THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT focused on election results and beat its closest competition by +17% in the Nielsen metered market overnight ratings (2.7 versus 2.3 for "Jimmy Kimmel Live").

Additionally, for the week ending Nov. 2 (week #6), THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT (3.75m) beat both "The Tonight Show" (2.38m) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (2.11m) by over 1.35 million viewers according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings. This was the largest live plus 3-day audience for THE LATE SHOW since the week ending Oct. 5.

THE LATE SHOW also moved into a tie with "Tonight" to lead in key demos (0.8 in A25-54 and 0.5 in A18-49).

Season-to-date, most current, THE LATE SHOW is up +2% in viewers (3.49m from 3.41m) and leads "The Tonight Show" (2.33m) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (2.03m) by more than one million viewers, and is tied with "The Tonight Show" in both adults 25-54 (0.7) and adults 18-49 (0.5).

"THE LATE SHOW" LIVE ELECTION NIGHT BROADCAST POSTS LARGEST TUESDAY AUDIENCE SINCE JUNE AND BEST TUESDAY ADULTS 18-49 DELIVERY IN 18 MONTHS ACCORDING TO UPDATED, TIME-ZONE-ADJUSTED FAST NATIONAL NUMBERS FROM NIELSEN

Last night, the live THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT focused on election results and delivered 3.38 million viewers with a 0.6 in A18-49 according to Nielsen Time Zone Adjusted Fast Affiliate Ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 6. This marks THE LATE SHOW's largest Tuesday audience since June 5 and best Tuesday A18-49 delivery in over 18 months (since May 23, 2017).

THE LATE SHOW also posted its largest audience on any night since Oct. 4 and a season-best A18-49 performance.





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