LATE SHOW Continues Its Leadership and Growth in Late Night Televison

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT placed first again in the weekly late night ratings, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 28. For the week, THE LATE SHOW averaged 2.74m viewers, up +12% from the same week last year (2.45m). THE LATE SHOW topped "The Tonight Show" in viewers (2.74m vs. 2.68m, +2%) for the 13th consecutive week, marking the first time CBS beat "The Tonight Show" in viewers for 13 straight weeks since the week ending Oct. 23, 2009 to the week ending Jan. 15, 2010.

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology and more.

Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the show is broadcast from the historic and newly renovated Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Sept. 8, 2015.

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