For the week ending April 27 (Week #31), THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT (3.43m) beat "The Tonight Show" (2.34m) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (2.04m) and remains the most-watched late night show by a wide margin according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings. With 3-day viewing, THE LATE SHOW also moved into a tie with "The Tonight Show" in both adults 25-54 (0.8, each) and adults 18-49 (0.5, each) after trailing by -0.1 in both measures live plus same day.
Season-to-date, most current, THE LATE SHOW is up +24% in viewers (3.87m from 3.14m), +13% in adults 25-54 (0.9/05 from 0.8/04) and even in adults 18-49 (0.6/04) compared to last season. THE LATE SHOW beats "Tonight" in viewers by +43% (3.87m vs. 2.71m), while remaining tied in adults 25-54 (0.9/05, each).
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