THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT Pumps Up Lead As Most Watched Late Night Show

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivered 3.68 million viewers, 0.8 in adults 25-54 and 0.6 in adults 18-49 for the week ending March 23, according to Nielsen live plus three day ratings. THE LATE SHOW added +690,000 viewers (from 2.99m), +0.1 rating point in both adults 25-54 (from 0.7) and adults 18-49 (from 0.5) in live plus three day lift.

With that lift, THE LATE SHOW improved its advantage over its nearest competition ("The Tonight Show") in viewers to +960,000 (vs. 2.72m) after leading by +430,000 with same day viewers (vs. 2.56m). Competitors "The Tonight Show" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" both only grew by +160k and +150k viewers, respectively.

In a highlight from last week, Colbert traveled to Washington D.C. to work out with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. THE LATE SHOW host broke a sweat and tried to settle the debate of whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich with help from the "Notorious RBG."

Please note: CBS' late night was measured Monday to Wednesday due to NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament coverage. Broadcasts airing on Thursday and Friday were delayed by basketball and were not included in the weekly average by Nielsen.