Finishes as the Only 11:35 PM Broadcast to Post Viewer Growth—Up +20%

Hillary Clinton Delivers Largest Tuesday Audience since August

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, late night’s #1 broadcast, ended the 2016-2017 television year with another weekly victory, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sept. 22.

THE LATE SHOW averaged 2.84m viewers, topping “The Tonight Show” (2.84m vs. 2.26m, +26%). Tuesday’s broadcast, with guest Hillary Clinton, averaged 3.28 million viewers, the show’s largest Tuesday audience since August 15.

For the 2016-2017 television year, most current, LATE SHOW is up +20% in viewers (3.32m from 2.76m), the only 11:35 PM broadcast to post year-to-year growth.

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