30^TH SEASON PREMIERE UP WHOPPING +70% IN VIEWERS,

+62% IN A25-54 AND +78% IN A18-49 FROM LAST SEASON

“The Late Show” Ties Its Best Metered Market Wednesday Overnight Ratings since September 2015

On a heavily competitive night with several premieres, the 30^th season premiere of THE AMAZING RACE returned with its largest premiere audience and best key demos delivery since THE AMAZING RACE 23 on Sept. 29, 2013. Compared to the season 29 premiere on March 30, 2017, THE AMAZING RACE is up in viewers (+70%, 7.31 mil from 4.30 mil), A25-54 (+62%, 2.1 from 1.3) and A18-49 (+78%, 1.6 from 0.9), winning the 8PM hour in these measures. THE AMAZING RACE was Wednesday's #1 program in viewers.

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT

On the first Wednesday of the new year, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT scored a 2.8/7 in the overnight ratings, beating its competition by +40% and tying for the show’s best metered market average on any Wednesday since Premiere Week, September 2015.

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