For the week ending Friday, Dec. 11 (week #12 of the 2020-2021 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT averaged an audience of 3.02 million viewers, beating “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.78m) by +70% and “The Tonight Show” (1.54m) by +96%.

Season-to-date, THE LATE SHOW is first in viewers (3.09m), leading “Jimmy Kimmel Live” by +74% (versus 1.78m) and “The Tonight Show” by +101% (versus 1.54m). THE LATE SHOW is also leading both competitors’ late night offerings in adults 18-49 viewers (451k) for COLBERT vs. Kimmel (372k) and Fallon (360k).

Finally, for the week ending Dec. 11, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT was the #1 late night show for views of current content (clips posted during the week) on YouTube. (Source: Tubular Labs)

“Most Current” averages through Dec. 11:

Source: Nielsen “Most Current” ratings through the week ending Dec. 11.

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Watch THE LATE SHOW clips online at http://www.CBS.com/lateshow, on the CBS Apps and on YouTube. CBS: “America’s Most-Watched Network” in Daytime, Primetime and Late Night. #NoAsterisks. (source: Nielsen NTI, 2019-2020 broadcast season)

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