Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' Sets Ratings Record in Wake of Cancellation

Stephen Colbert Sets Ratings Record in Wake of Cancellation - LateNighter

Stephen Colbert’s 'Late Show' days may be numbered—but he just set a new ratings record.

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Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” just hit a career-high in the wake of its cancellation notice, snagging a 12.63% weekly share (the best since 2015) and an average of 3.059 million viewers—more than his 11:35 p.m. rivals combined. In the prized 18–49 demo he jumped 64% week-over-week, topping late night and peaking on Monday’s episode when a posse of late-night hosts crashed his post-monologue bit.

Meanwhile at 10 p.m. Greg Gutfeld held strong on Fox News with over 3.25 million viewers (206 K in 18–49), and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” under Josh Johnson saw its demo swell by 35%, landing it second only to Colbert last week.