POSTS LARGEST PREMIERE WEEK AUDIENCES SINCE 2015

For the week ending Sept. 28 (Week #1 of the TV calendar year), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat NBC for the second consecutive premiere week (3.72m vs. 2.45m, +52%). THE LATE SHOW improved its advantage over NBC to +1.27m viewers from +900,000 viewers in 2017 (+41%) while remaining tied with NBC in both adults 25-54 (0.8) and adults 18-49 (0.5). THE LATE SHOW posted its largest live plus 3-day premiere week audience since 2015.

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