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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is a U.S. television program broadcast on CBS since Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Late Show with Stephen Colbert is currently the 24th most popular show on CBS and 63rd overall on TV, watched by a total number of 1,914,000 people (0.6% rating, down -14% from last week) per episode, as of the average weekly audience measurement for the period ending . The Late Show is hosted by Stephen Tyrone Colbert (60).

Late Show with Stephen Colbert weekly P2+ ratings chart

Late Show with Stephen Colbert Ratings

Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS as of Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Late Show Weekly Ratings
DateDemoAudienceRating
2025-Apr-13
LIVE+3
P2+1,914,0000.60
P18-49253,0000.19
2025-Apr-06
LIVE+3
P2+2,221,0000.70
P18-49208,0000.16
2025-Mar-30
LIVE+3
P2+1,956,0000.62
P18-49253,0000.19
2025-Mar-23
LIVE+3
P2+1,129,0000.36
P18-49188,0000.14
2025-Mar-16
LIVE+3
P2+2,123,0000.67
P18-49200,0000.15
2025-Mar-09
LIVE+3
P2+2,164,0000.68
P18-49216,0000.16
2025-Mar-02
LIVE+3
P2+2,030,0000.64
P18-49214,0000.16
2025-Feb-23
LIVE+3
P2+2,396,0000.76
P18-49269,0000.20
2025-Feb-16
LIVE+3
P2+1,319,0000.42
P18-49143,0000.11
2025-Jan-26
LIVE+3
P2+2,054,0000.65
P18-49203,0000.15
2025-Jan-19
LIVE+3
P2+1,916,0000.60
P18-49191,0000.14
2024-Jan-21P18-49211,0000.16
2023-Oct-15P18-49224,2000.17
2023-Oct-08P18-49211,0000.16
Late Show Monthly Ratings
DateDemoAudienceRating
2025-Mar
LIVE+7
P2+2,327,0000.73
P18-49227,0000.17
2025-Feb
LIVE+7
P2+2,490,0000.78
P18-49246,0000.18
2025-Jan
LIVE+7
P2+2,376,0000.75
P18-49239,0000.18
Late Show Quarterly Ratings
DateDemoAudienceRating
2025-Q1
LIVE+7
P2+2,394,0000.75
P18-49237,0000.18

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24Late Show with Stephen Colbert1,914,000-14%
25CBS Mornings1,834,000-7%
26After Midnight644,000+10%

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Richard

Feb 28, 2025 21:23 EST

It seems that most of the late night comics come across as incredibly fired up and hyper, like energizer bunnies. Colbert, Jimmy Fallon
and John Oliver seem to be the most juiced up dudes, like they're about to have heart attacks. The only one who makes me laugh out
loud is John Oliver.
P.S. ---- Greg Gutfeld and Jimmy Failla are also pretty good at making me laugh at "liberals".

AlertInMinneapolis

Nov 7, 2024 10:45 EST

Colbert is a crushing bore. Predictable, whiney, and a complete hick (no sense of the world outside of Manhattan).

John

Nov 20, 2024 07:00 EST

He used to be good from the start in 1997 as a correspondent on Craig Kilborn (later Jon Stewart and later colbert report) until Jon Bastiste left as the series bandleader- but now, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and John Stewart TOPS him.

Dr. Claw

Nov 18, 2023 11:02 EST

Its pathetic that the late night shows have to book their own liberal co hosts for guest because no real celebrity wants to drink their kool aid anymore.

Mark Dawson

Oct 28, 2023 00:02 EST

If Colbert can't be a bit more neutral it seems to me, he only owns half off the audience out there. I am registered a Democrat, but even I get tired of his picking on the Republicans. There should be a bit of humor pointing to both sides, it seems. The man needs more variety in his humor----for sure!

Richard

Feb 28, 2025 21:27 EST

Do you have the same problem with Greg Gutfeld and Jimmy Failla on Fochs News?

Richard Hurtz

Oct 24, 2023 03:54 EST

Can someone tell Colbert

He ‘jumped the shark’ already

Steve Drawhorn

May 5, 2023 22:12 EST

Sorry night show. What happen to good night show like Johnny Carson fire Colbert.

Jim Smith

Mar 11, 2023 20:06 EST

Hilarious show! Colbert's skewering of lying Republicans like Trump, Guiliani, and George Santos is hilarious. Thank you to the Republican party for providing an endless source of juicy material for comedy writers. It's the Golden Age of Comedy.

Ton Burgundy

Mar 7, 2023 19:11 EST

Interesting correlation between decline in viewership following his reaction to the Department of Energy findings.

John Vrana

Jan 14, 2023 02:12 EST

I have lived a very comfortable lifestyle. Suddenly, it all went away. I spent time in the Saratoga Springs NY Rescue mission. When I ran out of time, I found Utica NY. Utica saved my life. I am in school, have an apartment and planning to run for City Council. I am writing this to introduce myself. Interview me, please, I can entertain you and the TV audience. Please put me on with Stephen Colbert. My phone number is 518-226-2420. I can help Utica and give a positive twist on life. Please call me! Blessings! John Vrana Sr

John

Nov 20, 2024 07:03 EST

It's pretty much impossible to be on the show unless youre a politician, a huge internet personality on YouTube, or a Hollywood celebrity.
If you wanna be in the show's audience, go to 1iota (colbert.1iota.com) for free tickets for the series. If you want it without tickets, after The Colb exits the stage at The Ed Sullivan (the studio for it, located at 1697 Broadway, New York 10019) at 5 P.M., try to run and ask him if you can be his audience warm-up or possibly even a series writer.

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