‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Opens Season With 3.61 Million Viewers, Up 16% From Last Year | Exclusive

CBS daytime series “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” saw a 5% uptick in viewership

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Stephen Colbert hosting "The Late Show" (Photo Credit: CBS)

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“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has seen a 16% uptick in viewership compared to last year, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The CBS late night show has averaged 3.61 million total viewers during the 2024-25 broadcast season so far, leading Colbert to maintain his spot as the No. 1 most-watched late night show, according to live-plus-seven-day viewership figures from VideoAmp (CBS typically reports ratings figures from Nielsen, though they are currently in the midst of an ongoing contract dispute).

Late night wasn’t the only area CBS saw year-over-year growth, with several of its daytime dramas and game shows also seeing ratings gains.

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