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‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Ends Its Run With Most-Watched Weeknight Episode Ever

Stephen Colbert closed out The Late Show on Thursday night to the tune of 6.74M live + same-day viewers, per preliminary panel only data from Nielsen.

Source Deadline AI Summary Updated May 22, 2026

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Stephen Colbert closed out The Late Show on Thursday night to the tune of 6.74M live + same-day viewers, per preliminary panel only data from Nielsen. That makes it the series most-watched weeknight episode ever, CBS says, even higher than Colbert’s very first episode as host. He signed on for duty on September 8, 2015 […]

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