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Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' Finale Sets Record with 6.74 Million Viewers

By

Maya Georgi

9d ago· 2 min readenNews

Summary

Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' finale drew a record-setting 6.74 million viewers, making it the show's most-watched weeknight episode ever. This surpassed the show's 2015 premiere (6.55 million) and significantly exceeded its Q1 2026 average of 2.69 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen data.

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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert went out with a bang.
A record-setting 6.74 million people tuned in to watch the finale on Thursday night.
The feat marks the show's most-watched weeknight episode of all time.
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'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' drew a historic amount of viewers for its star-studded finale.

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