Stephen Colbert is saving the most effective for final.
Historic numbers are in for the ultimate episode of The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, because it averaged 6.74 million whole viewers on Thursday, in accordance with Nielsen’s preliminary reside quick nationwide rankings.
With these totals, Colbert delivered the most-watched weeknight episode within the present’s almost 11-year historical past. Relating to Colbert’s most-watched episode ever, The Late Present scored 20.55 million whole viewers for its post-Tremendous Bowl episode on Feb. 7, 2016.
The 6.74 million determine is fairly respectable given immediately’s fractured TV panorama. The episode additionally drew extra viewership than the present’s premiere with Colbert on Sept. 8, 2015, which averaged 6.55 million viewers.
In the course of the first quarter of this 12 months, The Late Present was seen by a median of two.69 million viewers, in accordance with Nielsen’s nationwide reside+7-day huge information rankings.
Colbert’s ultimate episode was a celebratory affair that includes movie star cameos, musical numbers, and a sing-along with Late Present employees members.
The Beatles legend Paul McCartney was The Late Present’s shock ultimate visitor, closing out the present with a reside, in-studio efficiency of The Beatles’ “Hey Goodbye.”
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