“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” WINS WEEK OVER COMBINED COMPETITION
Special Guest Rep. Adam Schiff Helps Deliver
Second-Largest Thursday Audience This Season
For the week ending Dec. 13 (week 12 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT (3.63m) beat both “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.80m) and “The Tonight Show” (1.73m) combined in viewers (3.63m versus 3.53m, +3%). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season. THE LATE SHOW was also tops in adults 25-54 (0.6 versus 0.5 for “Kimmel” and “The Tonight Show”) and in adults 18-49 (0.4 versus 0.3 for “Kimmel” and “Tonight.”).
Additionally, on Thursday, Dec. 12, THE LATE SHOW, with special guest Rep. Adam Schiff, delivered 3.96 million viewers, the show’s second-largest Thursday audience this season (behind only Oct. 31’s edition with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi).
With live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings this season, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivers 3.67 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.5 in adults 18-49 – leading among all the late night programs in these measures. THE LATE SHOW leads second-place NBC (2.00m) by +84%.
Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings through the week ending Dec. 13, 2019.
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“60 MINUTES” MAKES THE TOP 10 FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK
60 MINUTES made the Nielsen top 10 list for the third straight week, this time at #9. The CBS newsmagazine drew 8.05 million viewers according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 15.
60 MINUTES was Sunday’s #1 non-sports program. It was the broadcast’s ninth trip to the top 10 in 12 weeks.
Sunday’s 60 MINUTES featured Sharyn Alfonsi’s interview with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and Jon Wertheim’s story about an Italian composer on a mission to recover and preserve music written in captivity during the Holocaust.
Bill Owens is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES, America’s most-watched news program.
“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” KEEPS WINNING; TAKES WEEK NUMBER ELEVEN
For the week ending Friday, Dec. 6 (week 11 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”) by +73% in viewers (3.42m versus 1.98m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season. THE LATE SHOW was also tops in adults 25-54 (0.6 versus 0.5 for “Kimmel” and “The Tonight Show”) and in adults 18-49 (0.4 versus 0.3 for “Kimmel” and “Tonight.”).
With live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings this season, LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivers 3.67 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.5 in adults 18-49 – leading among all the late night programs in these measures.
Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings through the week ending Dec. 6.
NOTE: THE LATE SHOW aired original episodes from Wednesday to Friday last week, while “Kimmel” and “Tonight” aired original broadcasts Monday through Thursday. All rebroadcasts are not included in the weekly or season averages.
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“48 HOURS: THE KILLING OF OFFICER GREEN” IS SATURDAY’S #1 NON-SPORTS PRIMETIME BROADCAST WITH VIEWERS
(L-R) Daniel Green and Erika Sandoval; Daniel Green and Brenda Vela
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48 HOURS: “The Killing of Officer Green” was Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime broadcast with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Dec. 7. The broadcast delivered 3.46 million viewers and a 0.7/03 with adults 25-54.
Saturday’s broadcast featured Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the February 2015 murder of Exeter, Calif., police officer Daniel Green, who was shot four times and left for dead in his home. At first, his ex-wife, Erika Sandoval, denied having anything to do with his death. Then she changed her story.
48 HOURS took viewers inside a twisted – friends say toxic – relationship between an officer and his ex-wife and a murder that rocked a California city, leaving behind the family of the beloved policeman struggling with life without him. Green’s family says the officer was a victim of domestic abuse and prosecutors agreed. Erika Sandoval’s defense attorney, Dan Chambers, said she gave as good as she got.
The broadcast featured the first network television interviews with Green’s identical twin brother, Matt Green, and his sister, Misty Gray, who pieced together their brother’s life with Sandoval, including their marriage and divorce.
Sandoval was arrested and charged with her ex-husband’s murder just one week after he posted an image on Instagram with his new, younger girlfriend.
48 HOURS: “The Killing of Officer Green” is produced by Paul LaRosa. Greg Fisher is the development producer, Kat Teurfs is the field producer. Marcus Balsam and Grayce Arlotta-Berner are the editors. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.
CBS NEWS’ “FACE THE NATION” WAS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 8
For a second consecutive week, CBS News’ FACE THE NATION was #1 in total viewers among the Sunday morning public affairs shows on Sunday, Dec. 8, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. FACE THE NATION scored 3.103 million viewers and delivered 612,000 viewers in adults 25-54, the demographic most important to those who advertise in news.
The Dec. 8 broadcast was the first out of the new state-of-the-art studio at the CBS News Washington bureau. The broadcast kicked off with an interview with Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff, followed by interviews with Rep. Mark Meadows and White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien. The show featured a discussion with former U.S. Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal themed around his new book, Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump.
Editor’s note: FACE THE NATION’s second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 69.44% of the CBS affiliates.
Mary Hager is the executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning FACE THE NATION, one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television.
“CBS SUNDAY MORNING,” AMERICA’S #1 SUNDAY MORNING NEWS PROGRAM, DELIVERS ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE OF THE 2019-2020 SEASON
CBS SUNDAY MORNING, America’s #1 Sunday morning news program, delivered its largest audience of the 2019-2020 television season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 8.
The broadcast delivered 5.808 million viewers and 1.127 million adults 25-54.
Jane Pauley anchored Sunday’s broadcast, which featured Allison Aubrey’s cover story on the growing controversy over “dollar stores.” Conor Knighton traveled to Hawaii to visit the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art in the former home of tobacco heiress Doris Duke. And CBS THIS MORNING co-host Gayle King profiled GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Billie Eilish.
Also on the broadcast, Rita Braver caught up with former CBS SUNDAY MORNING contributor and classical musician Eugenia Zukerman, who is now suffering from early symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Steve Hartman went on his annual trip with a Secret Santa. Contributor Ben Mankiewicz visited legendary filmmaker and producer Mel Brooks. Reena Ninan talked with football great Rob Gronkowski about his life after leaving the NFL and the New England Patriots. And Bill Flanagan offered some thoughts in response to the backlash over last week’s commentary by Faith Salie on the popular phrase “OK Boomer.”
CBS SUNDAY MORNING is broadcast Sundays (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Rand Morrison is the executive producer.
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“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” KEEPS WINNING
TAKES ABBREVIATED THANKSGIVING WEEK
For the week ending Sunday, Dec. 1 (week 10 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“The Tonight Show”) by +48% in viewers (3.66m versus 2.48m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season.
Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day rating for week ending Dec. 1.
NOTE: The broadcast networks had the option to “special out” programming on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving. CBS specialed out late night rebroadcasts on Thursday and Friday. NBC delayed Thursday’s and Sunday’s broadcasts due to football with regular titles and specialed out a rebroadcast on Friday.
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“CBS SUNDAY MORNING” RECORDS ITS 570TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK AS AMERICA’S #1 SUNDAY MORNING NEWS PROGRAM WITH VIEWERS
CBS SUNDAY MORNING recorded its 570th consecutive week as America’s #1 Sunday morning news program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 1. The broadcast also hit its 166th consecutive week as the #1 Sunday morning news program with adults 25-54.
Sunday’s broadcast delivered 5.64 million viewers and 1.143 million adults in the 25-54 demographic, which is most desired by those who advertise in news.
Lee Cowan anchored the broadcast, which featured David Pogue’s cover story on GPS—the world’s Global Positioning System. Also on the broadcast was Cowan’s interview with Alec Cabacungan, widely recognized as the TV spokesperson for the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Seth Doane reported on a woman who inherited 262 cemetery plots and used that unusual gift to help others in need. Contributor Luke Burbank sat down with singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, whose breakout album Jagged Little Pill has become a Broadway show written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody. Serena Altschul visited with a family that makes their living as models for catalogs, to find out how they all got there and what their lives are like. Tracy Smith caught up with Jonathan Pryce and Sir Anthony Hopkins, the stars of the Netflix film “The Two Popes.” And Faith Salie weighed in on the current debate over the use of the term “OK Boomer” to refer to a group of a certain age.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING with Jane Pauley is broadcast Sundays (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Rand Morrison is the executive producer.
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“60 MINUTES” IS #5 FOR THE WEEK
Broadcast Also Makes the Top 10 List in Key Demos
60 MINUTES drew 12.53 million viewers Sunday to land at #5 for the week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 1. The broadcast also made the top 10 in the key demos, delivering a 2.7/09 in adults 25-54, good for #7 and tying for #8 with a 1.9/08 in adults 18-49.
Compared to the same night last year, 60 MINUTES was up +59 percent in adults 25-54, +73 percent in adults 18-49 and +20 percent in viewers. 60 MINUTES was Sunday’s #1 non-sports program in viewers.
It was the seventh time in 10 weeks this season that 60 MINUTES made the Nielsen top 10.
Sunday’s 60 MINUTES featured Lesley Stahl’s report on YouTube, a look at the homeless crisis in Seattle by Anderson Cooper, and Scott Pelley’s story about a Christmas pilgrimage to the spectacular and mysterious holy site of Lalibela in Ethiopia.
Bill Owens is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES, America’s most-watched news program.
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