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\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Colbert’s interview with Kamala Harris on Thursday July 31, 2025 was his highest eated episode of the week. (Photo: Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS)\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
First on LateNighter: Stephen Colbert<\/a>\u2019s Late Show continued to post near-record numbers in his second full week of shows since CBS announced the show\u2019s cancellation.<\/p>\n According to Nielsen Live+3 data, Colbert averaged a 12.51% weekly share among total viewers for the week of July 28\u2014just twelve one-hundredths of a percent lower than the previous week<\/a>, which set the all-time record for highest weekly share The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/a> has posted since its 2015 debut.<\/p>\n It was also Colbert\u2019s second-best raw ratings week in more than two years (again trailing only the week prior), drawing an average of 3.016 million total viewers each night\u2014more than his two 11:35 p.m. network competitors combined.<\/p>\n The Late Show was even stronger in the advertiser-coveted 18\u201349 demographic, where Colbert\u2019s weekly average topped the previous week and delivered the largest 18\u201349 audience of any show in late night.<\/p>\n The week\u2019s most-watched episode aired Thursday, when over 3.2 million viewers tuned in for Colbert\u2019s interview with Kamala Harris<\/a>\u2014her first televised sit-down since the 2024 election.<\/p>\n In other weekly ratings news, Greg Gutfeld\u2019s Fox News show<\/a> maintained its dominance in the 10 p.m. ET time slot, averaging 3.16 million total viewers and 238,000 in the key 18\u201349 demo nightly, while Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/a> handily won the 12:37 a.m. hour, posting an impressive 35% demo gain week-over-week.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, The Daily Show<\/a> settled back to typical levels under host Desi Lydic<\/a> after Josh Johnson<\/a>\u2019s hosting debut the week prior drew the year\u2019s largest 18\u201349 audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n Complete ratings charts for the week of July 28, 2025 follow below.<\/p>\n Weekly ratings averages include only first-run episodes (rebroadcasts and specials are excluded except where noted). Time period listed is most common airtime for show.<\/p>\n Live+3 Ratings \u2013 All Viewers (P2+)<\/p>\n Avg Share Live+ 3 Ratings \u2014 All Viewers (P2+)<\/p>\n Avg Share Ratings data \u00a9 The Nielsen Company, used under license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert’s interview with Kamala Harris on Thursday July 31, 2025 was his highest eated episode of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-60156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
(%)Avg Viewers
(000s)Vs
Wk Ago10:00 PM
\n Gutfeld! (FNC)
\n
4 new episodes
\n 7.893,167-2.7%
\n Watch What Happens Live (BRAVO)
\n
4 new episodes
\n 0.96410+32%11:00 PM
\n The Daily Show (COM)
\n
4 new episodes
\n 2.97921-6.9%11:35 PM
\n Jimmy Kimmel Live!
\n
5 repeats
\n 3.27798-26%The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
4 new episodes12.513,016-1.4%The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
4 new episodes4.721,133-3.6%12:37 AM
\n Nightline (ABC)
\n
5 new episodes
\n 3.46625-3.1%
\n After Midnight (CBS)
\n
5 repeats
\n 3.115160%Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
4 new episodes5.64921+8%\u2020 = airs at 7pm PT, * = 30-minute program<\/p>\n
(%)Avg Viewers
(000s)Vs
Wk Ago10:00 PM
\n Gutfeld! (FNC)
\n
4 new episodes
\n 3.32238+16%
\n Watch What Happens Live (BRAVO)
\n
4 new episodes
\n 1.2495+22%11:00 PM
\n The Daily Show (COM)
\n
4 new episodes
\n 3.27186-22%11:35 PM
\n Jimmy Kimmel Live!
\n
5 repeats
\n 2.57120-0.83The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
4 new episodes6.51304
+2.7%The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
4 new episodes3.91181+12.4%12:37 AM
\n Nightline (ABC)
\n
5 new episodes
\n 2.0977+18.46
\n After Midnight (CBS)
\n
5 repeats
\n 2.05700%Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
4 new episodes3.91131+35%\u2020 = airs at 7pm PT, * = 30-minute program<\/p>\n