Week of Oct 28 Ratings: Top-Ranked Colbert Posts Year-Over-Year Gains

Note: LateNighter generally posts late night weekly live-plus-three ratings on a three (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.

 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert continued its Nielsen ratings streak the week of October 28, 2024. CBS’ 11:35 p.m. late-night offering defeated its timeslot counterparts for the third consecutive week, both in total viewers and among the key P18-49 demo, according to Nielsen live plus three day data.

The Late Show won the week with an average of 2,380,000 total viewers with 277,000 P18-49. That’s down -4% in total viewers but up +1% among P18-49 from the week prior (week of Oct. 21 ), and up +1% in total viewers and +7% among P18-49 from the year-ago week (Oct. 30, 2023). The Late Show‘s week of Oct. 28 Nielsen ratings averages are based on data from four new episodes and a Friday rebroadcast.

After a rerun-filled dark week, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned with new shows beginning Monday, Oct. 28, with the program averaging 1,837,000 total viewers with 230,000 P18-49 for the week. The show gained +45% in total viewers and +22% among P18-49 from the week before (all repeats), gained +9% but shed -0.4%, respectively, from the year-ago week. Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s week of Oct. 28 Nielsen show averages are based on data from four first-run episodes and a Friday rebroadcast.

NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged 1,159,000 total viewers with 175,000 P18-49 at 11:35 p.m. for the week beginning Oct. 28. The show shed -5% in total viewers and -8% among P18-49 from the week before; -14% and -23%, respectively, from the year-ago week. The Tonight Show‘s week of Oct. 28 Nielsen averages are based on data from four first-run episodes and a Friday rebroadcast.

Following The Tonight Show, NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers aired four new episodes (Monday-Thursday) with a Friday rebroadcast this past week, with the 12:35 a.m. telecasts averaging a timeslot-high 950,000 total viewers with 139,000 P18-49. That’s down -1% in total viewers, and -8% among P18-49 from the previous week, up +4% but -17%, respectively, from the year-ago week. 

After The Late Show, CBS’ After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson averaged 663,000 total viewers with a timeslot-high 144,000 P18-49 for the week of Oct. 28. That’s down -4% in total viewers, and -9% among P18-49 from the week prior. After Midnight‘s Nielsen ratings averages for the week are based on data from four first-run episodes and a Friday rebroadcast.

Following Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC’s late night news program Nightline averaged 906,000 total viewers with 130,000 P18-49 for the week of Oct. 28, per Nielsen live-plus-three data. That’s up +5% in total viewers and flat among P18-49 from the week prior, -8% and -8%, respectively, from the year-ago week.

With Jon Stewart hosting Monday, and Ronny Chieng assuming host duties Tuesday through Thursday, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show  averaged 1,042,000 total viewers with 193,000 P18-49 for the week of Oct. 28, per Nielsen live-plus-three data. That’s down -13% in total viewers and -20% among P18-49 from the week prior; +142% and +45%, respectively, from the year-ago week.

The week’s complete ratings charts follow below.

Weekly live+3 ratings (Viewers 2+)

Weekly live+3 ratings (P18-49 Demo)

Ratings Data © The Nielsen Company, used under license.