PLUS...he paid...out of his own pocket...to cover the salaries of an undisclosed number of crew members of the Late Show for many months during COVID. That's why all those writers LOVE working for him...but you love a Convicted Felon, Rapist, Fraud and Insurrectionist with a "War Room" on Jan. 5th. You've got issues to deal with, ELP.
...from my earlier post...
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In 2025, Stephen Colbert's Late Show was the only late-night show that showed an increase in viewership over the previous year. The most recent Nielsen ratings show Colbert winning his timeslot with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes, according to The Seattle Times}, according to LateNighter, according to WTOP}. In Q2 2025, The Late Show averaged 2.417 million viewers, a 1% increase over Q1 2025.