According to the source, the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, aired on ABC had over 1.76 million viewers in the week running from October 12 to 16, 2020, compared to the Late Show with Stephen Colbert which had 1.7 million viewers during the measured period.
Number of viewers of late night talk shows on broadcast television in the United States from July 9, 2018 to October, 16 2020
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Broadway World. (October 20, 2020). Number of viewers of late night talk shows on broadcast television in the United States from July 9, 2018 to October, 16 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/895774/late-night-talk-shows-viewers-united-states/
Broadway World. "Number of viewers of late night talk shows on broadcast television in the United States from July 9, 2018 to October, 16 2020 (in millions)." Chart. October 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895774/late-night-talk-shows-viewers-united-states/
Broadway World. (2020). Number of viewers of late night talk shows on broadcast television in the United States from July 9, 2018 to October, 16 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895774/late-night-talk-shows-viewers-united-states/
Broadway World. "Number of Viewers of Late Night Talk Shows on Broadcast Television in The United States from July 9, 2018 to October, 16 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895774/late-night-talk-shows-viewers-united-states/
Broadway World, Number of viewers of late night talk shows on broadcast television in the United States from July 9, 2018 to October, 16 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895774/late-night-talk-shows-viewers-united-states/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Number of viewers of late night talk shows on broadcast television in the United States from July 9, 2018 to October, 16 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Broadway World, October 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/895774/late-night-talk-shows-viewers-united-states/
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