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Created: 2025-07-20 02:26:24 UTC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was actually still the top-rated network late night show in 2025, averaging around 2.4–2.5 million viewers per night, which outpaced other shows in its time slot.
However, that's a lot fewer viewers than late night used to get a decade ago (it used to be over XX million per night for shows like Leno's), and with much lower ad revenues and rising production costs, CBS reportedly lost $XX million on the show this year, so it looks like finances and shifting audience habits played a bigger role than just a simple ratings drop.
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