Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Finale Is His Biggest Weeknight Episode Ever

May 24, 2026

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Finale Is His Biggest Weeknight Episode Ever

Stephen Colbert is saving the best for last. Historic numbers are in for the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as it averaged 6.74 million total viewers on Thursday, according to Nielsen’s preliminary live fast national ratings. With those totals, Colbert delivered the most-watched weeknight episode in the show’s nearly 11-year history.

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