Headline: TV Insider, 6/5/2026
Martin Holmes reports:
CBS just got a nasty wakeup call. The network has a long way to go to match the numbers Stephen Colbert was bringing in with The Late Show, which aired its final-ever episode on May 24 following its shocking cancellation.
This past Monday (June 1) offered a clearer picture of the new landscape of late-night, as both ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon returned with new episodes for the first time since Colbert said his final farewell.
Kimmel’s show benefited the most, dominating in the 11:35 pm time slot with 2.185 million total viewers and 295,000 viewers in the coveted 18-49 demographic, per Nielsen figures. Compared to the same period last year, the show was up 53 percent in total viewers and up a massive 178 percent in the key demo. [emphasis added]
As for CBS:
- 628,000 total viewers
- 82,000 in the 18-49 demographic
- down 65% in total viewers
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