The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Talk & panelTalk, panel and interview formats.This show: 10/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 7/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Omari BrownBrian StackLaura Benanti
Starring
Omari BrownBrian StackLaura Benanti
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| S1 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | |||||
| S2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.0 | |
| S3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||
| S4 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||
| S5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S10 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S11 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
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"Nightly satire that turned into political therapy"
A nightly network talk show where Stephen Colbert interviews celebrities, politicians, and cultural figures, opens with a topical monologue, and runs recurring comedy bits with his house band. It shifted from safer late-night fare into sharper, more overtly political commentary, especially during the first Trump era, becoming as much a nightly news digest with jokes as a traditional celebrity chat show. The pace is brisk and monologue-driven, the tone warm but increasingly pointed, and Colbert's own charisma, quick wit, and willingness to get earnest carry it more than any single recurring bit or guest segment.
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Colbert's monologues, which turn nightly news into sharp, personal, often moving comedy.
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Season 32017
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Season 42018
6.66K19597h 24m
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Season 52019
6.14K17387h 22m
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Season 62020
5.74K16827h 12m
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Season 72021
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Season 82022
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Season 92023
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Season 102024
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Season 112025
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Stephen Colbert Self - Host, Self, Gil Peaches
Stay Human Themselves - House Band, Self - House Band, Themselves
Jon Batiste Self - Musical Director, Self, Self - Musical Guest
Jen Spyra Self - Announcer, Jill Newslady, Self
Louis Cato Self - Musical Director, Self, Self - Bandleader
Omari Brown Associate Producer, Self - Associate Producer, Associate producer
Brian Stack Neil Armstrong, Ronald Reagan, Bill Flatearth
Evie McGee Colbert Self, Self - Guest, Self - First Drafts segment
John Oliver Self, Self - Guest, Paul McCartney
Laura Benanti Melania Trump, Self - Guest, Self
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