In the only vote that counts for TV barons, Stephen Colbert won the most eyeballs Tuesday night with his “Late Show” debut on CBS.
He had 6.6 million viewers, compared with Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show,” which drew 2.92 million viewers to NBC, and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” snagging 1.75 million.
.@StephenAtHome‘s “Late Show” debut reached 13% of U.S. households who were watching TV http://t.co/R91nO6NB4P pic.twitter.com/c9O7OJt1AC
— Bloomberg Business (@business) September 9, 2015
But it was noted that David Letterman’s final “Late Show” had 13.76 million viewers in May and Fallon’s debut had 11.31 million viewers.
Someone taped the whole show and posted to YouTube:
Other reactions:
“No one goes on TV without a mask.” My initial, conflicted thoughts on Colbert: http://t.co/rz2UoIFeD9
— emily nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) September 9, 2015
ICYMI: Highlights from Stephen Colbert’s celebratory first night hosting ‘The Late Show’ http://t.co/ltes1ooZXf pic.twitter.com/n9jUkotVrv
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) September 9, 2015
Stephen Colbert looks ready to make ‘The Late Show’ his own
http://t.co/73VC6ztGlZ pic.twitter.com/c2Ddiz0kF5
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 9, 2015
Stephen Colbert isn’t the new Letterman—he’s the new Charlie Rose http://t.co/OigHukiVFC pic.twitter.com/SymUpcLgpC
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 9, 2015
This was the funniest segment from Stephen Colbert’s dazzling debut
http://t.co/CwtKuwYyiY pic.twitter.com/zZgF1YoAyR
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 9, 2015
Stephen Colbert as Late Show host is not so different from “Stephen Colbert” after all: http://t.co/QMLGAEj3UQ pic.twitter.com/CNOZ81sIct
— Slate (@Slate) September 9, 2015