On Wednesday, CBS revealed that Stephen Colbert would be doing “The Late Show” live from both the GOP and Democratic conventions. “Eventizing” the 11:35 p.m. talker is probably a good call, considering this installment of the franchise is coming off its lowest-rated week to-date.
That unfortunate claim holds true in both the key 18-49 demographic (a 0.38 rating) and among total viewers (a nightly average of 2.054 million). Not only are those the lowest for a week of Colbert “Late Show” originals thus far, they’re even a new low including weeks of reruns.
In other words, there’s currently a body count of “one” in the late-night wars.