The Late Show has seen a marked growth in its overall viewership in the time since Trump has taken office, while competitors The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! have seen drops.
Jimmy Fallon, in particular, has seen his audience dropping like flies recently, and while Colbert has gained right under 300,000 viewers on average since January 20, Fallon’s show lost almost 400,000 viewers.
Of course, Donald Trump’s campaign-turned-Presidency has a lot to do with all this, as it’s given Stephen Colbert and the Late Show writers a lot of things to write about, which has really helped to turn the numbers around when it comes to the nightly viewership.