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10. It was a record for his show

Sat May 23, 2026, 12:41 AM

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It was very slightly above his debut episode.

Which, given all the publicity surrounding this, is an interesting reflection of the decline. Even with nonstop media advertising for it across every platform imaginable all year long with an almost impossible to ignore push about it the past week or two, it did slightly better than his first episode.

Which again, isn't really a slight against Colbert. It's just a testament to the form.

I think the choice of Paul McCartney was a good one - because it was a reflection of his audience.

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