3.7 million viewers for night two of Stephen Colbert, down 44% from debut

After a big opening night, ratings for the “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert� came back to earth Wednesday.

Colbert averaged 3.66 million viewers for his second CBS program, according to Nielsen, down 44% from the 6.55 million who watched his heavily promoted debut on Tuesday. NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,� was back on top for the night with 4.06 million viewers.

Fallon was also first among viewers aged 18 to 49 with a 1.2 rating compared to .8 for Colbert.

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live� scored 1.85 million viewers and a .5 in the 18 to 49 category, bouncing back a bit after taking a hit Tuesday due to sampling for Colbert.

Jimmy Fallon’s guests Wednesday included Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Colbert’s guests were Scarlett Johannson, Elon Musk and Kendrick Lamar.

The battle continues this week as Colbert has Vice President Joe Biden as his guest; Republican presidential nomination front-runner Donald Trump is scheduled to appear with Fallon on Friday.

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