Stephen Colbert News

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will present “Russia Week” with shows highlighting the host's recent visit to the country, starting Monday, July 17 (11:35 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater has won a coveted spot on Lake Street Dive's summer tour and will appear on the historic Majestic stage today, July 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.  'Lake Street Dive is a multi-genre, jazzy-pop band from Boston who is one of THE hottest concert tickets with millennials,' observed Jeffrey Gabel, the founding executive director of the Majestic.  'If you can only attend one concert this year, this is the one not to miss.'

Save the date! The Drama League has announced that the organization's 34th Annual Benefit Gala: A Musical Celebration of Broadway will be held on Monday, November 6, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in New York City at the The Plaza (768 Fifth Avenue).

Mike Carlsen and Aaron Roman Weiner star in the headliner of the staged reading series: WITHOUT, a new play by Michael Puzzo at Planet Connections.

NBC's THE NIGHT SHIFT (0.7/3 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) wins the slot among ABC, CBS and NBC in total viewers and ties for #1 in 18-49. Maintains 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.7) and grows in total viewers (4.195 million vs. 4.152 million).

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT placed first in the weekly late night ratings, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending June 30. THE LATE SHOW averaged 2.73m viewers, up +27% compared to a week of rebroadcasts during the same week last year. THE LATE SHOW beat “The Tonight Show” in viewers (2.73m vs. 2.55m) by +7%.

NBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON has won the late-night ratings week of June 26-30 versus its ABC and CBS time-period competition in every key demographic – adults, men and women 18-34; adults, men and women 18-49; and adults, men and women 25-54, according to “live plus same day” results from Nielsen Media Research.

LITTLE BIG SHOTS: FOREVER YOUNG (1.0/4 in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) ranks as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in total viewers. Grows +11% week to week in 18-49 (1.0 vs. 0.9) and +1% in total viewers (6.629 million vs. 6.555 million).

???????The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) will host its 5th Annual Backyard BBQ benefit presented by DTE Energy Foundation on Sunday July 23, 2017 from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Chelsea Fairgrounds, 20501 W Old US Hwy 12 in Chelsea, MI.

NBC dominates primetime with the MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR and the 10 p.m. “Macy's” recap ranking as the #1-2 telecasts of the night on the Big 4 in every key demographic. NBC beats the other Big 4 nets combined for the night in 18-49. NOTE: There were local preemptions for local fireworks coverage on each of the Big 4 networks.

The Television Academy has announced that Anna Chlumsky and Shemar Moore will present the nominations for the 69TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS from the Wolf Theatre at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center on Thursday, July 13 at 8:30 AM PT /11:30 AM ET.

Tantrum Theater continues its second season with the moving Tony Award-nominated musical, 'Caroline, or Change,' running July 5-July 22.

Summer 2017's Town Hall series in Provincetown, produced by Mark Cortale, will kick-off with Bianca Del Rio, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 winner, on July 10 at 8:30pm. Three of Broadway's most popular leading ladies will follow for Broadway @ Town Hall this summer: Megan Hilty, breakout star of NBC TV's "Smash" and Broadway's "Wicked" and a Tony nominee for the recent Broadway production of "Noises Off", on August 6 at 6:30pm, with Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host; Sutton Foster, Tony Award winner for "Anything Goes" and star of the hit TV Land series "Younger" by "Sex and the City" creator Darren Star, on August 13 at 6:30pm, with Michael Rafter at piano; and Laura Benanti, Tony Award winning star of "Gypsy" and star Melania Trump impersonator on Stephen Colbert's show on September 3 at 6:30pm, with Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host.

NBC's THE NIGHT SHIFT (0.7/3 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) is close to rounding up to a 0.8 (currently reporting a 0.743 in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings). Wins the slot among ABC, CBS and NBC in total viewers. Grows +17% or 0.1 of a point week to week in 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.6). In total viewers also increases by +17% (4.200 million vs. 3.591 million).

On last night's LATE SHOW, host Stephen Colbert began his monologue with a look at the President's shocking and vicious Twitter cyberbullying of Mika Brzezinski and shares his belief that Trump has reached a new low.

On last night's LATE SHOW, 'Gypsy's star Naomi Watts explained how she lived in England and Australia before moving to America, and shows off her best American accent. Watch the appearance below!

On last night's LATE SHOW, the hip-hop group Swet Shop Boys, consisting of Riz MC, Heems and Redinho, laid down the track 'T5' from their album 'Cashmere.' Watch the appearance below!

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is pleased to present a free performance by the world-renowned and ever-creative dance company, Pilobolus, on Thursday, July 6. The performance will take place at the Prospect Park Bandshell (9th St. & Prospect Park West), is free to the public (with a suggested $5 contribution at the gate) and begins at 8:00 P.M.

Kassa Overall has released the video for his single “Cussing At The Strip” via Brooklyn Vegan today. The video stars Kassa Overall with Rebecca Quinn, and made by Jake Remington. The track was produced by Overall and features his mother on acoustic guitar. Watch and share video for “Cussing At The Strip”

NBC's LITTLE BIG SHOTS: FOREVER YOUNG” Is No. 1 Show of the Night in Total Viewers (0.9/4 in 18-49, 6.5 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) ranks as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in total viewers.