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There will be no fine for Stephen Colbert's risque joke about President Donald Trump. Plus, 'The Late Show' managed to top NBC's 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' as the most-watched late-night talk show on broadcast.

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00:00This episode of The Hollywood Reporter News is brought to you by American Airlines,

00:07Hollywood's favorite airline.

00:09The Late Show's Stephen Colbert is killing it in all arenas.

00:13First up, he will not receive a fine for the risque joke about President Donald Trump

00:16that the host made during his May 1st monologue.

00:19An FCC spokesman said Tuesday that the agency received thousands of complaints

00:23about the suggestive Trump-Putin line and reviewed the material as standard operating procedure.

00:28The agency ultimately found that the joke did not warrant punishment.

00:32Meanwhile, on Tuesday, fellow late-night host Conan O'Brien weighed in on Colbert

00:35and on the controversial joke on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

00:39O'Brien notes that he knows just how hard that gig is.

00:43I think we're getting into a world right now where it's hard to know what's too far.

00:47In other hugely positive news for Colbert, in the last full week of the 2016-17 broadcast season,

00:53his CBS program managed to top NBC's The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

00:58as the most-watched late-night talk show on broadcast.

01:01An obvious first for Colbert, who struggled in his first year on The Late Show.

01:05It's also a first for CBS since 1995.

01:09Cue Colbert's reaction.

01:12The actual breakdown shows a narrow margin of victory.

01:15The Late Show leads The Tonight Show by 22,000 viewers,

01:183.195 million compared to 3.173 million,

01:22but the year-to-year changes offer the most telling information.

01:25The Late Show has improved 11%, while Tonight has fallen 15%.

01:30The Late Show win comes with a caveat, and a big one at that.

01:33The Tonight Show remains the uncontested leader

01:35in the advertiser-favored demographic of adults 18-49.

01:39So, Colbert's politically-charged Late Show with those oh-so-many-Trump jokes is winning.

01:44Are you watching the show, and how do you feel about his success?

01:46Let me know in the comments, guys.

01:48For The How to Porta News, I'm Paul Costabile.

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