JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE 'Avengers' Special is Monday's #1 in Time Slot

On Monday, April 13, 2015, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was the No. 1 late-night talk show in Households (2.3/6) in the 56 Metered Markets, beating NBC's repeat "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (2.2/6) and CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman" (2.2/6) by 5% each. "Kimmel" ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49 (0.8/4) in the 25 LPM Markets, tying "Fallon" and beating "Letterman" (0.5/2) by 60%.

Featuring the cast of Marvel's highly anticipated new film, "Avengers: Age of Ultron," for a special episode, "Jimmy Kimmel Live: The Avengers Assembled" on Monday, the ABC late-night talk show matched its highest-rated telecast on any day in 1 month among Adults 18-49 - since Thursday, 3/12/15.

"Kimmel" ranked No. 1 in its time period in each of the Top 4 U.S. markets in Households: New York (2.3/6-tie), Los Angeles (2.2/7), Chicago (5.3/11) and Philadelphia (3.4/9).

About Jimmy Kimmel Live:

Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy nominated "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC's late-night talk show.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" is well known for its huge viral video successes with 1.5 billion views on Youtube alone. Some of Kimmel's most popular comedy bits include - Mean Tweets, Lie Witness News, Jimmy's Twerk Fail Prank, Unnecessary Censorship, Youtube Challenge, The Baby Bachelor, Movie: The Movie, Handsome Men's Club, Jimmy Kimmel Lie Detective and music videos like "I (Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum" and a Blurred Lines parody with Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Jimmy and his security guard Guillermo.

Kimmel's guests have included: Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Halle Berry, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Katy Perry, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, George Clooney, Larry David, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Kobe Bryant, Steve Carell, Hugh Jackman, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Garner, Ryan Gosling, Bryan Cranston, Jamie Foxx, Amy Poehler, Ben Affleck, Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, Oprah, and unfortunately Matt Damon.

PROGRAM AVERAGES HH Rtg A18-49 Rtg
ABC "Kimmel" 2.3/6 0.8/4
NBC "Tonight Show" 2.2/6 0.8/4
CBS "Late Show" 2.2/6 0.5/2

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