NBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON Wins 2015-16 Premiere Week

Late-Night Results for Week 1: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won premiere week of the 2015-16 season, growing week to week to best CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in both adults 18-49 and total viewers despite that show's boost from Tuesday's appearance by Donald Trump.

For a full five-day ratings week, it's Fallon's best in five months in 18-49 rating (1.05, best since April 6-10, 1.06) and most-watched in 10 weeks (3.581 million, best since July 13-17, 3.740 million). Those comparisons exclude the high-rated four-day holiday week of Sept. 7-11 (when "Tonight" guests included Donald Trump and Justin Timberlake, and Thursday's high-rated NFL overrun boosted ratings), with Monday's Labor Day results excluded.

Versus the prior week, Fallon was up +6% in 18-49 (1.05 vs. 0.99 for Sept. 14-18). And despite much higher-rated "Late Show" competition this year versus last, Fallon finished within 5% of his premiere week result of one year ago in 18-49 (1.05 vs. 1.10) and within 8% in total viewers (3.581 million vs. 3.894 million).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" delivered its biggest regular five-day week in seven months in 18-49 (0.54, best since Feb. 16-20, 0.57, excludes Labor Day week, Sept. 7-11) and at 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" scored its high in 10 months (0.35, best since Nov. 17-21, 2014, 0.37, excludes Labor Day week). In total viewers, it was Meyers' high for a regular five-day week in six months (1.610 million, best since March 2-6, 1.614 million, excludes Labor Day week) and Daly's high in 10 months (975,000, best since Nov. 17-21, 2014, also 975,000, excludes Labor Day week).

Week to week, Meyers grew +17% in 18-49 (0.54 vs. 0.46) and Daly increased by +35% in 18-49 (0.35 vs. 0.26).

Versus premiere week last year, Meyers increased by +8% in 18-49 (0.54 vs. 0.50) and +6% in total viewers (1.610 million vs. 1.515 million), while Daly grew year-to-year by +13% in 18-49 (0.35 vs. 0.31) and +18% in total viewers (975,000 vs. 829,000).

Despite its later start time, "Last Call" finished within 0.03 of a rating point last week of both "Late Late Show" and "Nightline" in 18-49 (0.35 vs. 0.38).

WEEK 1

Show...18-49 last week...18-49 same week last season...total viewers last week...total viewers same week last season

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.05/5...1.10/5...3.581 million...3.894 million
Late Sh *...0.78/4...0.46/2...3.217 million...2.714 million
Kimmel *...0.59/3...0.66/3...2.501 million...2.762 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.38/2...0.41/3...1.595 million...1.702 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.54/4...0.50/3...1.610 million...1.515 million
Late Late Show *...0.38/3...0.35/2...1.357 million...1.429 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly *...0.35/3...0.31/3...0.975 million...0.829 million

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores. Thursday's "Late Show" and "Late Late Show" were delayed by an NFL overrun.

Ratings reflect "live plus same day" data from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of "live plus seven day" data except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day."

Photo: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC

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