ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Builds to an 18-Week High Among Adults 18-49

During the week of October 17, 2016, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" grew over the prior week in Total Viewers (+3% - 2.239 million vs. 2.166 million) to draw its 2nd-largest audience this season and in Adults 18-49 (+3% - 645,000 vs. 625,000) to tie a season high. In fact, "Kimmel" matched its strongest performance in 18 weeks among Adults 18-49 - since the week of 6/13/16.

On Wednesday, 10/19/16, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" aired live after the third and final presidential debate and delivered its best performance on any night in late-night in 4 months among Adults 18-49 (860,000) - since an NBA Finals-led telecast on Thursday, 6/16/16. Excluding the NBA FINALS weeks in June, Wednesday's telecast was the show's strongest on the night in 9 months with Adults 18-49 - since 1/13/16.

Following debate coverage on Wednesday, ABC's "Kimmel" topped CBS' live broadcast of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by 6% with Adults 18-49 (860,000 vs. 808,000).

Photo credit: ABC/ Randy Holmes

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for weeks of 10/17/16 and 10/10/16 or as dated.

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