NBC Late Night Wins the Week in All Key Measures Despite Encores

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have dominated the late-night ratings week of Jan. 25-29, winning in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- versus their ABC and CBS time-period competition in a week that included "Tonight" and "Late Night" rebroadcasts on Thursday and Friday. Note that CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" aired Friday encores and CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden aired a week of encores.

For the week, Meyers pulled within 0.02 of a rating point of ABC's "Kimmel" in adult 18-49 rating (0.47 vs. 0.49), despite starting an hour later, while at 1:35 a.m. ET, NBC's encores of "Last Call with Carson Daly" tied CBS's "Late Late Show" rebroadcasts (0.30 vs. 0.30), also despite starting an hour later.

Season to date, Fallon and Meyers have outdelivered their ABC and CBS time-period competition for 19 of 19 weeks in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

Through the first five week of the first quarter, Fallon is maintaining 100% of his year-ago rating in adults 18-49 (1.01 vs. 1.01, "most current") and is up year-to-year in total viewers (3.633 million vs. 3.624 million).

For the first quarter to date, Meyers is up +14% in 18-49 (0.48 vs. 0.42) and up +16% in total viewers (1.617 million vs. 1.394 million), while "Last Call" is up +21% in 18-49 (0.29 vs. 0.24) and up +18% in total viewers (902,000 vs. 762,000).

WEEK 19

Show...18-49...total viewers

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight *...0.88/4...3.267 million
Late Sh...0.52/3...2.472 million
Kimmel *...0.49/2...2.105 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.34/2...1.441 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers *...0.47/3...1.557 million
Late Late Show (R)...0.30/2...1.165 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R)...0.30/3...0.872 million

* Thursday and Friday telecasts of "Tonight" and "Late Night" were encores, as were Friday's "Late Show" and "Kimmel."

SEASON AVERAGES

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.09/5...3.877 million
Late Sh...0.70/4...2.971 million
Kimmel...0.57/3...2.432 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.38/2...1.570 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.50/3...1.651 million
Late Late Show...0.34/2...1.253 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly...0.30/3...0.916 million

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

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