NBC's JIMMY FALLON Beats ABC, CBS Late Night Combined

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have delivered strong #1 finishes for the late-night week of Sept. 1-5, with Fallon beating the combined 18-49 ratings of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," while Meyers outrated Kimmel and Letterman despite starting an hour later. Note that Monday results are excluded from these averages due to the Labor Day holiday

NBC's week was paced by strong Thursday results following primetime coverage of the Packers-Seahawks NFL Kick Off game. Fallon's delayed telecast averaged a 1.49 rating in 18-49, best for "Tonight" since Thursday, May 22 (Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, 1.52). In total viewers, last Thursday's telecast averaged 4.285 million, the most-watched night for Fallon since Thursday, Aug. 14 (4.313 million, night of the "Last Comic Standing" finale)

Last Thursday's edition of "Late Night" (0.76 in 18-49, 1.884 million viewers overall) is the show's top-rated telecast in 18-49 since Friday, June 6 (0.78) and best in total viewers since Tuesday, June 10 (1.887 million).

For the week, Fallon's 1.12 rating in adults 18-49 topped the combined 0.97 of Kimmel (0.56) and Letterman (0.41). Meyers' 0.58 beat the 0.56 of Kimmel and the 0.41 of Letterman and doubled CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.25) head to head in the 12:35 a.m. ET hour. The 0.58 for Meyers is his highest weeklong rating in 12 weeks (since a 0.59 for the week of June 9-13) and in total viewers (1.684 million), it was Meyers' best result in 18 weeks (since April 28-May 2, 1.697 million).

At 1:35 a.m. ET, rebroadcasts of "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.34 rating in adults 18-49, the show's top average in eight weeks (since the week of July 7-11, 0.35) and 962,000 viewers overall, "Last Call's" biggest average audience in 23 weeks (since the week of March 24-28, 1.013 million).

WEEK 49

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight *...1.12/6...3.824 million
Dave *...0.41/2...2.401 million
Kimmel *...0.56/3...2.447 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline *...0.36/2...1.559 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers *...0.58/4...1.684 million
Ferguson *...0.25/2...1.258 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R) * ...0.34/3...0.962 million

* Monday's results are excluded due to the Labor Day holiday. Friday's "Late Night" was an encore.

SEASON AVERAGES SINCE FEB. 17, L+SD

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.19/6...3.884 million
Dave...0.48/2...2.515 million
Kimmel...0.62/2...2.495 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.39/2...1.551 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.56/4...1.612 million
Ferguson...0.31/2...1.274 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly...0.32/3...0.871 million