"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the late-night ratings week of Oct. 13-17 with wins on five of five nights of the week versus the time period's ABC and CBS competition in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Fallon's 1.06 rating for the week dominated the time-slot competition, generating an +83% margin over CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (0.58) and an +86% advantage over ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.57). In total viewers, Fallon's average 3.577 million persons gives him advantages of +36% over "Late Show" (2.625 million) and +44% over "Kimmel" (2.482 million). At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outdelivered CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" by a margin of +38% in adults 18-49, with a 0.51 rating versus Ferguson's 0.37. Meyers also prevailed versus ABC's "Nightline" in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m. in every key demographic - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. Fallon, Meyers and "Last Call with Carson Daly" all grew week to week in adults 18-49, with Fallon up +6% versus the prior week (to a 1.06 from a 1.00), Meyers up +4% (0.51 vs. 0.49) and Daly up +3% (0.30 vs. 0.29). Note that CBS's Thursday shows were delayed by a high-rated NFL overrun. Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Last Call" were encores.Videos