NBC's TONIGHT SHOW Wins The Week in All Key Demos

By: May. 14, 2015
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"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has delivered #1 finishes for the late-night ratings week of May 4-8 versus CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in all key ratings demographics - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

Fallon won five of five nights for the week in adults 18-49 versus both Letterman and Kimmel. Note that Kimmel aired an encore on Friday night and that Letterman's guests included President Barack Obama on Monday night

For the week, Fallon averaged a 0.93 rating in adults 18-49, giving him a +45% advantage over the 0.64 for Letterman and a +72% margin over the 0.54 for "Kimmel."

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (0.40 in adults 18-49) outrated CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" (0.31) in adults, men and women 18-34; adults, men and women 18-49; and adults and women 25-54. In his head-to-head half-hour versus ABC's "Nightline" from 12:30-1 a.m., Meyers prevailed in adults, men and women 18-34; adults and men 18-49; and adults and men 25-54.


WEEK 33

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...0.93/4...3.086 million
Dave...0.64/3...3.816 million
Kimmel *...0.54/3...2.229 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.39/2...1.549 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers *...0.40/3...1.200 million
Late Late Show *...0.33/2...1.434 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly *...0.24/2...0.652 million

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores.


SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.15/5...3.958 million
Dave...0.52/2...2.830 million
Kimmel...0.63/3...2.715 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.41/2...1.696 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.48/3...1.530 million
Late Late Show...0.34/2...1.390 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.28/2...0.835 million


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."



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