Oriignal TONIGHT SHOW, LATE NIGHT Broadcasts Outdeliver Time-Period Competition

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the late-night ratings week of June 6-10 in adults 18-49 and total viewers versus competition that included ABC's NBA-boosted "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

In adults 18-49, Fallon (0.83 rating for the week) outrated Kimmel (0.78), who benefited from high-rated NBA FINALS overruns on both Wednesday and Friday nights, and in total viewers, Fallon (3.321 million) also prevailed over Kimmel (2.575 million). Note that Kimmel aired encores on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

"Tonight's" Thursday, June 9 telecast, with guests President Barack Obama and Madonna and starting at 11:37 p.m. ET following primetime Stanley Cup Final coverage, earned a 1.12 rating in adults 18-49 rating and 4.522 million viewers overall.

The 1.12 is "Tonight's" highest 18-49 rating since Friday, Jan. 22 (the night of winter storm Jonas, 1.21).

The 4.522 million viewers makes it the most-watched "Tonight" since Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 (5.016 million following an NFL game in primetime) and the show's biggest overall audience on a non-NFL night in 15 months (since Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, 4.814 million following a repeat of the "SNL 40" special in primetime).

At 12:35 a.m. ET last week, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outrated CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in adult 18-49 rating (with a 0.40 vs. a 0.38), despite airing an hour later.

Head to head versus CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden," Meyers prevailed for the week in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Note that "Late Late Show" aired encores on Thursday and Friday and "Late Night" was in rebroadcast on Friday.

Fallon and Meyers originals have outdelivered their ABC and CBS time-period competition every week this season in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

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