'THE TONIGHT SHOW' and 'LATE NIGHT' Win Week of May 23-27

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have dominated the late-night week of May 23-27, with both matching their best adult 18-49 ratings in seven weeks.

Fallon's 0.84 rating for the week in adults 18-49 equaled his highest since he earned a 0.89 for April 4-8. Meyers scored a 0.43 rating last week, matching his best since a 0.44 that same week.

For the week, Fallon beat ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in every key category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers - with a margin of +56% in adults 18-49 versus Kimmel (with a 0.84 rating vs. a 0.54) and +100% versus Colbert (0.84 vs. 0.42). Note that Kimmel was in rebroadcast on Friday.

Meyers outrated Colbert in adult 18-49 rating (with a 0.43 vs. a 0.42), despite airing an hour later.

The week included the conclusion of the May Nielsen sweep, during which Fallon defeated Kimmel and Colbert in every key measure. Fallon topped Kimmel during the sweep by a +73% margin in adult 18-49 rating (0.83 vs. 0.48, L+SD) and Colbert by +77% (0.83 vs. 0.47). Meyers outrated Corden by +35% (0.42 vs. 0.31) and in their head-to-head half-hour, topped "Nightline" by +50% (0.48 from 12:30-1 a.m. vs. 0.32).

Season to date, Fallon and Meyers have outdelivered their ABC and CBS time-period competition for 36 of 36 weeks in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of May 23-27. 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.")

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.84 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.42/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.54/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.37/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.43/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.27/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.25/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.296 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.071 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.470 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.602 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.473 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.056 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.852 million viewers *

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

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.03 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.65/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.55/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.36/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.47/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.33/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.28/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.743 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.876 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.387 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.546 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.592 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.272 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.891 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK MAY 23-27

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.26
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.19

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.20

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.77
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.56

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.733 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.508 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.455 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.569 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.112 million