ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL Grows to its Largest Audience in 8 Weeks
By: Caryn Robbins
Fresh off Jimmy Kimmel's stint as host of the 2017 Academy Awards® during the week of February 27, 2017, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" shot up by double digits over its last regular week two weeks ago (w/o 2/13/17) in Total Viewers (+24% - 2.351 million vs. 2.111 million) to draw its largest audience in 8 weeks and in Adults 18-49 (+15% - 615,000 vs. 546,000) to score its strongest week in 5 weeks - since the weeks of 1/2/17 and 1/23/17, respectively.
On the night following The Oscars® (Monday, 2/27/17), "Kimmel" drew its biggest late-night audience on any night in 4 months (3.150 million) - since Monday, 10/24/16. On Monday (2/27/17), ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was the most-watched late-night talk show (3.150 million), topping CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (3.099 million) and NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (2.930 million). PROGRAM AVERAGES Total Viewers A18-49 (000)ABC's "Kimmel" 2,351,000 615,000
NBC's "Fallon" 2,918,000 937,000
CBS' "Colbert" 3,005,000 709,000 Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for week of 2/27/17 or as dated. Photo credit: ABC/ Randy Holmes
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