ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Dominates 'Fallon' in NY, L.A.

By: Apr. 03, 2014
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Featuring a first-ever visit by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" matched a near 6-month high on the night in Households (2.4/6) - since 10/9/13.

· In Jimmy Fallon's home market of New York, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" ranked No. 1 in its 11:35 p.m. time period, towering over NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" by 35% in Households (3.5/8 vs. 2.6/6) and by 50% in Adults 18-49 (1.5/6 vs. 1.0/4). In fact, among HH, "JKL" has finished No. 1 in its slot in New York on Monday, Tuesday (tie) and Wednesday this week.

· In Los Angeles, "JKL" won its 11:35 p.m. time period, beating NBC's "Fallon" by 50% in Households (3.3/10 vs. 2.2/7) and by 44% in Adults 18-49 (1.3/7 vs. 0.9/5).

PROGRAM AVERAGES HH Rtg A18-49 Rtg

ABC "JKL" 2.4/6 0.8/4

NBC "Tonight Show" 3.0/7 1.1/5

CBS "Late Show" 2.5/6 0.5/2

Follow "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on: Facebook.com/JimmyKimmelLive Twitter @JimmyKimmel #Kimmel

Source: WRAP Overnights, Weighted U.S. Metered Market Averages, Live + Same Day (4/2/14).

About JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE:

Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC Television Network's late-night talk show. Now in its tenth season, JKL is packed with hilarious comedy bits and features a diverse lineup of guests including celebrities, athletes, musicians, comedians and humorous human interest subjects.

Every night, Kimmel delivers his up-to-the minute take on the latest news and pop culture topics from the day's events in his monologue. Kimmel has welcomed such notables as Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, Woody Harrelson, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Wahlberg, Zach Galifianakis, Charlize Theron, Tim Allen, Simon Cowell, Adam Sandler, Ellen Degeneres, Mickey Rourke, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, Channing Tatum, John Krasinski, David Beckham, Shaquille O'Neal and many more, including Matt Damon... well, almost Matt Damon. ??Kimmel's bandleader is his childhood best friend, Cleto Escobedo, and recurring comedy segments include JKL security guard Guillermo Rodriguez, Jimmy's Cousin Sal's hidden camera pranks, No. 1 Celebrity Superfan Jake Byrd and Jimmy's feisty Aunt Chippy. "
Jimmy Kimmel Live" features a weekly signature comedy segment entitled "Unnecessary Censorship" which pokes fun at the FCC's crackdown on the media by unnecessarily censoring clips from TV news, political speeches, reality TV and nature shows. The show has also welcomed numerous esteemed guest directors to oversee individual episodes of the program including J.J. Abrams, Quentin Tarantino, Michel Gondry and Jon Favreau.


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