ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Is Monday's No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show

Fresh off Jimmy Kimmel's stint as host of the 2017 Academy Awards®, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" ranked as the No. 1 late-night talk show on Monday (2/27/17) in Households (2.6/7) in the 56 Metered Markets, beating NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" by 18% (2.2/6) and CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by 4% (2.5/7). ABC's "Kimmel" was also Monday's highest-rated late-night talker in Adults 18-49 (0.8/4) in the 25 LPM Markets, topping both "Fallon" (0.7/4) and "Colbert" (0.6/3).

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" delivered its highest-rated telecast on any day in 4 months in Households (2.6/7), while matching its strongest rating among Adults 18-49 since an NBA Finals-led broadcast 8 months ago - since Monday 10/24/16 and Thursday, 6/16/16, respectively.

"Kimmel" ranked No. 1 in its time period in each of the Top 5 U.S. markets (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas) in both Households and Adults 18-49. In fact, in Chicago, "Kimmel" scored a massive 6.4/14 in Households, the show's highest-ever rating in the market. Gary Cole and his fiancée, Vicki Mines, the Chicago couple who were part of the unsuspecting tourists at the Oscars, were additional guests on Monday's show.

Please note: Metered Market ratings for Chicago started on 1/1/2008.

PROGRAM AVERAGES HH Rtg A18-49 Rtg
ABC "Kimmel" 2.6/7 0.8/4
NBC "Fallon" 2.2/6 0.7/4
CBS "Colbert" 2.5/7 0.6/3

Source: WRAP Overnights, Weighted U.S. Metered Market Averages, Live + Same Day Program Ratings (2/27/17).

Photo credit: ABC/ Randy Holmes

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