Encores of NBC's TONIGHT SHOW Win Holiday Week in 18-49 & Total Viewers

By: Jul. 11, 2017
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Encore telecasts of TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON have won the late-night ratings week of July 3-7 versus the rebroadcast ABC and CBS time-period competition in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34; adults, men and women 18-49; and adults, men and women 25-54, plus total viewers, according to "live plus same day" results from Nielsen Media Research.

For the holiday week, "Tonight" encores averaged a 0.54 rating in adults 18-49, to win the week over ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" rebroadcasts (0.35) by a +54% margin and over CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" encores (0.34) by +59%. In total viewers, Fallon's 2.227 million bested "Late Show's" 2.153 million and "Kimmel's" 1.714 million

At 12:35 a.m. ET last week, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" encores finished #1 in the timeslot versus CBS' rebroadcast week of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in all key demographics, and in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30 to 1 a.m. ET, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in every key measure.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 3-7. 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" 0.54 rating, 3 share (R)*
CBS "Late Show," 0.34/2 (R)*
ABC "Kimmel," 0.35/2 (R)*

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.21/2 *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.27/2 (R)*
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.22/2 (R)*

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.19/2 (R)*

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.227 million viewers (R)*
CBS "Late Show," 2.153 million viewers (R)*
ABC "Kimmel," 1.714 million viewers (R)*

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.117 million viewers *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.070 million viewers (R)*
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.114 million viewers (R)*

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.691 million viewers (R)*

* Monday and Tuesday telecasts are excluded from these averages due to the July 4 holiday.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.80 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.58/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.48/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.32/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.41/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.30/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.24/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.112 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.246 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.195 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.436 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.539 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.333 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.817 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JULY 3-7

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," preempted

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.16 (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.60
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.49

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.28 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," preempted

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.387 million (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.215 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.993 million


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