Encores of TONIGHT SHOW, LATE NIGHT Lead Tuesday's Late-Night Race

Despite being an encore, "Tonight" maintained the prior Tuesday's results with an original in both households (2.7/7 vs. 2.7/7 on Oct. 13) and 18-49 in the local people meters (1.0/5 vs. 1.0/5).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, an encore "Late Night with Seth Meyers" also matched week-ago results with an original (1.3/5 vs. 1.3/5 in HH, 0.5/3 vs. 0.5/4 in 18-49). Jimmy's guests included Hillary Clinton, Dakota Johnson and musical guest Fetty Wap.

Seth's guests included Neil Patrick Harris, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and musical guest Panic! At the Disco.

On Monday of this week, Jimmy's encore grew in household rating versus the prior Monday's first-run telecast (2.9/8 vs. 2.7/7 on Oct. 12). This week's Monday guests included Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres and musical guest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

On Monday, Seth's rebroadcast increased in household rating versus the previous week's original (1.4/5 vs. 1.3/5). Seth's Monday guests this week included Carol Burnett, Colin Hanks and musical guest Baio.

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.7/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.2/6.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/4.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Also note these corrections in red from earlier primetime points:

"Chicago Fire" (1.7/5 in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):
· Retains 94% of last week's season premiere in 18-49 (1.7 vs. 1.8).

· Grows +5% versus last week's season debut in total viewers (7.743 million vs. 7.373 million).

· Captures its most-watched show since April 7 (8.4 million).

· Wins the slot among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and other key demos.

· Leads by a +31% margin among those nets in adults 18-49 (1.7 vs. 1.3 for CBS's "Limitless").

· Delivered its 10th consecutive time-period win versus its ABC and CBS competition when in original, dating back to last March.

· Will add substantial audience via time-shifting and VOD -- the prior week's "Chicago Fire" grew by +50% in 18-49 (1.79 to 2.68) and 2.8 million viewers (7.4 million to 10.2 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

NOTE: Primetime results are based on "fast affiliate time period" data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are "live plus same day" unless otherwise indicated.

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