JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Hits 5-Month Highs With Election Night Coverage
Broadcasting live on the night of the 2018 Midterm Elections (Tuesday, 11/6/18), ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" grew to 5-month highs in Households (2.3/8) in the 56 Metered Markets and among Adults 18-49 (0.8/5) in the 25 LPM Markets - best since an NBA Finals-led broadcast on Friday, 6/8/18. Excluding June's NBA Finals-led broadcasts, Tuesday's live airing marked the highest-rated late-night telecast of "Kimmel" on any night since February 2017 with Adults 18-49 - since the Monday broadcast following Kimmel's first stint as the host of "The Oscars."
· ABC's "Kimmel" beat CBS' live broadcast of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by 33% among Adults 18-49 (0.8/5 vs. 0.6/4).
PROGRAM AVERAGES HH Rtg A18-49 Rtg
ABC's "Kimmel" 2.3/6 0.8/5
CBS' "Colbert" 2.9/8 0.6/4
Source: WRAP Overnights, Weighted U.S. Metered Market Averages, Live + Same Day Program Ratings (11/6/18). NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" was pre-empted for election coverage.
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