JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Sees Highest Rated Telecast of the Week on Wednesday

On its 3rd night (Wednesday, 10/17/18) broadcasting from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" grew to its highest-rated telecast of the week among Adults 18-49 (0.6/4) in the 25 LPM Markets, building by 50% over Tuesday (0.4/3) and by 20% over Monday (0.5/4). "Kimmel" grew over the week-ago night by 20% to score its top-rated Wednesday telecast in 9 months (excluding THE ONE NBA Finals-led broadcast in June) - since 1/17/18.

ABC's "Kimmel" ranked as Wednesday's No. 1 late-night talk show among Adults 18-49, dominating CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by 100% (0.3/2) and winning for the 2nd time in 3 nights this week. Wednesday's "Kimmel" welcomed guests Cardi B, congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a musical performance by J. Balvin ft. Zion & Lennox.

PROGRAM AVERAGES HH Rtg A18-49 Rtg

ABC's "Kimmel" 1.8/5 0.6/4

NBC's "Fallon-R" 1.6/4 0.4/2

CBS' "Colbert" 2.5/7 0.3/2

Source: WRAP Overnights, Weighted U.S. Metered Market Averages, Live + Same Day Program Ratings (10/17/18). NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" aired a repeat.

Photo credit: ABC/Randy Holmes*