Jimmy Fallon Celebrates TONIGHT SHOW's First Anniversary with 11-Month Highs

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has celebrated its one-year anniversary with the show's highest weeklong adult 18-49 and total-viewers results in nearly 11 months.

For the week of Feb. 16-20, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" averaged a 1.30 rating in 18-49 and 4.233 million viewers overall, best for the show since it earned a 1.33 and 4.306 million viewers the week of March 24-28, 2014. In 18-49, "Tonight's" 1.30 last week beat the combined 1.20 of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.65) and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (0.55).

Fallon outdelivered "Kimmel" and "Late Show" in all key ratings measures - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Note that Friday's "Kimmel" was an encore.

Fallon took over "Tonight" hosting duties on Monday, Feb. 17. 2014 and celebrated his first anniversary on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 with guests Taylor Swift, John Oliver and Imagine Dragons. That edition earned a 1.39 rating in adults 18-49, up +31% versus the 1.06 for the prior Tuesday. "Tonight" rated even higher on Friday, the night NBC rebroadcast the "SNL 40" special in primetime. With guests Kevin Bacon, Amy Sedaris and Nick Jonas, the Friday "Tonight" earned a 1.51, equaling the shows' best rating for a regularly scheduled telecast since Thursday, May 22, 2014 (with Will Ferrell and lookalike Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, 1.52).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" scored a 0.56 rating in 18-49, good enough to top CBS's Letterman (0.55) despite starting an hour later. In the 12:35 a.m. hour, Meyers topped CBS's "Late Late Show" in all key measures. In their common 12:30-1 a.m. half-hour, Meyers also beat ABC's "Nightline" in every key ratings category.

At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" matched its 10-week high in adults 18-49 (0.32, equaling its best since Dec. 8-12, 2014, 0.34) and delivered its top total-viewer average (915,000) since that same week (937,000 for Dec. 8-12). Last week's "Last Call" out-rated CBS's "Late Late Show" in 18-49 (0.31) despite starting an hour later.

WEEK 22

Show...18-49...total viewers

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight *...1.30/6...4.233 million
Dave...0.55/3...2.809 million
Kimmel *...0.65/3...2.784 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline *...0.40/2...1.734 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers *...0.56/4...1.682 million
Late Late Show...0.31/2...1.237 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly *...0.32/3...0.915 million

* Monday's NBC shows and "Nightline" are excluded due to the Presidents Day holiday. Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Last Call were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

Show...18-49...total viewers

Tonight...1.17/6...4.042 million
Dave...0.51/2...2.759 million
Kimmel...0.63/3...2.743 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.41/2...1.704 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.50/3...1.559 million
Ferguson...0.33/2...1.410 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.29/2...0.857 million

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