NBC's FALLON Encores Beat 'Letterman's Week of Originals

By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 23, 2015

An encore week of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has outrated CBS's original week of "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's week of three first-runs and two encores of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in adults 18-49 and other key demographics.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, rebroadcasts of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the week of April 13-17 beat CBS's week of "Late Late Show with James Corden" originals in all key demographics - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

For the week, Fallon's encores outdelivered "Kimmel" and "Late Show" in adults, men and women 18-49; adults, men and women 25-54 and other key demos. His margin over "Kimmel" in adults 18-49 was +22% (0.79 vs. 0.65) and the advantage over Letterman was +49% (0.79 vs. 0.65).

Meyers' 0.42 rating in adults 18-49 equaled his prior encore week (0.42 for the week of March 9-13) and topped the show's rebroadcast week before that (0.37 for Jan. 26-30). Meyers' margin over the week of "Late Late Show" originals in adults 18-49 last week was +31% (0.42 vs. 0.32).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, an encore week of "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.25 rating in 18-49 and 762,000 viewers overall, matching "Last Call's" top week of rebroadcasts in adults 18-49 since the week of Dec. 29, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015 (0.29).

WEEK 30

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight (R)...0.79/4...2.745 million
Dave...0.53/3...2.952 million
Kimmel *...0.65/3...2.553 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.43/3...1.629 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers (R)...0.42/3...1.291 million
Late Late Show...0.32/2...1.309 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R)...0.25/2...0.762 million

* Wednesday and Friday telecasts of "Kimmel" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.15/5...4.004 million
Dave...0.52/2...2.756 million
Kimmel...0.64/3...2.742 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.41/2...1.701 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.49/3...1.547 million
Late Late Show...0.33/2...1.386 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.28/2...0.842 million

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."