NBC's LATE NIGHT Matches Six-Month Tuesday High

By: Caryn Robbins Sep. 23, 2015

Jimmy Fallon equaled Colbert (with guest Donald Trump) Tuesday night in 18-49 in the local people meters 1.0 vs. 1.0. Fallon's guests Tuesday included Anne Hathaway, Anthony Anderson and musical guest A Great Big World.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, Seth Meyers outrated James Corden in 18-49 in the local people meters, despite Corden's strong lead-in from the "Late Show" featuring guest Donald Trump.

Meyers equaled a six-month Tuesday high in metered-market households, matching his top Tuesday rating (1.4) since March 3 (1.5), and equaled his highest Tuesday 18-49 rating in the local people meters (0.5) in five months since April 7 (0.6). Meyers' guests Tuesday included Michael Irvin, Governor John Kasich and musical guest George Ezra.

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.8/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 3.7/10; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.1/6.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 1.0/5; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) tied CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.