NBC's TONIGHT SHOW Beats Combined Rating of 'Kimmel' & 'Letterman'

With a six-month high in adults 18-49, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has dominated the late-night week of Dec. 15-19, beating the combined rating of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman."

Fallon's 1.16 rating in adults 18-49 is his highest since the week of June 9-13 (1.24), and topped the combined 1.12 of Kimmel (0.57) and Letterman (0.55).

In total viewers, it was Fallon's most-watched week in three months, with his 4.218 million being the show's biggest overall audience since the week of Sept. 15-19 (4.224 million).

"Tonight's" big week was paced by a 1.51 rating in 18-49 and 4.818 million viewers overall Tuesday night, Dec. 16, the night of the "Voice" finale. The Tuesday telecast featured an appearance by Justin Timberlake and guests Christoph Waltz and Nicki Minaj.

That night's 1.51 rating in 18-49 was the show's highest since Thursday, May 22, the night of the "Last Comic Standing" season premiere (1.52, when guests included Will Ferrell performing with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, Chad Smith, a Ferrell look-a-like).

Tuesday's 4.818 million is "Tonight's" most-watched telecast in nine months, since Monday, March 17 (5.204 million, with guest James Spader).

In the 12:35 a.m. ET hour, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" prevailed over CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" in adults 18-49 on five of five nights for the week and posted a weeklong margin of +32% versus Ferguson (with a 0.50 rating vs. a 0.38). Meyers topped ABC's "Nightline" in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m. in all key categories.

WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 15-19. 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.")

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 1.16 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.55/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.57/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.35/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.50/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.38/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.31/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 4.218 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.791 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.539 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.631 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.637 million viewers *
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.733 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.893 million viewers *

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.16 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.65/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.51/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.35/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.31/3

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 4.015 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.723 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.786 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.704 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.583 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.456 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.887 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK DEC. 8-12

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.70
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.71

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.32

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.88
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.63

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.633 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.632 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.671 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.889 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.392 million viewers

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