NBC's TONIGHT SHOW Encores Viritually Match 'Kimmel' Originals in 18-49 Demo

A week of encore telecasts of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON has virutally equaled original episodes of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the ratings week of Oct. 16-20 in the key late-night demographic of adults 18-49, according to "live plus same day" results from Nielsen Media Research.

The week of "Tonight" encores generated a 0.49 rating, to finish the week within 0.01 of the 0.50 averaged by Kimmel's originals. "Tonight" outrated CBS' rebroadcast week of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" for the week by a +20% margin (0.49 vs. 0.41).

The "Tonight" encores matched or beat the "Kimmel" originals for the week in adults 18-34, men 18-34, men 18-49 and men 25-54.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, rebroadcasts of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" finished the week #1 in the timeslot versus CBS' encores of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in adults 18-49, adults 18-34 (tie) and adults 25-54, and in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30 to 1 a.m. ET, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in those key measures.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 16-20. 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" 0.49 rating, 3 share (R)
CBS "Late Show," 0.41/3 (R)*
ABC "Kimmel," 0.50/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.32/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.31/3 (R)
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.28/2 (R)*

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.22/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.114 million viewers (R)
CBS "Late Show," 2.318 million viewers (R)*
ABC "Kimmel," 2.588 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.528 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.222 million viewers (R)
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.238 million viewers (R)*

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.762 million viewers (R)

* Thursday's CBS programs were delayed by an NFL overrun.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.66 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.59/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.50/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.32/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.37/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.30/3

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.22/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.694 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.470 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.432 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.503 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.460 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.387 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.771 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF OCT. 16-20

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.22

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.13

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.15 (R) **

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.59
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.42

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.28 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.730 million

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.355 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.303 million (R) **

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.154 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.824 million

** Preempted on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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