NBC' "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have won the week of Jan. 16-20, outrating their ABC and CBS time-period rivals in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- according to "live plus same day" late-night ratings results from Nielsen Media Research.
For the week, Fallon outrated CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by a +40% margin in adults 18-49 (with a 0.73 rating vs. a 0.52) and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" by +46% (0.73 vs. 0.50).
At 12:35 a.m. ET, Meyers topped CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" by +34% (0.39 vs. 0.29) and, in their 12:30-1 a.m. head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" by +38% (0.44 vs. 0.32).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 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" 0.73 rating, 4 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/3 *
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," 0.39/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.29/2 *
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," 2.850 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.842 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.257 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.454 million viewers *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.408 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.296 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.755 million viewers (R) *
* All Monday shows except "The Late Show" are excluded from these averages due to the Martin LUTHER King Jr. holiday. Friday's "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores.