NBC's TONIGHT SHOW Takes the Ratings Week in Every Key Measure

By: Caryn Robbins Jul. 14, 2016

NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has scored dominant wins for July 4-8, a holiday week of encore telecasts, topping the ABC and CBS time-period competition in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

For the week, "Tonight" outscored ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in 18-49 by a +73% advantage (with a 0.71 rating vs. a 0.41) and CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by an +87% margin (0.71 vs. 0.38).

At 12:30 a.m.. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outrated CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" by a +38% margin (0.33 vs. 0.24), and in their head-to-head half-hour, Meyers encores topped ABC's original "Nightline" by +19% (0.37 vs. 0.31 from 12:30-1 a.m.).

Excluding NBA FINALS weeks, Fallon and Meyers originals have outdelivered their ABC and CBS time-period competition every week this season in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

WEEK 42

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight (R)*...0.71/4...0.71/3...2.655 million...2.617 million
Late Sh (R)*...0.38/2...0.47/2...1.923 million...2.563 million
Kimmel (R)*...0.41/2...1.891 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline *...0.31/2...1.310 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers (R)*...0.33/2...1.137 million
Late Late Sh (R)*...0.24/2...0.947 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R)*...0.19/2...0.647 million

* Monday telecasts are excluded due to the July 4 holiday.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.01/5...3.682 million
Late Sh...0.62/3...2.811 million
Kimmel...0.56/3...2.391 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.37/2...1.560 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.46/3...1.558 million
Late Late Show...0.33/2...1.256 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly...0.27/2...0.871 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."

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