NBC's TONIGHYT SHOW Delivers 5-Week Ratings High in Key Demo

NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has scored a five-week high in adults 18-49 and equaled its best 18-49 rating in the past eight weeks with dominant results for the late-night ratings week of June 1-5. In total viewers, it was the most-watched week of "The Tonight Show" in eight weeks.

NBC also got five-week highs in total viewers last week from "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and "Last Call with Carson Daly."

Fallon's 1.00 rating in adults 18-49 for the week was his high since the week of April 27-May 1 (1.00) and equaled his high since April 6-10 (1.06). "Tonight's" 3.538 million viewers overall was a high since April 6-10 (3.915 million). Meyers' 1.429 million viewers overall last week was his best since April 27-May 1 (1.489 million) and Daly's 785,000 was also a high since April 27-May 1 (845,000).

For the week, Fallon and Meyers topped their head-to-head competition on ABC and CBS in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Note that ABC programming was delayed on Thursday by a high-rated NBA FINALS telecast and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was in rebroadcast on Wednesday and Friday.

WEEK 37

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.00/5...3.538 million
CBS Sum Shwcs (R)...0.48/2...2.378 million
Kimmel *...0.65/3...2.406 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline *...0.47/3...1.540 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers*...0.44/3...1.429 million
Late Late Show *...0.27/2...1.159 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly *...0.26/2...0.785 million

* "Kimmel" and "Nightline" were delayed by an NBA overrun on Thursday and "Kimmel" was in rebroadcast on Wednesday and Friday. "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" ran encores on Friday.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.14/5...3.922 million
CBS Sum Shwcs...0.49/2...2.432 million
Kimmel...0.63/3...2.680 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.41/3...1.678 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.48/3...1.514 million
Late Late Show...0.34/2...1.419 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.28/2...0.825 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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