President Obama Propels Ratings for ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE

By: Mar. 13, 2015
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With a second appearance by President Barack Obama on Thursday, March 12, 2015, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" attracted an impressive 3.914 million Total Viewers and 1.179 million Adults 18-49, marking the ABC talk show's 4th-largest-ever single-day audience in late-night. Additional guests last night included Sean Penn, star of the upcoming film "The Gunman."

President Obama visited "Jimmy Kimmel Live" via satellite in primetime back in June of 2008.

ABC's "Kimmel" was Thursday's No. 1 talk show in late-night in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.

"Kimmel" ranked No. 1 in its 11:35 p.m. time period in the Top 2 U.S. Markets (New York and Los Angeles) in both Households and Adults 18-49.

Program Averages: TOTAL VIEWERS A18-49(000)

"Kimmel" 3,915,000 1,179,000

"Fallon" 2,571,000 882,000

"Letterman" 2,662,000 727,000

Source: Nielsen Media Research, (Live + Same Day, Fast National Program Ratings, 3/12/15).


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