THE TONIGHT SHOW And LATE NIGHT Win The Week Of 8/6-8/10 In 18-49

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has claimed the late-night ratings week of Aug. 6-10 over its ABC-CBS timeslot competition in adults 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54 demos, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

"Tonight" won the 11:35 p.m. hour for the week in 18-49 over both "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (0.44 rating vs. a 0.40) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.44 vs. 0.39).

Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outperformed "The Late Late Show with James Corden" by 29% in the 18-49 demo (0.27 vs. 0.21) as well as in every other key ratings category.

For their head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in adults 18-49 by a +24% margin (0.31 vs. 0.25 for that half-hour) as well as also winning in total viewers by 8% (1.3 million vs. 1.2 million).

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 6-10. Ratings reflect "live plus same day" data 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" 0.44 rating, 3 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.40/3 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.39/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.24/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.27/2 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.21/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.16/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.993 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.751 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 1.905 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.211 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.145 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.122 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.649 million viewers (R)

* Friday's "Tonight," "Late Show," "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores and the "Late Show" rebroadcast is excluded from these averages. Thursday and Friday telecasts of "Late Late Show" were delayed by PGA Golf reports and are excluded.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.62 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.57/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.46/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.29/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.37/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.27/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.21/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.585 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.760 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.200 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.356 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.516 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.364 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.792 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF AUG. 6-10

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

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

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.09 (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.58
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.43

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.763 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.221 million (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.188 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.872 million