THE TONIGHT SHOW Takes the Late-Night Ratings Week of June 25 - 29
By: Macon Prickett Jul. 03, 2018
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the late-night ratings week of June 25-29versus its ABC and CBS timeslot competition in adults 18-49 as well adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and all key adult-female demographics, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.
"Tonight" won the 11:35 p.m. hour for the week over "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by a +17% margin in adults 18-49 (with a 0.48 rating vs. a 0.41) and versus a week of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" encores by +37% (0.48 vs. 0.35). Note that "Late Show" excluded a Friday encore from its averages.
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" topped an encore week of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" by +47% in adults 18-49 (0.28 vs. 0.19). For their head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key ratings measure, including a +23% margin in adults 18-49 (0.32 vs. 0.26 for that half-hour).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of June 25-29. 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" 0.48 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.41/3 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.35/2 (R)
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.25/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.28/2 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.19/2 (R)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.18/2 (R)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.285 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.872 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 1.683 million viewers (R)
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.169 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.250 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.119 million viewers (R)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.736 million viewers (R)
* Friday's "Late Show" and "Late Night" were encores. The "Late Show" encore was excluded from these averages.
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