THE TONIGHT SHOW Tops Late-Night for the Week
By: Tyler Peterson Jan. 14, 2016
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has dominated the late-night ratings week of Jan. 4-8, leading CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the week in every key measure -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
Note that Kimmel aired an encore on Friday.
Fallon won the week in adults 18-49 by a +73% margin over Colbert (with a 0.95 rating vs. a 0.55) and by +86% over Kimmel (0.95 vs. 0.51).
At 12:35 a.m. ET for the week, NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" also dominated, growing versus the same week last year by +10% in 18-49 (0.46 vs. 0.42) and +14% in total viewers (1.600 million vs. 1.408 million).
At 1:35 a.m. ET, NBC's rebroadcasts of "Last Call with Carson Daly" generated gains versus the year-ago week of +17% in 18-49 (0.28 vs. 0.24) and +18% in total viewers (897,000 vs. 758,000).
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 4-8. 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.")
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.95 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.55/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.51/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.32/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.46/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.33/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.28/2 (R)
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.533 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.615 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.277 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.487 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.660 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.286 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.897 million viewers
* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.09 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.72/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.58/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.38/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.50/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.34/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.30/2
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.880 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.002 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.470 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.583 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.646 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.254 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.914 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK JAN. 4-8
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.33
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.21
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.53
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.836
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.552
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.768 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.442 million viewersAdult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.048 million viewers
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