THE TONIGHT SHOW and LATE NIGHT Win the Week of 12/5-12/9 in Every Key Measure

By: Dec. 13, 2016
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"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have scored decisive wins for the week of Dec. 5-9, delivering #1 ratings versus their ABC and CBS time-period rivals in every key ratings measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

"Tonight" outrated "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in adult 18-49 rating by a +58% margin (with a 0.87 rating vs. a 0.55) and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" by +93% (0.87 vs. 0.45).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night" averaged a 0.45 rating in 18-49, to tie ABC's "Kimmel" despite starting an hour later. Meyers outrated "Kimmel" for the week in men 18-49 and adults, men and women 18-34

At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call With Carson Daly" averaged a 0.29 rating in adults 18-49 for the week, pulling within 0.02 of a point of ABC's "Nightline" and CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (0.31 each), despite starting an hour later.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 5-9. 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.")

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.87 rating, 5 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.55/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.45/2

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.31/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.45/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.31/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.29/3 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.261 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.836 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.150 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.361 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.623 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.365 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.946 million viewers *

* NBC's Thursday programs were delayed by an NFL overrun. "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores on Friday.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.91 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.58/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.50/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.33/2

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," 0.28/3

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.407 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.945 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.277 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.494 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.601 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.351 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.896 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK DEC. 5-9

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.30

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.28

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.62
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.45

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.823 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.587 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.299 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.957 million



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