TONIGHT SHOW Claims The Late Night Week Of 2/18-2/22 In 18-49

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has taken the late-night ratings week of Feb. 18-22 in the key adults 18-49 demographic versus "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

"Tonight" also ranked #1 for the week in adults 25-54, adults 18-34, men 18-49, men 18-34 and all key adult-female demographics.

In "most current" Nielsens for the season to date, "Tonight" ranks #1 or tied for #1 versus Colbert and Kimmel in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34, men 18-34 and all key adult-female demographics.

Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" ranked #1 versus "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics. For their head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in all key measures - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, as well as total viewers

"Late Night's" 0.29 rating in 18-49 equals the show's highest in three months (since earning a 0.40 for Nov. 19-23, 2018, the week of a Thanksgiving primetime NFL game). The last time "Late Night" did better with no primetime NFL impact was during Premiere Week (0.30 for the week of Sept. 24-28, 2018).

Meyers leads both "Late Late Show" and ABC's "Nightline" in "most current" season-to-date averages in every key ratings category.

At 1:35 a.m. last week, "Last Call with Carson Daly" generated a 0.19 rating in 18-49, equaling the show's top weeklong rating, excluding weeks of high-rated primetime NFL overruns, since Oct. 22-26, 2018 (0.20).

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Feb. 18-22. 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" 0.47 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.42/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.27/2 (R)

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.21/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.29/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.21/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.19/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.289 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.313 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 1.479 million viewers (R)

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.084 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.297 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.354 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.733 million viewers *

* Friday's "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores. Monday ABC telecasts are excluded from these averages.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.53 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.53/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.40/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.26/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.31/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.24/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.19/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.469 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.798 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.072 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.299 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.470 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.367 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.752 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF FEB. 18-22

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.21

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.14 (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.41
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.32

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.740 million viewers

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.363 million viewers (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.824 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.646 million viewers

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