TONIGHT SHOW Encores Win Late-Night Ratings Week in Key Demo

By: Nov. 14, 2017
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Encore telecasts of TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON have won the late-night ratings week of Nov. 6-10 in adults 18-49 versus "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," which aired originals on five of five nights, and "Jimmy Kimmy Live," which ran first-runs on four of five nights.

For the week, "Tonight" rebroadcasts averaged a 0.53 rating in adults 18-49 versus a 0.48 for the Colbert originals and a 0.49 for Kimmel's week of mostly originals.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" finished the week #1 in the timeslot versus CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in all key demographics -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54

Despite encore lead-ins for the week, Meyers averaged a 0.35 rating in adults 18-49, matching his highest in five weeks, since "Late Night" scored a 0.36 for the week of Oct. 2-6.

At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" followed up with a 0.23 rating in adults 18-49, equaling Daly's highest weekly average in 25 weeks, since earning a 0.24 for the week of May 15-19.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 3. 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" 0.53 rating, 3 share (R)
CBS "Late Show," 0.48/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.49/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.33/3 *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.35/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.27/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.23/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.010 million viewers (R)
CBS "Late Show," 3.250 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.257 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.474 million viewers *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.325 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.372 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.787 million viewers *

* Tuesday's ABC programs were retitled and excluded from these averages. Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores.



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