TONIGHT SHOW Finishes #1 Or Tied #1 In 18-49 25-54 & 18-34 For Late Night Week 2/4-2/8

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has finished #1 or tied for #1 for the late-night ratings week of Feb. 4-8 versus "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and all key adult-female demographics, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

In an anomalous week that included heightened political interest from Tuesday's STATE OF THE UNION Address, "Tonight" averaged a 0.46 rating in adults 18-49 versus a 0.46 for Colbert and a 0.35 for Kimmel. Note that "Late Show" and "Late Night" aired live telecasts Tuesday night.

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 most other key demographics.

"Late Night's" 0.28 rating in 18-49 equals the show's highest in nine weeks (since Dec. 3-7, 2018, 0.29).

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

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Feb. 4-8. 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" 0.46 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.46/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.35/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.23/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.28/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.23/2 *

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," 2.211 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.269 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 1.957 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.223 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.279 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.323 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.730 million viewers *

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores.

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," 0.39/3

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," 2.472 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.775 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.067 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.305 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.465 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.360 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.754 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF FEB. 4-8

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.23

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.19

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.44
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.35

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.762 million viewers

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.482 million viewers

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.867 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.666 million viewers

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