TONIGHT SHOW & LATE NIGHT Continue Their Dominance vs. Competition
By: Caryn Robbins Nov. 09, 2016
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have dominated the ratings week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4, outscoring their ABC and CBS time-period competition in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
At 11:35 p.m. ET, "The Tonight Show" outperformed CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in the key 18-49 demo - by a margin of 0.68 to 0.45 - as well as in total viewers - 2.861 million to 2.481 million. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" earned a 0.45 in the demo and 2.096 million viewers. At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Seth Meyers" ranked #1 in its timeslot as well, with a 0.38 in 18-49 and 1.404 million viewers, to best "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (0.28, 1.245 million). Meyers' also prevailed head to head versus the first half-hour of "Nightline" (0.43 in 18-49 and 1.613 million vs. 0.30 and 1.401 million). LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES (According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4. 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.")
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