TONIGHT SHOW Takes The Week Of 8/13-8/17 In 18-49, With Top Results Since 6/25-6/29

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has delivered its top-rated week since June, to grab the late-night ratings win for the week of Aug. 13-17 over its ABC-CBS timeslot competition in the key demographic of adults 18-49, as well as adults 18-34 and adults 25-54, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

"Tonight's" 0.48 rating in 18-49 and 2.190 million viewers overall are the show's best averages since the week of June 25-29 (0.48 in 18-49, 2.285 million viewers).

"Tonight" won the 11:35 p.m. hour for the week over "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by a +20% margin in adults 18-49 (with a 0.48 rating vs. a 0.40) and versus "Jimmy Kimmel Live" by +41% (0.48 vs. 0.34). Note that "Late Show" and "Kimmel" aired Friday encores and "Late Show" excluded that night from its averages.

Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" delivered an average of 1.177 million viewers, making this its most-watched week since July 16-20 (1.216 million).

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 13-17. 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" 0.48 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.40/3 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.34/2 *

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

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.26/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.22/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.17/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.190 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.883 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 1.776 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.165 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.177 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.158 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.677 million viewers (R)

* Friday's "Late Show," "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores and the "Late Show" rebroadcast was excluded from these averages.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.62 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.57/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.46/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.29/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.36/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.26/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.21/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.577 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.759 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.192 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.353 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.510 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.359 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.789 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF AUG. 13-17

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.24

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.10 (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.57
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.42

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.786 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.242 million (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.177 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.880 million

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