TONIGHT SHOW Wins The Week Of April 2-6

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has finished #1 for the late-night ratings week of April 2-6 in adults 18-49 and total viewers, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research. Note that "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was in rebroadcast last week and was delayed on Thursday and Friday, while "Jimmy Kimmel Live" aired a Friday encore.

For the week, "Tonight" won the 11:35 p.m. hour with a 0.53 rating in 18-49 versus a 0.46 for Kimmel and a 0.32 for the Colbert encores, posting a +15% margin of victory over Kimmel. In total viewers, it was 2.383 million for Fallon, 2.171 million for Kimmel and 2.109 for Colbert.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outrated CBS' encore week of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in adults 18-49 and total viewers, and also topped ABC's Nightline" in the two show's head-to-head half-hour of 12:30 to 1 a.m. ET in both measures.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 2-6. 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
CBS "Late Show," 0.32/2 (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.46/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.30/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.31/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.20/2 (R) *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.20/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.383 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.109 million viewers (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.171 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.338 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.296 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.058 million viewers (R)*

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.767 million viewers *

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Last Call" were encores. Thursday and Friday CBS shows were delayed by Masters Golf reports.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.68 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.61/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.48/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.31/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.40/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.28/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.24/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.774 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.912 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.311 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.413 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.588 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.409 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.836 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF APRIL 2-6

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.13 (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.07 (R)

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.17 (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.62
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.46

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.337 million (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.193 million (R)

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.431 million (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.278 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.963

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