“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” outperformed both CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in the 18-49 demo, total viewers and most key demos for the week of April 20-24.
The 0.92 rating in the 18-49 for Fallon bested the 0.66 for Kimmel and 0.52 for Letterman.
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (0.42 in 18-49, with a Friday encore), handily defeated CBS’ “Late Late Show with James Corden” in all key demos and defeated ABC’s “Nightline” in the 12:30-1 a.m. head-to-head half hour in 18-49, 18-34, 25-54 and other key demos.
At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.25 rating in 18-49 and 794,000 viewers overall.
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 20-24. 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” 0.92 rating, 4 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.52/2
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.66/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.42/3
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.42/3 *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.31/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.25/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 3.215 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 2.997 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 2.528 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.633 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.361 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.297 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.794 million viewers *
* Friday’s “Kimmel,” “Late Night” and “Last Call” telecasts were encores.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.15 rating, 5 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.52/2
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.64/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.41/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.48/3
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.33/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.28/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 3.992 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 2.765 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 2.735 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.701 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.542 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.384 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.841 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK APRIL 20-24
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” 0.42
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Nightly Show,” 0.24
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.29 (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.88
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.63
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 1.089 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Nightly Show,” 0.593 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.631 million (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.781 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.277 million viewers
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Media contact:
Tom Bierbaum, 814/452-2091
SOURCE: NBCUniversal
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