"THE TONIGHT SHOW" AND "LATE NIGHT" DOMINATE ABC, CBS TIMESLOT COMPETITION FOR WEEK OF JAN. 19-23
Both Fallon and Meyers Win in All Key Ratings Measures
NEW YORK - Jan. 29, 2015 - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have decisively won the week of Jan. 19-23, outdelivering their ABC and CBS time-period competition in all key ratings measures - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
Note that Monday telecasts of "Nightline" and CBS's late-night shows were excluded due to the Martin Luther King holiday. Tuesday's "Late Show" and "Kimmel" are excluded due to a news overrun in primetime. "Late Show" was in rebroadcast all week and Fridays "Kimmel" and "Late Night" were encores.
For the week, "Fallon's" 0.97 rating in adults 18-49 generated a winning margin of +90% over "Kimmel" (0.51) and +137% versus the week of "Letterman" encores (0.41).
At 12:35 a.m. ET, a 0.41 rating in 18-49 for "Late Night with Seth Meyers" delivered a +78% advantage over CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.23). In their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m., "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" by a +28% margin (0.46 that half-hour vs. "Nightline's" 0.36).
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 19-23. 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" 0.97 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.41/2 (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.51/2 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.36/2 *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.41/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.23/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.24/2 (R)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.692 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.302 million viewers (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.312 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.492 million viewers *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.422 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.121 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.757 million viewers (R)
* Monday telecasts for CBS and "Nightline" are excluded due to the Martin Luther King holiday. Tuesday's "Late Show" and "Kimmel" are excluded due to a news overrun in primetime. Fridays "Kimmel" and "Late Night" were encores.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.16 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.51/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.63/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.40/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.50/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.34/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.30/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 4.023 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.720 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.713 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.684 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.556 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.439 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.863 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK JAN. 19-23
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.54
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "@ Midnight," 0.39
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.35
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.87
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.58
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.259 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "@ Midnight," 0.887 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.736 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.853 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.297 million viewers
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