ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Grows by Dougle Digits to 8-Week Highs

With its late-night lineup of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" at 11:35 p.m. and "Nightline" at 12:35 a.m. during the week of August 24, 2015, ABC grew for the 2nd straight week in Adults 18-49 (+15% - 590,000 vs. 512,000) to post a 2-month high and for the 3rd consecutive week in Total Viewers (+9% - 2.006 million vs. 1.835 million) to a 1-month high - since the weeks of 6/29/15 and 7/27/15, respectively.

ABC posted gains over the same week last year (1.943 million on w/o 8/25/14) for the 2nd straight week in Total Viewers (+3%).

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (M-F 11:35 p.m.)

During the week of August 24, 2015, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" scored 8-week highs (since the week of 6/29/15), soaring over the prior week by double digits in both Total Viewers (+12% - 2.328 million vs. 2.072 million) and Adults 18-49 (+21% - 699,000 vs. 579,000).

"Kimmel" grew its overall audience over the year-ago week (2.253 million on w/o 8/25/14) for the 2nd week in a row (+3%).

"Nightline" (M-F 12:35 a.m.)

ABC's "Nightline" ranked No. 1 versus its NBC and CBS competition in Total Viewers (1.360 million) during the week of August 24, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" beat CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.059 million) by 301,000 viewers and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.325 million) by 35,000.

"Nightline" improved on the previous week's performance in Adults 25-54 (+1% - 492,000 vs. 485,000 on w/o 8/17/15) to deliver a 4-week high - since w/o 7/27/15.

For the 2nd week in a row, "Nightline" turned in year-to-year improvement in Total Viewers (+7% - 1.360 million vs. 1.266 million on w/o 8/25/14).

Late-Night (Week of Aug 24): TOTAL VIEWERS A18-49(000)

ABC 2,006,000 590,000

CBS 1,059,000 359,000

NBC 1,853,000 649,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for weeks of 8/24/15, 8/17/15 & 8/24/14, or as dated. ABC Late-Night = "Kimmel" and "Nightline"; CBS Late-Night ="Corden"; NBC Late-Night = "Fallon," "Seth Meyers" and "Carson Daly."

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