JIMMY FALLON Nearly Equals Combined Ratings of Competition for Week

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has dominated the late-night ratings week of Jan. 11-15, nearly equaling the combined ratings of CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in adults 18-49.

For the week, Fallon's 0.98 rating finished within 0.03 of a point of the combined 1.01 for Kimmel (0.51) and Colbert (0.50). Note Tuesday results for Colbert and Kimmel are excluded due to a delay for STATE OF THE UNION coverage, and Kimmel aired an encore on Friday.

Versus the same week last year, Fallon grew in adults 18-49 (0.98 vs. 0.96) and total viewers (3.600 million vs. 3.571 million).

At 12:35 a.m. ET for the week, NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (0.50 in 18-49) tied Colbert and pulled within 0.01 of a point of Kimmel, though "Late Night" starts an hour later than both Colbert and Kimmel.
Versus the same week last year, Meyers was up +22% in 18-49 (0.50 vs. 0.41) and +17% in total viewers (1.668 million vs. 1.428 million).

At 1:35 a.m. ET, NBC's rebroadcasts of "Last Call with Carson Daly" generated gains versus the year-ago week of +30% in 18-49 (0.30 vs. 0.23) and +19% in total viewers (931,000 vs. 783,000). The 18-49 and total-viewer averages are Daly's highest in six weeks (since a 0.32 in 18-49 and 956,000 viewers overall for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4).

WEEK 17

Show...18-49...total viewers

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...0.98/5...3.600 million
Late Sh *...0.50/2...2.341 million
Kimmel *...051/2...2.189 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.37/2...1.490 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers *...0.50/3...1.668 million
Late Late Show *...0.29/2...1.187 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R)...0.30/3...0.931 million

* Tuesday's "Late Show," "Kimmel" and "Late Late Show" were delayed due to STATE OF THE UNION coverage and are excluded. Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.08/5...3.865 million
Late Sh...0.71/4...2.971 million
Kimmel...0.58/3...2.456 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.38/2...1.579 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.50/3...1.647 million
Late Late Show...0.34/2...1.250 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly...0.30/2...0.915 million

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."

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