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Jay Leno Delivers #1 Finishes vs. 'Late Show' and 'Nightline'

By: Feb. 17, 2011
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NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" have delivered #1 finishes for the late-night week of February 7-11, with Jay Beating CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's combination of "Nightline" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in viewers 18-49, total viewers and most other key demographics. At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon also topped CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "Kimmel" in 18-49 viewers, total viewers and most other key categories.

Versus the first 21 weeks of last season, "Tonight" is up 44 percent in total viewers (3.902 million vs. 2.714 million), while "Late Show" is down 15 percent (3.608 million vs. 4.238 million). At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon is up 23 percent versus his year-ago pace in total viewers (1.778 million vs. 1.449 million), while "Late Late Show" is down 10 percent (1.775 million vs. 1.966 million).

At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" is up so far this season versus one year ago by 10 percent in 18-49 viewers (499,000 vs. 454,000) and up 25 percent in total viewers (1.001 million vs. 800,000).

Jay Leno has ranked #1 for 20 of 21 weeks this season versus "Late Show" in viewers 18-49 and for 19 of 21 weeks in total viewers. Jimmy Fallon has ranked #1 versus "Late Late Show" in viewers 18-49 for 21 of 21 weeks. In total viewers, Jimmy has won 11 of the last 13 weeks versus "Late Late Show."



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