Jimmy Fallon Beats Kimmel-Colbert Combined for 1st Time in 9 Months

NBC's late-night lineup has dominated the ratings week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2, with "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" beating the combined adult 18-49 ratings of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

At 12:35 a.m. ET for the week, NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outrated Kimmel and Colbert in 18-49, despite airing one hour later.

For the week, "Fallon" averaged a 0.81 rating in adults 18-49, beating the combined 0.80 of Kimmel (0.41) and Colbert (0.39). It's the first time in nine months "Tonight" has out-rated its combined ABC-CBS competition in 18-49, since the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015. Note that Kimmel aired an encore Friday night.

Meyers averaged a 0.42 for the week, beating both Kimmel and Colbert despite starting an hour later. Note that Meyers was in rebroadcast on Thursday and Friday night.

For the week, Fallon and Meyers outrated the ABC and CBS competition in their respective time periods in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

WEEK 50

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...0.81/5...3.140 million
Late Sh *...0.39/2...2.161 million
Kimmel *...0.41/2...1.890 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.27/2...1.254 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers *...0.42/3...1.411 million
Late Late Sh *...0.22/2...1.073 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R)...0.26/2...0.754 million

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores, as was Thursday's "Late Night." "Last Call" was preempted on Thursday and Friday.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...0.99/5...3.618 million
Late Sh...0.60/3...2.749 million
Kimmel...0.53/3...2.302 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.36/2...1.506 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.45/3...1.537 million
Late Late Show...0.32/2...1.229 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly...0.27/2...0.858 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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