Jimmy Fallon & Seth Meyers Win Ratings Week in All Key Measures; Meyers Ties Kimmel

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have scored decisive wins for the late-night ratings week of July 18-22, prevailing in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- versus their ABC and CBS time-period competition. Note that Meyers, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" aired Friday encores.

For the week, Fallon generated a +38% margin over CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in adults 18-49 (with a 0.72 rating vs. a 0.52) and a +106% advantage over Kimmel (0.72 vs. 0.35). At 12:35 a.m. ET, Meyers delivered a +17% margin over CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.35 vs. 0.30).

Meyers tied Kimmel in 18-49 rating (0.35 each), despite starting an hour later.

Excluding NBA FINALS weeks, Fallon and Meyers originals have outdelivered their ABC and CBS time-period competition every week this season in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

WEEK 44

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.

Tonight*...0.72/4...2.730 million

Late Sh*...0.52/3...2.519 million

Kimmel*...0.35/2...1.664 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.

Nightline*...0.23/2...1.091 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.

Seth Meyers*...0.35/3...1.257 million

Late Late Sh*...0.30/2...1.191 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.

Carson Daly (R)*...0.20/2...0.704 million

* Wednesday and Thursday telecasts were delayed by Republican National Convention overruns.Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.

Tonight...1.00/5...3.649 million

Late Sh...0.62/3...2.796 million

Kimmel...0.55/3...2.365 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.

Nightline...0.37/2...1.546 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.

Seth Meyers...0.45/3...1.546 million

Late Late Show...0.32/2...1.249 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.

Carson Daly...0.27/2...0.864 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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