NBC FALLON, MEYERS Encores Lead Late Night Week

An encore week of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the late-night ratings week of Oct. 20-24 versus rebroadcasts of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and a week of four originals and one encore for ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

· At 12:35 a.m. ET, a rebroadcast week of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" ranked #1 versus originals of CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and head-to-head from 12:30-to -1 a.m. versus ABC's "Nightline" originals.

· Fallon's 0.89 rating for the encore week represents a +37% advantage over ABC's mostly original "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.65) and a +51% margin over CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" rebroadcasts (0.59). The Fallon encores topped Letterman and Kimmel for the week in every key ratings category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

· At 12:35 a.m. ET, Meyers encores outdelivered Ferguson originals by a margin of +29% in adults 18-49, with a 0.45 rating versus Ferguson's 0.35. Meyers also prevailed versus ABC's "Nightline" in their head-to-head half-hour in every key ratings measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

· Note that CBS's Thursday shows were delayed by an NFL overrun and are excluded. Friday's "Kimmel" was an encore.

· 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" figures except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day."

WEEK 5

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

Tonight (R)...0.89/4...3.237 million
Dave (R) *...0.59/3...2.699 million
Kimmel *...0.65/3...2.795 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.40/2...1.599 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers (R) *...0.45/3...1.443 million
Ferguson *...0.35/2...1.423 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R) * ...0.28/2...0.856 million

* CBS Thursday shows were delayed by an NFL overrun and are excluded. Friday's "Kimmel" was an encore.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.14/5...3.944 million
Dave...0.52/2...2.740 million
Kimmel...0.64/3...2.680 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.41/2...1.613 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.50/3...1.554 million
Ferguson...0.36/2...1.421 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.30/3...0.867 million

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