NBC's LATE NIGHT Finish #1 for May Sweep in 18-49

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have delivered #1 finishes for the May 2015 Sweep in adults 18-49.

Fallon outrated CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the sweep in all key demographics - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" topped CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" for the sweep in adults, men and women 18-49; adults and women 18-34; and adults and women 25-54, while tying in men 18-34.

In his head-to-head half-hour versus ABC's "Nightline" from 12:30-1 a.m. ET, Meyers prevailed in the May sweep in all key demographics -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

WEEK 35

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...0.91/4...3.102 million
Dave *...1.75/8...8.663 million
Kimmel *...0.63/3...2.519 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.40/2...1.513 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers *...0.45/3...1.364 million
Late Late Show...0.50/3...2.123 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly *...0.26/2...0.715 million

* "Late Show" concluded on Wednesday, "Kimmel" ran a rebroadcast on Wednesday that was excluded from these averages and and Friday's "Late Night" and "Last Call" were encores.

MAY 2015 SWEEP "LIVE PLUS SAME DAY" AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...0.95/5...3.105 million
Dave...0.77/4...4.374 million
Kimmel...0.60/3...2.319 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.39/2...1.545 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.43/3...1.314 million
Late Late Show...0.38/3...1.631 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.25/2...0.723 million

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.14/5...3.929 million
Dave...0.56/3...3.007 million
Kimmel...0.63/3...2.696 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.41/2...1.685 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.48/3...1.519 million
Late Late Show...0.34/2...1.431 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.28/2...0.827 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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