NBC's LATE NIGHT Wins in All Key Measures; Grows Week-to-Week

NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have generated week-to-week growth during the ratings week of June 15-19, to win versus their ABC and CBS time-period competition in adults 18-49, total viewers and all other key measures.

Note that NBC shows were delayed on Monday by NHL hockey and are excluded. ABC shows were delayed on Tuesday by high-rated NBA FINALS coverage and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was in rebroadcast on Monday and Friday.

Fallon grew +9% week to week in adults 18-49 (with a 0.95 rating vs. a 0.87 for the week of June 8-12) and Meyers increased by +12% (0.47 vs. 0.42), while at 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" grew by +8% (0.27 vs. 0.25).

Fallon outscored ABC's NBA-boosted "Jimmy Kimmel Live" by a +46% margin in adult 18-49 rating (0.95 vs. 0.65) and beat CBS's "CSI: Cyber" "CBS Summer Showcase" encores by +116% (0.95 vs. 0.44).

Meyers hit 10-week highs in adults 18-49 and total viewers, with his 0.47 rating in 18-49 and 1.503 million viewers overall being "Late Night's" best results since a 0.47 and 1.585 million for the week of April 6-10. The last time Meyers topped a 0.47 was 15 weeks ago, when "Late Night" averaged a 0.48 for the week of March 2-6.

At 1:35 a.m. ET, encores of "Last Call with Carson Daly" tied CBS's "Late Late Show" in 18-49 (0.27 vs. 0.27), despite starting an hour later.

WEEK 39

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight *...0.95/5...3.399 million
CBS Sum Shwcs (R)...0.44/2...2.321 million
Kimmel *...0.65/3...2.355 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.44/3...1.479 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers*...0.47/3...1.503 million
Late Late Show *...0.27/2...1.154 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R)...0.27/2...0.759 million

* Monday's NBC shows were delayed by an NHL overrun and are excluded, Tuesday's ABC shows were delayed by an NBA overrun but are included. The Monday and Friday "Kimmel" and Friday's "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.13/5...3.904 million
CBS Sum Shwcs...0.48/2...2.463 million
Kimmel...0.64/3...2.674 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.42/3...1.674 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.48/3...1.509 million
Late Late Show...0.34/2...1.402 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly ...0.28/2...0.822 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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