NBC's THE TONIGHT SHOW Dominates 'Late Show' for Week of 10/26

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the late-night ratings week of Oct. 26-30 by a +59% margin in adults 18-49 over CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and a +43% advantage in total viewers - the biggest margins to date in both measures for Fallon versus Colbert.

For the week, Fallon scored a 0.97 rating in 18-49 and 3.756 million viewers overall while Colbert averaged a 0.61 and 2.621 million viewers.

Fallon's 0.97 rating in 18-49 is a four-week high (best since the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 1.03) and the 3.756 million viewers is a seven-week high (best since Sept.7-11, 3.943 million).

In the prior seven weeks since Colbert debuted, Fallon's margins in 18-49 have been +28% for the week of Sept. 7-11, +38% for Sept. 14-18, +35% for Sept. 21-25, +41% for Sept. 28-Oct. 2, +38% for Oct. 5-9, +56% for Oct. 12-16 and +54% for the encore week of Oct. 19-23.

In total viewers, Colbert led his debut week (Sept. 7-11) by +13%, then Fallon won by +22% during the week of Sept. 14-18, +11% for Sept. 21-25, +19% for Sept. 28-Oct. 2, +22% for Oct. 5-9, +30% for Oct. 12-16 and +40% for the encore week of Oct. 19-23.

For the week of Oct. 26-30, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" hit a four-week high in total viewers (with 1.607 million, best since Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 1.795 million). Meyers topped last week's "Late Late Show with James Corden" by margins of +45% in 18-49 (0.45 vs. 0.31) and +39% in total viewers (1.607 million vs. 1.159 million).

Both "Late Night" and "Last Call with Carson Daly" rose +10% versus the same week last year in total viewers, with Meyers' 1.607 million viewers up from the 1.464 million for the week of Oct. 27-31, 2014 and Daly's 910,000 an increase versus the 829,000 for the year-ago week.

WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 26-30. 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.")

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.97 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.61/3 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.57/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.39/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.45/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.31/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.27/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.756 million viewers
CBS "Summer Showcase," 2.621 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.395 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.628 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.607 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.159 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.910 million viewers *

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores. Thursday's "Late Show" and "Late Late Show" were delayed by an NFL overrun.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.05 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.82/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.59/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.38/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.48/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.35/3

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.29/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.839 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.290 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.474 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.577 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.633 million viewers

CBS "Late Late Show," 1.316 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.931 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OCT. 26-30

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.18 (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.11 (R)

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.25

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.66
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.47

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.434 million (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.292 million (R)

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.523 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.354 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.147 million viewers

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