NBC's TONIGHT SHOW Encores Win the Late-Night Ratings Week

Encore telecasts of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" have won the late-night ratings week of Oct. 19-23 versus originals of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and rebroadcasts of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

With a 0.88 rating in 18-49 and 3.220 million viewers overall, Fallon generated his highest 18-49 and total-viewer results for a week of encores since New Year's Week (Dec. 29, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015, 1.00 in 18-49, 3.226 million viewers overall).

The Fallon encores ranked #1 versus the time period's ABC and CBS competition in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers - including a tie with the "Kimmel" originals in men 18-34.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, rebroadcasts of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" averaged a 0.43 in 18-49 and 1.485 million viewers, delivering the show's most-watched week of encores since Christmas (Dec. 22-26, 2014, 1.678 million viewers) and best 18-49 rating for a week of rebroadcasts since May 25-29 (0.46).

The Meyers encores topped CBS's rebroadcasts of "Late Late Show with James Corden" in all key categories. For his head-to-head half-hour versus ABC's original "Nightline," Meyers ranked #1 in every key measure (including a tie in men 18-34).

At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged 884,000 viewers, for its most-watched week of rebroadcasts since Christmas (Dec. 22-26, 2014, 907,000).

WEEK 5

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight(R)...0.88/4...3.220 million
Late Sh (R) *...0.57/3...2.300 million
Kimmel...0.67/3...2.776 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.39/2...1.600 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers (R)...0.43/3...1.485 million
Late Late Show (R) *...0.31/2...1.154 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly (R)...0.26/2...0.884 million

* Thursday's "Late Show" and "Late Late Show" were delayed by an NFL overrun.

SEASON AVERAGES

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

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.
Tonight...1.04/5...3.766 million
Late Sh...0.82/4...3.307 million
Kimmel...0.59/3...2.470 million

12:35-1:05 a.m.
Nightline...0.38/2...1.554 million

12:35-1:35 a.m.
Seth Meyers...0.49/3...1.632 million
Late Late Show...0.36/3...1.339 million

1:35 a.m.-2:05 a.m.
Carson Daly...0.29/3...0.935 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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