NBC's TONIGHT SHOW, LATE NIGHT Dominate Competition

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have hit five-week highs in adults 18-49 to dominate the late-night ratings week of April 6-10. "Tonight," in fact, generated its most-watched week in seven weeks.

Fallon grew versus the prior week by +10% in adult 18-49 rating (to a 1.06 from a 0.96) and by +6% in total viewers (3.915 million vs. 3.706 million) while Meyers increased week to week by +9% in 18-49 (0.47 vs. 0.43) and +5% in total viewers (1.585 million vs. 1.511 million).

The 1.06 is Fallon's highest rating since the week of March 2-6 (1.10) and the 3.915 million is his biggest overall audience since the week of Feb. 16-20 (4.233 million).

Meyers generated both his best 18-49 rating and biggest overall audience in THE FIVE weeks since March 2-6 (0.48 in 18-49, 1.614 million viewers overall).

Note that CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" were in rebroadcast last week and "Late Show" excluded its Monday, Thursday and Friday results due to sports delays. CBS's original "Late Late Show with James Corden" excluded Thursday and Friday ratings.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, an encore week of "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.25 rating in 18-49 and 818,000 viewers overall, making it "Last Call's" most-watched week in five weeks (since March 2-6, 836,000).

WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 6-10. 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" 1.06 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.53/3 (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.46/2 (R)

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.34/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.47/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.39/3 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.25/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.915 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.462 million viewers (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.020 million viewers (R)

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.432 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.585 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.282 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.818 million viewers (R)

* Friday's "Late Night" was an encore. Monday, Thursday and Friday "Late Shows" and Thursday and Friday "Late Late Shows" were excluded due to sports delays.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.16 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.63/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.49/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.33/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.28/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 4.033 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.744 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.744 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.700 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.555 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.386 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.845 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK APRIL 6-10

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.42
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.26

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.30

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.86
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.61

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 1.064 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.610 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.697 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.822 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.289 million viewers

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