NBC's TONIGHT SHOW & LATE NIGHT Wins the Week in Every Key Measure

NBC' "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have won the week of Jan. 16-20, outrating their ABC and CBS time-period rivals in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- according to "live plus same day" late-night ratings results from Nielsen Media Research.
For the week, Fallon outrated CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by a +40% margin in adults 18-49 (with a 0.73 rating vs. a 0.52) and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" by +46% (0.73 vs. 0.50).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, Meyers topped CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" by +34% (0.39 vs. 0.29) and, in their 12:30-1 a.m. head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" by +38% (0.44 vs. 0.32).

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 16-20. 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" 0.73 rating, 4 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/3 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.50/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.32/2 *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.39/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.29/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.22/2 (R) *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.850 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.842 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.257 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.454 million viewers *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.408 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.296 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.755 million viewers (R) *

* All Monday shows except "The Late Show" are excluded from these averages due to the Martin LUTHER King Jr. holiday. Friday's "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores.

Photo credit: Lloyd Bishop/NBC

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