RATINGS: NBC's Late Night Week of May 13-17

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has averaged a 0.41 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.140 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings win for the week of May 13-17, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research, growing week to week by +5% in 18-49 (0.41 vs. 0.39) and +2% to a three-week high in total viewers (2.140 million vs. 2.093 million).

"Tonight" ranked #1 for the week among the 11:30 p.m. ET broadcast talk shows in adults 18-34 (tie) and all key adult-female demographics.

Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" ranked #1 versus "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and "Nightline" in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and other key measures.

Season to date, Meyers leads both "Late Late Show" and ABC's "Nightline" in "most current" averages in every key ratings category.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of May 13-17. Ratings reflect "live plus same day" data 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" 0.41 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.42/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.29/2 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.21/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.24/2 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.21/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.17/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.140 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.144 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 1.607 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.103 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.190 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1. 241 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.678 million viewers *

* The Monday and Tuesday "Kimmel" telecasts were encores and are excluded from these averages. Friday's "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores but are included.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.51 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.38/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.25/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.30/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.23/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.18/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.429 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.766 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.035 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.271 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.449 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.350 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.733 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF MAY 13-17

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.14 (R) **

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.15 (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.39
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.31

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.461 million viewers (R) **

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.355 million viewers (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.757 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.589 million viewers

** Monday's "Daily Show" was preempted.

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