RATINGS: TONIGHT SHOW Leads Late-Night Week Of 3/25-29 In 18-49

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has finished #1 for the late-night ratings week of March 25-29 in adults 18-49 versus "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research, during an anomalous week of one "Tonight" original, three "Late Show" first-runs and four "Kimmel" originals.

"Tonight's" 0.38 rating in adults 18-49 for the week's single original episode on Monday topped "Late Show's" 0.37 for Monday-through-Wednesday first-runs and "Kimmel's" 0.35 for four originals and a Friday encore.

"Tonight" also ranked #1 for the week in adults 25-54, adults 18-34, men 18-34, women 18-49 and women 25-54.

In "most current" Nielsens for the season to date, "Tonight" ranks #1 or tied for #1 versus Colbert and Kimmel in adults 18-49, adults 18-34, men 18-34 and all key adult-female demographics.

Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, rebroadcasts of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" ranked #1 versus three originals of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and all other key demographics (including a tie in men 25-54).

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 March 25-29. 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" 0.38 rating, 3 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.37/3 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.35/2 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.23/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.27/3 (R)
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.18/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.15/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.033 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 3.067 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 1.904 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.190 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.031 million viewers (R)
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.201 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.647 million viewers *

* "Tonight" aired a Monday original and encores on Tuesday through Friday, with the rebroadcasts averaging a 0.35 in 18-49 and 1.854 million viewers overall. Thursday and Friday CBS telecasts were delayed by NCAA BASKETBALL and are excluded. Friday's "Kimmel" and "Last Call" were encores and "Last Call's" rebroadcast is excluded.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.53 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.53/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.39/3

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

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.31/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.24/2

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," 2.470 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.820 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.086 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.298 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.479 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.364 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.743 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF MARCH 25-29

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.21

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.16 (R)**

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.39
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.32

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.726 million viewers

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.388 million viewers (R)**

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.798 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.631 million viewers

** Thursday's "Conan" was preempted.

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