RATINGS: TONIGHT SHOW Leads The Late-Night Week Of April 8-12 In 18-49

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has finished #1 for the late-night ratings week of April 8-12 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. Note that "Colbert" excluded Monday, Thursday and Friday telecasts, each of which was delayed by sports coverage. Also, Kimmel aired a Friday encore.

"Tonight's" 0.40 rating in adults 18-49 for the week outscored "Late Show's" 0.39 and "Kimmel's" 0.32.

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

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 April 8-12. 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" 0.40 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.39/3 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.32/2 *

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

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.24/2 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.19/2 *

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," 2.082 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.031 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 1.778 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.129 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.115 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.276 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.651 million viewers *

* Monday's CBS originals were delayed by NCAA BASKETBALL and are excluded. Thursday and Friday CBS encores were delayed by Masters Golf reports and are also excluded. Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Last Call" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.52 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," 2.449 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.809 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.076 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.296 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.460 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.362 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.738 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF APRIL 8-12

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.20

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.14

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.38
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.30

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.716 million viewers

TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., "Conan," 0.382 million viewers

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.769 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.601 million viewers

To post a comment, you must register and login.