THE TONIGHT SHOW Dominates Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2

NBC's late-night lineup has dominated the ratings week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2, with "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" beating the combined adult 18-49 ratings of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

For the week, "Fallon" averaged a 0.81 rating in adults 18-49, beating the combined 0.80 of Kimmel (0.41) and Colbert (0.39). It's the first time in nine months "Tonight" has outrated its combined ABC-CBS competition in 18-49, since the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015. Note that Kimmel aired an encore Friday night.

At 12:35 a.m. ET for the week, NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (0.42) outrated Kimmel and Colbert in 18-49, despite airing one hour later. Note that Meyers was in rebroadcast on Thursday and Friday night.

For the week, Fallon and Meyers outrated the ABC and CBS competition in their respective time periods in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2. 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" 0.81 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.39/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.41/2 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.27/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.42/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.22/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.26/2 (R) *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.140 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.161 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 1.890 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.254 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.411 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.073 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.754 million viewers (R) *

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores, as was Thursday's "Late Night." "Last Call" was pre-empted on Thursday and Friday.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 0.99 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.60/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.53/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.36/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.45/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.32/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.27/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.618 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.749 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.302 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.506 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.537 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.228 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.858 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK AUG. 29-SEPT. 2

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," pre-empted

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.27

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.64
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.49

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

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

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.609 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.351 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.067 million

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