THE TONIGHT SHOW Tops Late-Night for the Week

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has dominated the late-night ratings week of Jan. 4-8, leading CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the week in every key measure -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

Note that Kimmel aired an encore on Friday.

Fallon won the week in adults 18-49 by a +73% margin over Colbert (with a 0.95 rating vs. a 0.55) and by +86% over Kimmel (0.95 vs. 0.51).

At 12:35 a.m. ET for the week, NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" also dominated, growing versus the same week last year by +10% in 18-49 (0.46 vs. 0.42) and +14% in total viewers (1.600 million vs. 1.408 million).

At 1:35 a.m. ET, NBC's rebroadcasts of "Last Call with Carson Daly" generated gains versus the year-ago week of +17% in 18-49 (0.28 vs. 0.24) and +18% in total viewers (897,000 vs. 758,000).

WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 4-8. 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" 0.95 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.55/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.51/3 *

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

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.46/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.33/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.28/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.533 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.615 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.277 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.487 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.660 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.286 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.897 million viewers

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Late Late Show" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.09 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.72/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.58/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.38/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.50/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.34/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.30/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.880 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.002 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.470 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.583 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.646 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.254 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.914 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK JAN. 4-8

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.33
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.21

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.36

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.70
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.53

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.836
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.552

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.768 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.442 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.048 million viewers

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