THE TONIGHT SHOW and LATE NIGHT Continue Dominance Versus Timeslot Competition for Week of 10/31- 11/4

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have dominated the ratings week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4, outscoring their ABC and CBS time-period competition in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

At 11:35 p.m. ET, "The Tonight Show" outperformed CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in the key 18-49 demo - by a margin of 0.68 to 0.45 - as well as in total viewers - 2.861 million to 2.481 million. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" earned a 0.45 in the demo and 2.096 million viewers.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Seth Meyers" ranked #1 in its timeslot as well, with a 0.38 in 18-49 and 1.404 million viewers, to best "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (0.28, 1.245 million). Meyers' also prevailed head to head versus the first half-hour of "Nightline" (0.43 in 18-49 and 1.613 million vs. 0.30 and 1.401 million).

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4. 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" 0.68 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.45/2 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.45/2 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.31/2 *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.38/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.28/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.25/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.861 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.481 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.096 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.387 million viewers *

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.404 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.245 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.824 million viewers *

* Wednesday's CBS shows, which aired against Game 7 of the World Series, were re-titled and excluded from these averages, andWednesday's ABC shows were delayed by a "CMA Awards" overrun. Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night," "Late Late Show" and "Last Call" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.86 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.58/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.50/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.34/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.45/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.33/3

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.28/3

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.285 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.860 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.268 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.495 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.555 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.329 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.874 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OCT. 31-NOV. 4

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.30

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.24

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.54
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.43

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.28 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.781 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.540 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.175 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.937 million

Image courtesy of NBC.

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