TONIGHT SHOW & LATE NIGHT Win The Week Of 7/30-8/3 In Every Key Demo

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has claimed the late-night ratings week of July 30-Aug. 3 over its ABC-CBS timeslot competition in adults 18-49 and every other key demographic - adults, men and women 18-34; men and women 18-49; and adults, men and women 25-54 -according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

"Tonight" won the 11:35 p.m. hour for the week over both "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" by a +25% margin in adults 18-49 (with a 0.45 rating vs. a 0.36 each for Colbert and Kimmel), which marks "Tonight's" biggest advantage versus a week of "Late Show" originals since June 11-15 (+26%, 0.49 vs. 0.39).

Note that Fallon and Kimmel aired Friday encores last week and NBC's Thursday shows were delayed by a primetime NFL overrun.

Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" equaled its highest weeklong rating in adults 18-49 (0.29) since earning a 0.31 for the week of April 23-27. Last week's "Late Night" topped "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in every key ratings category, while posting a +61% margin of victory in adults 18-49 (0.29 vs. 0.18).

For their head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key ratings measure, including a +28% margin in adults 18-49 (0.32 vs. 0.25 for that half-hour).

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 30-Aug. 3. 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" 0.45 rating, 3 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.36/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.36/2 *

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

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.29/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.18/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.18/2 (R) *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.990 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.703 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 1.804 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.211 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.152 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.060 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.668 million viewers (R) *

* Thursday's NBC shows were delayed by an NFL overrun and that night's "Late Late Show" was a rebroadcast and is excluded. Friday's "Tonight," "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" 0.62 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.57/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.46/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.29/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.37/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.27/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.21/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.599 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.762 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.204 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.357 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.521 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.365 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.796 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JULY 30-AUG. 3

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.22

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.11 (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.53
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.40

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.780 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.293 million (R)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.118 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.812 million

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