TONIGHT SHOW Leads The Late-Night Ratings For April 23-27 In 18-49

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has finished #1 for the late-night ratings week of April 23-27 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research. Note that "Jimmy Kimmel Live" aired a Friday encore.

"Tonight" won the 11:35 p.m. ET hour for the week over "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" by a +20% margin in adults 18-49 (with a 0.49 rating vs. a 0.41) and versus "Kimmel" by +32% (0.49 vs. 0.37).

"Tonight" also led the timeslot competition in adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and all key adult-female demographics.

Last week at 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outrated CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" by a +41% margin in adults 18-49 (with a 0.31 rating vs. a 0.22). "Tonight" topped "Late Late Show" for the week in adults, men and women 18-49; adults, men and women 25-54; adults and women 18-34; and total viewers.

For their head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in all key measures, including a margin of +30% in adults 18-49 (0.35 vs. 0.27 from 12:30 to 1 a.m. ET).

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 23-27. 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" 0.49 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.41/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.37/2 *

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

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.31/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.22/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.19/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.218 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.822 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 1.883 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.229 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.313 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.207 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.740 million viewers *

* 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" 0.67 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.60/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.48/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.30/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.39/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.28/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.23/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.714 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.874 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.284 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.406 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.577 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.393 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.830 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF APRIL 23-27

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.25
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.11

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.17

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.60
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.45

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.858 million
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.307 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.404 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.193 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.905

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