TONIGHT SHOW Wins The Late Nigh Week Week Of September 24-28

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the late-night ratings race for the week of Sept. 24-28 in the key adult 18-49 demographic, with the show's highest rating excluding weeks of NFL lead-ins since May, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

"Tonight" averaged a 0.51 rating for the week in 18-49, the show's best result, excluding weeks that featured Thursday primetime NFL games on NBC, since the week of May 21-25 (0.52).

Tuesday's "Tonight" scored a 0.58 in 18-49, MAKING IT the show's highest-rated telecast on a non-NFL night since Tuesday, June 16 (0.60).

Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outperformed "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in every key ratings category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. For their head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" also beat ABC's "Nightline" in all key measures.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 24-28. 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" 0.51 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.45/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.37/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.26/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.30/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.23/2 *

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," 2.345 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.138 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 1.886 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.271 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.338 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.262 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.788 million viewers *

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

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF SEPT. 24-28

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.24

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.11

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.50
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.38

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.824 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.272 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.030 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.780 million

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