TONIGHT SHOW Wins The Late Night Week Oh 11/12-16 In 18-49
By: Tori Hartshorn Nov. 20, 2018
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has claimed the late-night week of Nov. 12-16 in the key demographic of adults 18-49 versus "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.
"Tonight" also ranked #1 versus "Colbert" in adults 25-54, adults 18-34, all key adult-female demographics, men 18-34 and men 18-49. Versus "Kimmel," "Tonight" prevailed in every key ratings measure. Note that "Kimmel" aired an encore on Friday night.
Wednesday's "Tonight," featuring guests Michael Shannon and Ashley Graham, with music by The Struts & Kesha, scored a 0.59 in 18-49, Fallon's top rating on a non-NFL nights in five months (since Tuesday, June 19, 0.60) and best on a Wednesday in eight months (since March 14, 0.65).
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outperformed "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in every key demographic. For their head-to-head half-hour, "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" in all key categories - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 12-16. 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" 0.49 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.43/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.42/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.29/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.27/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.25/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.18/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.300 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.016 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.261 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.437 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.320 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.324 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.763 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" 0.52 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.51/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.41/3
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 "The Late Late Show," 0.24/2
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," 2.373 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.570 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.084 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.330 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.434 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.334 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.769 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF NOV. 12-16
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.21
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.47
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.37
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.712 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.920 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.708 million
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