TONIGHT SHOW Wins The Week Of April 16-20 in 18-49

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the ratings week of April 16-20 in the key late-night 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.

For the week, "Tonight" won the 11:35 p.m. hour with a 0.50 rating in 18-49 versus a 0.44 for Colbert and a 0.42 for Kimmel.

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

At 12:35 a.m. ET, an encore week of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outrated CBS' mostly original "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (which aired a Friday encore) in adults 18-49. The "Late Night" rebroadcasts also finished #1 versus ABC's first-run "Nightline" in the two shows' head-to-head half-hour of 12:30 to 1 a.m. ET in 18-49 and total viewers.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 16-20. 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" 0.50 rating, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.44/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.42/3 *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.28/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.28/2 (R)
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.26/2 *

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.194 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.187 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.046 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.324 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.182 million viewers (R)
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.294 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.726 million viewers (R)

* Friday's "Kimmel" and "Late Late Show" 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," 0.40/3
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," 2.729 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.894 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.296 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.410 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.582 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.400 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.833 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF APRIL 16-20

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.24
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.13

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.16

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.56
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," 0.798 million
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, "The Opposition," 0.324 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.387 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.151 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.874

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