TONIGHT SHOW and LATE NIGHT Take the Week of 1/9-13 in Every Key Measure

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have won the week of Jan. 9-13, beating their ABC and CBS time-period rivals in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- according to "live plus same day" ratings results from Nielsen Media Research.

Wednesday's "Tonight Show," featuring guest First Lady Michelle Obama and musical guest Stevie Wonder (0.93 rating in 18-49, 4.090 million viewers overall) earned the show's best Wednesday total-viewer delivery in 14 months, since Oct. 28, 2015 (4.143 million, with guests Sandra Bullock and Rod Stewart) and highest Wednesday 18-49 rating since Oct. 26 (also a 0.93, with guests Justin Timberlake and Tracey Ullman).

For the week, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" equaled CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in adult 18-49 rating (0.40 vs. 0.40), despite starting an hour later.

LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 9-13. 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" 0.81 rating, 4 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.40/2 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.47/3 *

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

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.40/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.25/2 *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.24/2 (R) *

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.329 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.541 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.183 million viewers *

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.372 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.511 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.227 million viewers *

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.845 million viewers (R) *

* NBC excluded its Monday telecasts from these averages and CBS excluded Tuesday's. Friday's "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" 0.90 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.56/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.49/3

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.33/2

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.45/3
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.31/2

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.27/2

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.416 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.929 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.248 million viewers

12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.482 million viewers

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.613 million viewers
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.340 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.894 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK JAN. 9-13

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.29

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.24

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.64
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.47

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

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.808 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.561 million

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.352 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.993 million

Image courtesy of NBC.

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