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[11/29/10 - 10:06 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Posts its 2nd-Strongest Numbers Of the Season in Both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of November 15-19.
[via press release from ABC]

Fringe Ratings Report: ABC Late-Night Programming Week of November 15, 2010

ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Posts its 2nd-Strongest Numbers Of the Season in Both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

"JKL" Betters NBC's "Fallon" in Viewers for the 5th Time in the Last 6 Weeks

"JKL" Beats CBS' "Ferguson" in Adults 18-49 by its Largest Margin of the Season

Tuesday's Airing Stands as "JKL's" Most-Watched Telecast Since June

Weekly National Ratings:

During the week of November 15, 2010, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" turned in its 2nd-best performance of the season in both Total Viewers (1.81 million) and Adults 18-49 (741,000), behind only the previous week's season-high numbers. "JKL" was up over the same week last year in both viewers and young adults (1.76 million and 719,000 in A18-49 on w/o 11/15/09), scoring its 5th straight week of year-to-year increases in Total Viewers and up for the 7th time in 9 weeks this season.

· "Jimmy Kimmel Live" beat NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in Total Viewers (1.81 million vs. 1.67 million). In fact, "JKL" bettered "Fallon" for the 5th time in the last 6 weeks.

· ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" outperformed CBS' "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" in both Total Viewers (+8% - 1.81 million vs. 1.67 million) and Adults 18-49 (+19% - 741,000 vs. 625,000) for the 2nd week in a row. In fact, "Kimmel" bested "Ferguson" for the 5th week in a row and with its largest margin of the season in the key young adult demo.

· "JKL's" Tuesday telecast (11/16/10), featuring "Dancing with the Stars" castoff Brandy, Leah Remini and musical guest Trey Songz, drew the ABC late-night program's largest audience (2.20 million) on any night since June � since 6/17/10.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for week of 11/15/10, or as dated. Comparisons based on 000s.

Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline" For the Week of November 15, 2010

"NIGHTLINE" TIED FOR #1 AMONG ADULTS 18-49 & IS #2 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND AMONG ADULTS 25-54 FOR THE WEEK

"NIGHTLINE" IS #1 SEASON TO DATE AMONG ADULTS 18-49, ADULTS 25-54 AND TOTAL VIEWERS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1993

ABC News' "Nightline" placed second among Total Viewers (3.74 million), outperforming CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" according to Nielsen Media Research for the week of November 15, 2010. For the week, "Nightline" tied with the "Tonight Show" for first place among Adults 18-49 (1.23 million) and placed second among Adults 25-54 (1.59 million).

Season-to-date, "Nightline" ranks in first place among Total Viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. This is the first time "Nightline" has been in first place at this point in the season since at least the 1993-94 season when "Letterman" began on CBS.

ABC News' "Nightline" is anchored by Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Bill Weir. John Donvan and Vicki Mabrey are correspondents. James Goldston is the executive producer. The program airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network.

(Week of November 15, 2010)

TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/Rtg A18-49(000)/Rtg

ABC "Nightline" 3,740,000 1,590,000/ 1.3 1,230,000/ 0.9

NBC "Tonight" 3,850,000 1,610,000/ 1.3 1,230,000/ 0.9

CBS "Late Show" 3,300,000 1,390,000/ 1.1 1,030,000/ 0.8

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 & Adults 18-49 Live+SD week of 11/15/10. Live+7 (where available) & Live+SD for Season-to-Date (9/20/10 - 11/21/10).





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