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[09/05/14 - 10:54 AM]
"The Tonight Show," "Late Night" Handily Win Late-Night Ratings for Week of Aug. 25-29
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of August 25-29.

[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW," "LATE NIGHT" HANDILY WIN LATE-NIGHT RATINGS FOR WEEK OF AUG. 25-29

Encore Telecasts of Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers Top ABC, CBS Timeslot Competition

NEW YORK - Sept. 5, 2014 - Encore telecasts of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have dominated their broadcast competition for the late-night ratings week of Aug. 25-29.

Fallon's week of rebroadcasts averaged a 0.80 rating in adults 18-49, generating a margin of +45% versus the 0.55 for ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," which was in original on four of five nights. Fallon topped CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," which was also in first-run on four of five nights, by a +122% margin (0.80 vs. 0.36).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, Meyers encores averaged a 0.41 for the week, good enough to top Letterman's week of mostly original telecasts (0.36), despite Meyers' later start time. In the 12:35-1:35 a.m. time period, the "Late Night" encores also delivered bigger audiences than CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" rebroadcasts in every key ratings measure. Additionally, they beat ABC's original "Nightline" in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m. in all key categories.

At 1:35 a.m. ET, rebroadcasts of "Last Call with Carson Daly" outrated CBS's "Late Late Show" encores (with a 0.28 rating vs. a 0.22). Versus the same week last year, "Last Call" was up +4% in 18-49 rating (to a 0.28 from a 0.27).

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 25-29. Ratings reflect "live plus same day" data from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted.)

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight" 0.80 rating, 4 share (R)
CBS "Late Show," 0.36/2 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.55/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.34/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.41/3 (R)
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.22/1 (R)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.28/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.967 million viewers (R)
CBS "Late Show," 2.248 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.253 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.337 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.351 million viewers (R)
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.136 million viewers (R)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.839 million viewers (R)

* Monday's "Kimmel" and Friday's "Late Show" were encores.

SEASON TO DATE (SINCE FEB. 17, "LIVE PLUS SAME DAY")

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.19 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.48/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.62/2
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.39/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.56/4
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.31/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.32/3

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.886 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.518 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.496 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.550 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.610 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.274 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.869 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF AUG. 25-29

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.65 **
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.47 **
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.38
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.70
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.52

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.358 million **
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.010 million **
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.813 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.530 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.444 million viewers

** Comedy Central shows were pre-empted Monday and in rebroadcast Thursday.





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