"THE TONIGHT SHOW" DEFEATS LETTERMAN, KIMMEL IN ALL KEY RATINGS CATEGORIES FOR WEEK OF OCT. 20-24

Meyers Also Conquers Ferguson, 'Nightline' in Timeslot Competition

NEW YORK - Oct. 30, 2014 - An encore week of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has won the late-night ratings week of Oct. 20-24 versus rebroadcasts of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and a week of four originals and one encore for ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

At 12:35 a.m. ET, a rebroadcast week of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" ranked #1 versus originals of CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and head-to-head from 12:30-1 a.m. versus ABC's "Nightline" originals.

Fallon's 0.89 rating for the encore week represents a +37% advantage over ABC's mostly original "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.65) and a +51% margin over CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" rebroadcasts (0.59). The Fallon encores topped Letterman and Kimmel for the week in every key ratings category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, Meyers encores outdelivered Ferguson originals by a margin of +29% in adults 18-49, with a 0.45 rating versus Ferguson's 0.35. Meyers also prevailed versus ABC's "Nightline" in their head-to-head half-hour in every key ratings measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

Note that CBS's Thursday shows were delayed by an NFL overrun and are excluded. Friday's "Kimmel" was an encore.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 20-24. 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" 0.89 rating, 4 share (R)
CBS "Late Show," 0.59/3 (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.65/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.40/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.45/3 (R)
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.35/2 *
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," 3.237 million viewers (R)
CBS "Late Show," 2.699 million viewers (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.795 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.599 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.443 million viewers (R)
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.423 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.856 million viewers (R)

* CBS Thursday shows were delayed by an NFL overrun and are excluded. Friday's "Kimmel" was an encore.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.14 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.64/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.50/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.36/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.30/3

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.944 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.740 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.680 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.613 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.554 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.421 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.867 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OCT. 20-24

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.32 (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.32 (R)
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.40
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.66
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.46

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 0.682 million (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.625 million (R)
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.827 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.508 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.085 million viewers