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[12/01/14 - 11:27 AM]
"The Tonight Show," "Late Night" Dominate ABC, CBS Timeslot Competition for Week of Nov. 17-21
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of November 17-21.

[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW," "LATE NIGHT" DOMINATE ABC, CBS TIMESLOT COMPETITION FOR WEEK OF NOV. 17-21

Fallon Outrates Both Kimmel and Letterman in 18-49 and All Key Ratings Categories

NEW YORK - Dec. 1, 2014 - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" was the #1 late-night show for the week of Nov. 17-21, outrating "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Late Show with David Letterman" in the 18-49 demo and all key categories.

"The Tonight Show" drew a 1.04 rating in the 18-49 demo for the week, slightly above its 1.03 season-to-date originals average. That was better than Kimmel's 0.74 and more than doubled Letterman's 0.50. In total viewers, "The Tonight Show" drew 3.624 million viewers while Kimmel had 2.934 million and Letterman 2.716 million.

"Late Night with Seth Meyers" averaged a season-high 0.54 in the 18-49 demo for the week, including a Friday repeat (0.50), up from the show's 0.50 season average for weeks of mostly originals. Despite airing an hour later, "Late Night" topped Letterman by +0.04 for the week.

"Last Call with Carson Daly" drew a 0.37 18-49 rating for the week, the show's best result since the week of 3/17/14 (also a 0.37), and topped CBS's Ferguson (0.32) despite starting an hour later.

Note that Kimmel, Meyers and Daly aired encores on Friday night.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 17-21. 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" 1.04 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.50/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.74/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.46/3
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.54/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.32/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.37/3 *

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.624 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.716 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.934 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.813 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.600 million viewers *
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.426 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.975 million viewers *

* Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Last Call" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.15 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.51/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.65/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/3
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.51/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.34/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.31/3

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.955 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.731 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.775 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.677 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.559 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.401 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.880 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK NOV. 17-21

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.56
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.50
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.37
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.75
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," 1.350 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.143 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.827 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.575 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.097 million viewers





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