"THE TONIGHT SHOW" AND "LATE NIGHT" WIN THE RATINGS WEEK OF DEC. 29-JAN. 2

Fallon and Meyers Claims Victories in All Key Measures

NEW YORK - Jan. 12, 2015 - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has delivered decisive wins for the disrupted holiday week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2, nearly matching the combined ratings of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" in adults 18-49

Fallon's 1.00 rating in 18-49 for the week came within one-hundredth of a point of the combined 1.01 of Kimmel (0.52) and Letterman (0.49). Note that all Thursday and Friday late-night programming on ABC, CBS and NBC, plus Wednesday's CBS and ABC shows, were excluded or preempted due to the New Year's holiday. Fallon also outdelivered Kimmel and Letterman individually 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, encore telecasts of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" averaged a 0.48 in 18-49 to finish within one-hundredth of a point of Letterman's 0.49 and within four-hundredths of Kimmel's 0.52, despite airing an hour later than both shows. Meyers outrated both Letterman and Kimmel for the week in adults 18-34, with a 0.37 rating in 18-34 to Kimmel's 0.35 and Letterman's 0.24.

Head to head in the 12:35 a.m. ET hour, Meyers outscored CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" in every key ratings measure.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2. 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" 1.00 rating, 4 share (R)*
CBS "Late Show," 0.49/2 (R)*
ABC "Kimmel," 0.52/2 (R)*
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.38/2 *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.48/3 (R)*
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.21/1 (R)*
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.29/2 (R)*

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.226 million viewers (R)*
CBS "Late Show," 2.726 million viewers (R)*
ABC "Kimmel," 2.302 million viewers (R)*
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.585 million viewers *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.428 million viewers (R)*
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.188 million viewers (R)*
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.814 million viewers (R)*

* All Thursday and Friday late-night programming on ABC, CBS and NBC plus Wednesday's CBS and ABC shows were excluded or preempted due to the New Year's holiday.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.18 rating, 6 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.65/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.51/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.35/2
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," 4.048 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.727 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.777 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.710 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.583 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.464 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.885 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF DEC. 29-JAN. 2

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," pre-empted
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," pre-empted
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.27
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.75
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.49

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," pre-empted
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," pre-empted
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.675 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.768 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.096 million viewers