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[02/20/15 - 11:06 AM]
"The Tonight Show," "Late Night" Handily Win Week of Feb. 9-13 Over ABC, CBS Timeslot Competition
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of February 9-13.

[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW," "LATE NIGHT" HANDILY WIN WEEK OF FEB. 9-13 OVER ABC, CBS TIMESLOT COMPETITION

Fallon, Meyers Prove Best in All Key Ratings Categories

NEW YORK - Feb. 20, 2015 - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have decisively won the week of Feb. 9-13, outdelivering their ABC and CBS time-period competition in all key ratings measures - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

Note that Friday's "Kimmel" and "Late Night" were encores.

For the week, "Fallon's" 1.09 rating in adults 18-49 generated a winning margin of +76% over "Kimmel" (0.62) and +118% versus "Letterman" (0.50).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, a 0.48 rating in 18-49 for "Late Night with Seth Meyers" delivered a +55% advantage over CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.31). In their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m., "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" by a +31% margin (0.55 that half-hour vs. "Nightline's" 0.42).

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Feb. 9-13. 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" 1.09 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.50/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.62/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.42/3
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.48/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.31/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.26/2 *

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.746 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.870 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.756 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.748 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.569 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.400 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.804 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," 1.16 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.51/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.63/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.49/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.33/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.29/2

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 4.004 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.752 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.736 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.699 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.552 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.417 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.855 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK FEB. 9-13

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.54 **
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "@ Midnight," 0.37 **
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.37 **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.95
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.71

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.281 million **
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "@ Midnight," 0.881 million **
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.771 million **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.982 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.498 million viewers

** Thursday's "Daily Show," "Nightly Show" and "Conan" were encores.





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