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[08/20/15 - 12:31 PM]
"The Tonight Show" and "Late Night" Win Week of Aug. 10-14 by Dominating ABC, CBS Timeslot Competition
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of August 10-14.

[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW" AND "LATE NIGHT" WIN WEEK OF AUG. 10-14 BY DOMINATING ABC, CBS TIMESLOT COMPETITION

Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers Both See Rise in Total Viewers From a Week Ago

NEW YORK - Aug. 20, 2015 - NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" easily outperformed their timeslot competition and won the week of Aug. 10-14 in 18-49, total viewers and all key demos.

"The Tonight Show" earned a 0.95 in the 18-49 demo for the second week in a row, up +.01 for its summer-to-date originals. In total viewers, "The Tonight Show" saw a 2% improvement (3.571 million vs. 3.516 million) vs. a week ago. Compared to summer original averages, this week's "Tonight Show" was up +3% -- 3.571 million vs. 3.456 million.

Note that "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was in rebroadcast for the week.

"Late Night with Seth Meyers" posted a 0.44 18-49 rating for the week and was up vs. a week ago (0.42). In total viewers, "Late Night" saw a 13% improvement vs. a week ago (1.587 million vs. 1.404 million).

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug. 10-14. 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" 0.95 rating, 5 share
CBS "Summer Showcase," 0.51/3 (R)
ABC "Kimmel," 0.45/2 (R)
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.28/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.44/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.29/2 **
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.26/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.571 million viewers
CBS "Summer Showcase," 2.315 million viewers (R)
ABC "Kimmel," 1.972 million viewers (R)
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.300 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.587 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.212 million viewers **
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.845 million viewers (R)

* Friday's "Late Night" was an encore

** Thursday and Friday's "Late Late Show" were retitled repeats and are not included in the week or season averages.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.11 rating, 5 share
CBS "Summer Showcase," 0.48/2 (R)
ABC "Kimmel," 0.61/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.40/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.47/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.33/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.27/2

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.852 million viewers
CBS "Summer Showcase," 2.442 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.577 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.619 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.499 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.361 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.816 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK AUG. 10-14

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.20 (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.19
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.31 (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.71
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.54
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers.

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., "The Daily Show," 0.458 million (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.525 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.727 million (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.620 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.189 million viewers





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