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[02/11/16 - 11:07 AM]
"The Tonight Show," "Late Night" Once Again Win in All Key Measures for Week of Feb. 1-5
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of February 1-5.

[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW," "LATE NIGHT" ONCE AGAIN WIN IN ALL KEY MEASURES FOR WEEK OF FEB. 1-5

Fallon Up +70% Over Colbert in 18-49 While Meyers Tops Corden by +47% in Same Demo

NEW YORK - Feb. 11, 2016 - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" have scored decisive wins for the late-night ratings week of Feb. 1-5, prevailing in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers - versus their ABC and CBS time-period competition in a week that included "Tonight" and "Late Night" rebroadcasts on Monday and Tuesday.

Note that ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" aired Friday encores.

Despite the Monday and Tuesday rebroadcasts, Fallon generated a +70% margin for the week over CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in adults 18-49 (with a 0.85 rating vs. a 0.50) and a +55% advantage over Kimmel (0.85 vs. 0.55). At 12:35 a.m. ET, Meyers delivered a +47% margin over CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" (0.44 vs. 0.30).

Season to date, Fallon and Meyers have outdelivered their ABC and CBS time-period competition for 20 of 20 weeks in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Feb. 1-5. 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" 0.85 rating, 4 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.50/3
ABC "Kimmel," 0.55/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.35/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.44/3 *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 0.30/2 *
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," 3.088 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.495 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.461 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.597 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.452 million viewers *
CBS "The Late Late Show," 1.206 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.859 million viewers (R)

* Monday and Tuesday telecasts of "Tonight" and "Late Night" were encores, as were Friday's "Kimmel" and "Late Late Show."

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.08 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.70/4
ABC "Kimmel," 0.57/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.38/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.50/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.34/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.30/2

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.861 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.969 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.438 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.573 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.644 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.253 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.914 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK FEB. 1-5

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.34
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.24
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.34 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," 0.819
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Nightly Show," 0.576
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.691 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.451 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.093 million viewers





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