JAY LENO AND JIMMY FALLON DELIVER #1 RESULTS VS. ABC AND CBS COMPETITION FOR THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF APRIL 11-15
'TONIGHT' TOPS ABC AND CBS IN ITS HOUR IN VIEWERS 18-49 AND TOTAL VIEWERS; JIMMY FALLON ENCORES OUT-DELIVER 'LATE LATE SHOW' ORIGINALS IN 18-49 VIEWERS
SEASON TO DATE, 'TONIGHT' IS UP 22 PERCENT IN TOTAL VIEWERS VS. LAST YEAR AND JIMMY FALLON GROWS BY 15 PERCENT
'LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY' IS UP SEASON TO DATE BY 6 PERCENT IN 18-49 VIEWERS AND 17 PERCENT IN TOTAL VIEWERS
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - April 21, 2011 - NBC's late-night lineup has generated ratings victories for the week of April 11-15, with "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" finishing #1 in viewers 18-49 and total viewers versus CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's combination of "Nightline" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live." At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" encores ranked #1 in viewers 18-49 versus originals of CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."
In adult 18-49 rating points, "Tonight" defeated "Late Show" for the week (0.9 vs. 0.8), while Jimmy Fallon encores tied "Late Late Show" originals in 18-49 rating (0.5 each), though Jimmy generated the bigger 18-49 viewership (719,000 vs. 691,000).
So far during the 2010-11 television season versus the first 30 weeks of last season, "Tonight" is up by 22 percent in total viewers (3.867 million vs. 3.178 million), while "Late Show" is down 11 percent (3.584 million vs. 4.006 million). At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night" is up 15 percent versus its year-ago pace in total viewers (1.766 million vs. 1.537 million), while "Late Late Show" is down 7 percent (1.760 million vs. 1.899 million).
At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" is up so far this season versus one year ago by 6 percent in 18-49 viewers (495,000 vs. 466,000) and up 17 percent in total viewers (990,000 vs. 846,000).
Jay Leno has ranked #1 for 28 of 30 weeks this season versus "Late Show" in viewers 18-49 and total viewers. Jimmy Fallon has ranked #1 versus "Late Late Show" in viewers 18-49 for 30 of 30 weeks this season. In total viewers, Jimmy has won 17 of the last 22 weeks versus "Late Late Show."
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 11-15. 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," 0.9 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.8/3
11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.0/4
12:05-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 0.6/3*
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.5/3 (in encore telecasts)
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.5/3
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.4/3 (in encore telecasts)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.6 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.4 million viewers
11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 3.8 million viewers
12:05-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 1.7 million viewers*
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.6 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.7 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.9 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
* Friday�s "Kimmel" was an encore.
SEASON TO DATE
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.0 rating, 4 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.9/4
11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.0/4
12:05-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 0.5/3
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.6/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.5/3
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.4/3
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.9 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.6 million viewers
11:35 p.m.-12:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 4.0 million viewers
12:05-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 1.7 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.8 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.8 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 1.0 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF APRIL 11-15:
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.7
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.6
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.5
TBS, midnight-1 a.m., "Lopez Tonight," 0.3
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.0
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.6
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.31 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.6 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.3 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.9 million
TBS, midnight-1 a.m., "Lopez Tonight," 0.6 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 2.2 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.4 million
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