NBC LATE NIGHT RESULTS FOR THE WEEK OF AUG. 15-19

ENCORES OF 'THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO' TOP REBROADCASTS OF 'LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN' IN ADULTS 18-49, 18-34, 25-54 AND TOTAL VIEWERS, WHILE ALSO OUTDELIVERING ABC'S MOSTLY ORIGINAL COMBO OF 'NIGHLINE' AND 'JIMMY KIMMEL'

'LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON' REBROADCASTS OUTDELIVER ENCORES OF 'LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON' IN ADULTS 18-49, 18-34, 25-54 AND TOTAL VIEWERS

SEASON TO DATE, JAY LENO AND CARSON DALY ARE UP 11 PERCENT IN TOTAL VIEWERS VS. LAST YEAR, WHILE JIMMY FALLON IS UP 12 PERCENT

JAY HAS RANKED #1 VS. 'LATE SHOW' IN 18-49 VIEWERS FOR 45 OF 47 WEEKS THIS SEASON AND JIMMY HAS FINISHED #1 VS. 'LATE LATE SHOW' FOR 47 OF 47 WEEKS

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - August 25, 2011 - NBC's late-night lineup has scored #1 rankings for the week of August 15-19, as encore telecasts of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" topped rebroadcasts of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" in adults 18-49, 18-34, 25-54 and total viewers, while also generating bigger audiences than ABC's mostly original combination of "Nightline" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in those key ratings categories. At 12:35 a.m. ET, encores of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" also out-delivered CBS's rebroadcasts of "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" in adults 18-49, 18-34, 25-54 and total viewers. Note that "Kimmel" was a rebroadcast on Friday.

So far during the 2010-11 television season versus the first 48 weeks of last season, "Tonight" is up by 11 percent in total viewers (3.862 million vs. 3.470 million), while "Late Show" is down 8 percent (3.384 million vs. 3.683 million). At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon is also up 12 percent versus his year-ago pace in total viewers (1.767 million vs. 1.573 million), while "Late Late Show" is down 7 percent (1.668 million vs. 1.791 million).

At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" is up so far this season versus one year ago by 4 percent in 18-49 viewers (483,000 vs. 465,000), 7 percent in 25-54 viewers (552,000 vs. 516,000) and up 11 percent in total viewers (972,000 vs. 872,000).

Jay Leno has ranked #1 for 45 of 47 weeks this season versus "Late Show" in viewers 18-49 and total viewers (excluding the week of Wimbledon delays). Jimmy Fallon has ranked #1 versus "Late Late Show" in viewers 18-49 for 47 of 47 weeks this season (excluding Wimbledon week). In total viewers, Jimmy has out-delivered "Late Late Show" for the last 14 weeks in a row.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of August 15-19. 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," 0.8 rating, 3 share (in encore telecasts)
CBS "Late Show," 0.7/3 (in encore telecasts)

11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.8/3

12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 0.5/2*

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.5/3 (in encore telecasts)
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.4/2 (in encore telecasts)

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.3/2 (in encore telecasts)

TOTAL VIEWERS

11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.1 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
CBS "Late Show," 2.7 million viewers (in encore telecasts)

11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 3.7 million viewers

12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 1.6 million viewers*

12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.4 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.3 million viewers (in encore telecasts)

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.8 million viewers (in encore telecasts)

*Kimmel was an encore telecast on Friday.

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," 0.8/3

11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.9/4

12 midnight-1 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," 3.4 million viewers

11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 4.0 million viewers

12 midnight-1 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," 1.7 million viewers

1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 1.0 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF AUGUST 15-19

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," 0.5

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.4

TBS, midnight-1 a.m., "Lopez Tonight," 0.2 (in encore telecasts)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.0

Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.5

Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.31 million viewers

TOTAL VIEWERS

Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.7 million

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.2 million

TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.7 million

TBS, midnight-1 a.m., "Lopez Tonight," 0.3 million (in encore telecasts)

Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 2.4 million

Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.3 million