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[06/26/14 - 02:29 PM]
"The Tonight Show" Dominates ABC, CBS Timeslot Competition for Week of June 16-20
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of June 16-20.

[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW" DOMINATES ABC, CBS TIMESLOT COMPETITION FOR WEEK OF JUNE 16-20

Fallon Beats Combined Rating for Kimmel, Letterman in Demo While Meyers Handily Defeats Ferguson in 18-49 as Well

NEW YORK - June 26, 2014 - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has dominated the late-night ratings for the week of June 16-20, beating the combined results of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" in adults 18-49.

Fallon's 1.13 rating in 18-49 for the week topped the combined 1.00 of "Kimmel" (0.57) and "Late Show" (0.43). Versus "The Tonight Show's" results for the same week last year, Fallon was up +31% in adult 18-49 rating, to a 1.13 from a 0.86.

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" outscored CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (with a 0.52 rating vs. a 0.43) despite starting an hour later, and finished the week within 0.05 of a point of "Kimmel" (0.52 vs. 0.57).

Note: Friday's Fallon, Letterman, Kimmel and Meyers telecasts were encores.

In the 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET slot, Meyers outrated CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" by a +68% margin in 18-49 (0.52 vs. 0.31). Meyers delivered bigger audiences than Ferguson in every key ratings measure and also beat ABC's "Nightline" in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m. in all key categories.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of June 16-20. Ratings reflect "live plus same day" data from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted.)

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.13 rating, 5 share *
CBS "Late Show," 0.43/2 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.57/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.35/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.52/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.31/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.30/2 (R)

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.625 million viewers *
CBS "Late Show," 2.263 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.291 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.462 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.438 million viewers *
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.243 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.736 million viewers (R)

* Friday's "Tonight," "Late Show," "Kimmel" and "Late Night" were encores.

SEASON TO DATE (SINCE FEB. 17, "LIVE PLUS SAME DAY")

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.30 rating, 6 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.52/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.66/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.62/4
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.34/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.34/3

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 4.151 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.648 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.622 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.622 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.724 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.335 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.917 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JUNE 16-20

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.47
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.41
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.45
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.90
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.63

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.317 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.112 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.977 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.980 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.389 million viewers





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