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[07/11/14 - 11:16 AM]
"Tonight Show" Encores Take Week of June 30-July 4, Defeating "Kimmel" Originals
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of June 30-July 4.

[via press release from NBC]

"TONIGHT SHOW" ENCORES TAKE WEEK OF JUNE 30-JULY 4, DEFEATING "KIMMEL" ORIGINALS

Fallon Also Tops Letterman Rebroadcasts While "Late Night" Bests "Nightline" and "Late Late Show"

NEW YORK - July 11, 2014 - Encores of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" have delivered a decisive win in late-night ratings for the holiday week of June 30-July 4, topping originals of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and encores of "Late Show with David Letterman."

Fallon encores beat Kimmel originals in all key measures, with a +41% margin in adults 18-49 (scoring a 0.86 rating vs. a 0.61), one week after Fallon rebroadcasts topped a week of four Kimmel originals and one encore by +40% (0.88 vs. 0.63).

Note that all Friday results are excluded from the June 30-July 4 averages due to the July 4 holiday (all of the excluded ABC, CBS and NBC Friday shows were encores except for "Nightline").

At 12:35 a.m. ET last week, rebroadcasts of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" generated a +43% margin of victory over CBS's encores of "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (with a 0.40 rating vs. a 0.28).

Meyers' rebroadcasts also beat originals of ABC's "Nightline" by a +21% margin in 18-49 in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m. ET (with a 0.47 rating that half-hour vs. a 0.39).

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of June 30-July 4. 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" 0.86 rating, 4 share (R) *
CBS "Late Show," 0.47/2 (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.61/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.39/2 *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.40/2 (R) *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.28/2 (R) *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.24/2 (R) *

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 2.882 million viewers (R) *
CBS "Late Show," 2.287 million viewers (R) *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.539 million viewers (R) *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.482 million viewers *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.172 million viewers (R) *
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.116 million viewers (R) *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.692 million viewers (R) *

* All Friday telecasts are excluded due to the July 4 holiday.

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

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.26 rating, 6 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.51/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.65/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.60/4
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.33/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.33/3

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 4.030 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.620 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.610 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.607 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.675 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.322 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.894 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JUNE 30-JULY 4

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.29 (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.24 (R)
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.31 (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.87
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.59

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 0.713 million (R)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.599 million (R)
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.778 million (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 2.003 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.347 million viewers





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