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[11/13/14 - 11:27 AM]
"The Tonight Show" Dominates Timeslot Competition, Winning All Key Ratings Categories for Week of Nov. 3-7
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of November 3-7.

[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW" DOMINATES TIMESLOT COMPETITION, WINNING ALL KEY RATINGS CATEGORIES FOR WEEK OF NOV. 3-7

'Late Night,' 'Last Call' Also Score Well, Hitting Five-Week Highs in 18-49, Total Viewers

NEW YORK - Nov. 13, 2014 - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has delivered a decisive victory in late-night ratings for the week of Nov. 3-7 winning all five nights versus the time period's ABC and CBS competition in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

Fallon beat ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" for the week in every key ratings category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Fallon's 0.98 rating for the week in adults 18-49 generated a +34% advantage over Kimmel (0.73) and a +100% margin over Letterman (0.49).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" topped CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" in adults 18-49 (with a 0.52 rating vs. a 0.49) despite starting an hour later.

Both "Late Night" (0.52 in 18-49, 1.563 million viewers overall) and "Last Call with Carson Daly" (0.33 in 18-49, 901,000 viewers overall) hit five-week highs in 18-49 and total viewers, with their best averages since the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 3. "Last Call" outrated CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.31) despite starting an hour later.

Note that all late-night shows on the broadcast networks, except "Tonight," excluded their Tuesday results due to Election Night disruptions, and Kimmel, Meyers and Daly aired encores on Friday night.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 3-7. 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" 0.98 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.49/2 *
ABC "Kimmel," 0.73/4 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.46/3 *
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," 0.33/3 *

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.610 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.669 million viewers *
ABC "Kimmel," 2.968 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.791 million viewers *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.563 million viewers *
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.326 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.901 million viewers *

* All Tuesday telecasts except "Tonight" were excluded from weeklong averages due to Election Night disruptions. Friday's "Kimmel," "Late Night" and "Last Call" were encores.

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.13 rating, 5 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.51/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.66/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.41/3
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," 0.31/3

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 3.905 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.730 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.748 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.657 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.548 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.397 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.867 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK NOV. 3-7

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.57
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 0.48
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.44
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.71
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.49

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.332 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.062 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.917 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.528 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.097 million viewers





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