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[01/16/15 - 12:39 PM]
"The Tonight Show" and "Late Night" Take the Ratings Week of Jan. 5-9
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of January 5-9.
[via press release from NBC]

"THE TONIGHT SHOW" AND "LATE NIGHT" TAKE THE RATINGS WEEK OF JAN. 5-9

Fallon and Meyers Win Their Hours in All Key Measures

NEW YORK - Jan. 16, 2015 - "The "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has decisively won the week of Jan. 5-9, outdelivering ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" in every key ratings category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Note that Friday's "Kimmel" was an encore.

"Fallon's" 0.98 rating in adults 18-49 generated winning margins of +63% versus ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.60) and +104% versus CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (0.48).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, a 0.42 rating in 18-49 for "Late Night with Seth Meyers" delivered a +45% advantage over CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.29). In their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m., "Late Night" beat ABC's "Nightline" by a +36% margin (0.49 that half-hour vs. "Nightline's" 0.36).

"Late Night" outscored "Late Late Show" in all key measures and also beat "Nightline" in their head-to-head half-hour from 12:30-1 a.m. ET in every key category.

WEEKLY AVERAGES

(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 5-9. 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," 0.48/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.60/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.36/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.42/3 *
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.29/2
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," 3.731 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.764 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.548 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.561 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.408 million viewers *
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.358 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.758 million viewers (R)

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

SEASON AVERAGES

ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Tonight," 1.17 rating, 6 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.51/2
ABC "Kimmel," 0.64/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 0.40/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.51/3
CBS "Late Late Show," 0.34/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.31/2

TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ETv NBC "Tonight," 4.041 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 2.730 million viewers
ABC "Kimmel," 2.761 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.700 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 1.571 million viewers
CBS "Late Late Show," 1.456 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 0.876 million viewers

SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JAN. 5-9

NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, "The Daily Show," 0.53
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "@Midnight," 0.29
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.38
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.85
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.62

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

TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.296 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "@Midnight," 0.534 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.801 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.838 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.344 million viewers





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