In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:
* In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.6/7; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.4/6; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 3.4/8; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.9/6.
* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.8/4; “Late Show,” 0.6/3; “Nightline,” 1.0/5; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.6/3.
* At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.8/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.1/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.7/5 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.4/2 with an encore).
* “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,“ featuring a guest appearance by President Barack Obama, scored the show’s top metered-market household rating for a Tuesday telecast in two years (since March 2, 2010) and matched “Late Night’s” highest adult 18-49 rating in the Local People Meters since June 14, 2011. Versus “Late Night’s” Tuesday season averages, last night’s telecast is up 29 percent in metered-market households (with a 1.8 rating vs. a 1.4) and up 40 percent in the Local People Meters (0.7 in 18-49 vs. 0.5).
* At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 1.1/5 in metered-market households and a 0.5/4 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
