CONAN O’BRIEN AND JIMMY FALLON TOP ALL CABLE AND BROADCAST TIME-PERIOD COMPETITION IN 18-49 VIEWERS FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 4-8
CONAN HAS RANKED #1 OR TIED FOR #1 AMONG BROADCAST NETWORKS IN 18-49 RATING FOR NINE OF THE LAST 11 WEEKS
JIMMY FALLON DELIVERS HIS HIGHEST TOTAL-VIEWER RESULT IN 16 WEEKS
NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” has topped all broadcast and cable competition in the key late-night demographic of adults 18-49 for the week of January 4-8. At 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” also delivered bigger 18-49 audiences than any cable or broadcast competition in the time period.
Last week also saw Conan deliver bigger audiences than CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” and the ABC lineup of “Nightline” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in adults, men and women 18-34, men 18-49 and men 25-54. Jimmy Fallon out-delivered CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and “Kimmel” in adults, men and women 18-34; men and women 18-49; and adults and men 25-54.
Conan has finished #1 or tied for #1 among broadcast networks in adult 18-49 rating for nine of the last 11 weeks and Jimmy has been #1 or tied for #1 seven of the last nine weeks.
In total viewers, “Late Night” delivered its biggest audience in 16 weeks (since the week of September 14-20).
The median age of Conan’s audience last week was 45.6, nine years younger than Nightline’s” 55.0 and 11 years younger than Letterman’s 57.3. At 12:35 a.m. ET last week, the median age of Jimmy Fallon’s audience (43.3) was eight years younger than Kimmel’s (51.4) and 10 years younger than Ferguson’s (53.5).
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of January 4-8. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data 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. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.0 rating, 4 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.9/3
ABC “Nightline,” 1.0/4
12:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.5/3*
12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.6/4
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.5/3
1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.3/2 (in encore telecasts)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 2.5 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 4.0 million viewers
ABC “Nightline,” 3.7 million viewers
12:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.7 million viewers*
12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.5 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.8 million viewers
1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.8 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
* Monday’s “Kimmel” was an encore.
SEASON TO DATE
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m. ET
NBC “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” 1.0/4
CBS “Late Show,” 1.0/4
ABC “Nightline,” 1.0/4
12:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.5/3
12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” 0.6/3
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.6/3
1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.3/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m. ET
NBC “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” 2.5 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 4.2 million viewers
ABC “Nightline,” 4.0 million viewers
12:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.7 million viewers
12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” 1.4 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.9 million viewers
1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.8 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JANUARY 4-8
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” 0.6
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. ET, “The Colbert Report,” 0.5
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.9
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.5
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.32 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” 1.3 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. ET, “The Colbert Report,” 1.0 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.9 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.1 million
(source: data and information provided by NBC)
