“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (3.7/9 in metered-market households) out-rated CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” (3.0/7) and ABC’s “Nightline (2.9/7) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.3/4 with an encore telecast) in Nielsen’s 56 metered markets.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1.4/6) ranked #1 among the major networks in the time period over “Late Show” (1.0/4), “Nightline” (1.1/4) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (0.5/3 with an encore telecast).
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.5/5 in metered-market households) topped CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.8/5 in 18-49) defeated “Late Late Show” (0.5/3).
At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.6/4 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters. “Last Call” out-rated “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “Late Late Show” in 18-49 in the Local People Meter markets.
NOTE: All national ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
(source: information from NBC)