“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (3.2.8 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS’s first-run “Late Show with David Letterman” (2.2/6, delayed by news coverage) and ABC’s combination of “Nightline (2.6/6, delayed by news coverage) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.2/4 with an encore delayed by news coverage) in Nielsen’s 56 metered markets.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.1/5; “Late Show,” 0.7/3, delayed by news coverage; “Nightline,” 0.8/3, delayed by news coverage; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.4/3 with an encore delayed by news coverage.
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.0/4, delayed by news coverage). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped the “Late Late Show” (0.4/3, delayed by news coverage).
At 1:35 a.m., Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
NOTE: All national ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
(source: NBC)
