“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (3.6/8 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” (2.4/6) and ABC’s “Nightline (2.7/6) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.2/4 with an encore telecast) in Nielsen’s 56 metered markets.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1.2/5) ranked #1 among the major networks in the time period over “Late Show” (0.8/3), “Nightline” (0.9/4) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (0.5/2 with an encore telecast).
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.6/5 in metered-market households) topped CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.3/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.7/4 in 18-49) beat “Late Late Show” (0.4/2).
At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 1.0/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
NOTE: All national ratings and metered-market ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
(source: information from NBC)
