In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 4.1/11; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.7/7; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 3.6/9; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.8/6.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.3/6; “Late Show,” 0.8/4; “Nightline,” 1.1/5; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.6/3.
Featuring a guest appearance by President Barack Obama, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” earned its highest metered-market household rating (4.1) for a Tuesday telecast since March 2, 2010 (4.6), night two of Jay Leno’s first week back as host of “Tonight.”
Versus its Tuesday average so far this season, “Tonight” was up 52 percent (4.1 vs. 2.7) in metered-market households.
At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.7/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” with an encore (1.3/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.4/2 with an encore).
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” scored its highest metered-market household rating (1.7) for a Tuesday telecast since June 21.
At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
(source; NBC)
