NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” have won their time slots for week of April 12-16 over all cable and broadcast competition in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.
“Tonight ” topped CBS’s encores of “Late Show with David Letterman” and ABC’s combination of “Nightline” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in every key ratings category: adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, as well as total viewers.
At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon also topped CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” in all key ratings categories. Jimmy out-delivered “Late Late Show” on five of five nights for the week in 18-49 and total viewers, while generating his biggest adult 18-49 audience in four weeks.
To date, Jay Leno has ranked #1 in adult 18-49 rating on 33 of 35 nights versus “Late Show,” including two ties, since returning as host of “Tonight” on March 1. In total viewers, Jay has ranked #1 on 35 of 35 nights.
For the week at 1:35 a.m. ET, “Last Call with Carson Daly” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 0.3 in 18-34) tied the rating of CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” in both adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 and finished within a tenth of a point of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in both categories.
For the week of April 12-16, Jay’s average 1.376 million adults 18-49 outscored the 997,000 for Letterman’s encores; in total viewers, Jay’s audience of 4.052 million persons beat Letterman’s 2.828 million; and in adults 18-34, Jay’s 447,000 topped Letterman’s 351,000. At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon’s 860,000 adults 18-49 for the week topped Ferguson’s 579,000; in total viewers, Jimmy’s 1.712 million trailed Ferguson’s 1.482 million; and in adults 18-34, Jimmy’s 322,000 out-delivered Ferguson’s 218,000.
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 12-16. 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, 5 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.8/3 (in encore telecasts)
ABC “Nightline,” 0.9/4
12:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.5/3*
12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.7/4
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.4/3
1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.4/3*
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 4.1 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 2.8 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
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,” 1.7 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.5 million viewers
1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 1.0 million viewers*
* Monday’s “Last Call” and Friday’s “Kimmel” were encores.
SEASON TO DATE
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m. ET
NBC “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 1.2/5
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,” 0.6/4
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.6/3
1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.4/3
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m. ET
NBC “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 4.6 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 4.0 million viewers
ABC “Nightline,” 3.8 million viewers
12:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.7 million viewers
12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” 1.5 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 APRIL 12-16
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” 0.8
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. ET, “The Colbert Report,” 0.6
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.9
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.6
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.32 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” 1.8 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. ET, “The Colbert Report,” 1.3 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 2.0 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.2 million
(source; NBC)
