via ABC press release:
Fringe Ratings Report: ABC Late-Night Programming
Week of October 12, 2009
ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Draws its Largest Audience Since Premiere Week
“JKL” Outperforms “Fallon” for the Week by 15% in Viewers, Topping the NBC Program for the 4th Straight Week, Every Week of the TV 0910 Season
Weekly National Ratings:
During the week of October 12, 2009, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” attracted its largest audience (1.71 million) since premiere week (week of 9/21/09). “JKL” was up in viewers over the prior week by 6% (1.62 million – week of 10/5/09) and up over the same week last year by 10% (1.56 million – week of 10/13/08).
- “JKL” bettered NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” by 15% in Total Viewers (1.71 million vs. 1.49 million), outdrawing the NBC late night program in viewers in all four weeks of the 2009-10 TV season. Season to date, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is outperforming NBC’s “Fallon” by 20% in Total Viewers (1.69 million vs. 1.41 million).
Source: NTI, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, week of 10/12/09, or as dated.
