via press release:
ABC’s “Kimmel” is Up Week to Week by 15% in Viewers and 22% in Adults 18-49
“JKL” Beats CBS’ “Ferguson” in Key Women Demos
“JKL’s” Monday Telecast Attracts the Show’s Best Numbers on the Night in 1 Year, Topping CBS’ “Ferguson” and NBC’s “Fallon” Among Adults 18-49
Weekly National Ratings:
During the week of March 1, 2010, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” saw week-to-week increases of 15% in Total Viewers (1.68 million vs. 1.46 million) and 22% in Adults 18-49 (740,000 vs. 608,000), posting the late-night program’s best numbers in 3 weeks – since w/o 2/8/10.
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live” bettered CBS’ “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” among Women 18-49 by 4% (445,000 vs. 429,000) and Women 25-54 by 7% (533,000 vs. 497,000).
- On Monday (3/1/10), featuring “Dancing with the Stars” cast member for Season 10, Kate Gosselin; new “The Bachelorette,” Ali Fedotowsky and musical guest, Josh Turner, “JKL” turned in its best Monday performance in Total Viewers (1.98 million) and Adults 18-49 (936,000) in 1 year – since 3/2/09. In fact, in the key young adult sales demo, the “JKL” Monday telecast outperformed the Monday telecasts of “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (724,000) and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (915,000).
Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for week of 3/1/10.
My head is spinning from all that spinning. The show is essentially a 7 year flop, but they benefit from never having had good ratings, so all this 1.6, 1.9 crud seems like progress. It's been 7 years folks. Kimmel Live isn't getting better, it's just staying the same.
I don't know, maybe that's OK in today's mediocre world?
JKL has always been pretty much on par with Late Nite and the Late Late Show ratings. Late night is just not as big these days. He does have some hit YouTube videos and has generated some major buzz with a couple of skits.
Also, JKL has a lot working against it. 1) An odd time slot with unrelated lead-in. 2) Many markets' (like Chicago) affiliates run 30 minutes to an 1 hour of syndicated shows.
yeah, Minneapolis reairs the local news at 10:35 and so other show at 11:05 before him
Good for you JK. I think his show is a fresh approach to stale late night TV. Still laughing about the Leno bit.
Good for you JK. I think his show is a fresh approach to stale late night TV. Still laughing about the Leno bit.