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Via NBC's Press Release
JAY AND JIMMY OUT-DELIVER THEIR ABC AND CBS TIME-PERIOD COMPETITION IN 18-49 VIEWERS AND TOTAL VIEWERS
JAY DELIVERS BIGGER AUDIENCES THAN ‘Late Show’ IN EVERY KEY CATEGORY: ADULTS, MEN AND WOMEN 18-34, 18-49 AND 25-54, PLUS TOTAL VIEWERS
JIMMY HITS A SEVEN-WEEK HIGH IN 18-49 VIEWERS AND TOPS ‘LATE Late Show’ AND THE HEAD-TO-HEAD HALF-HOUR OF ‘KIMMEL’ IN EVERY KEY MEASURE
SEASON TO DATE, JAY HAS STRETCHED HIS TOTAL-VIEWER LEAD OVER ‘Late Show’ TO 18 PERCENT FROM THE YEAR-AGO 12 PERCENT; JIMMY FALLON HAS ALSO INCREASED HIS MARGIN OVER ‘LATE Late Show’ TO 18 PERCENT , UP FROM LAST YEAR’S 5 PERCENT
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – July 19, 2012 – NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” have delivered bigger audiences than the ABC and CBS time-period competition in viewers 18-49, total viewers and other key categories for the week of July 9-13.
“Tonight” topped the time-period competition of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's combination of "Nightline" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in 18-49 and total viewers and delivered bigger audiences than “Late Show” in every key ratings category: adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon also out-delivered CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and “Kimmel” head to head for their common half-hour in each of those categories.
Jimmy Fallon generated his biggest 18-49 audience (616,000) in seven weeks (since the week of May 21-25).
Through the first 43 weeks of the 2011-12 broadcast year, "Tonight" has increased its total-viewer margin over "Late Show" to 18 percent (3.677 million vs. 3.106 million), up from the year-ago season-to-date advantage of 12 percent. Jimmy Fallon has also established a total-viewer lead over "Late Late Show" this season of 18 percent (1.753 million vs. 1.482 million), up from last year's advantage of 5 percent. Jimmy has also increased his season-to-date lead over "Late Late Show" in adults 18-34, to 45 percent (273,000 vs. 188,000) up from last year's 28 percent, and in adults 25-54, to 14 percent (849,000 vs. 748,000) up from 7 percent at this point last season.
"Tonight" delivered a bigger 18-49 audience than "Late Show" for the 26th time in 30 weeks while Jimmy Fallon attracted a bigger 18-49 audience than "Late Late Show" for a 33rd week in a row.
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 9-13. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data from Nielsen Media Research 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.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 0.7 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.5/2*
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.8/3
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.5/2*
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.5/3
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.3/2 (in encore telecasts)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.3/2 (in encore telecasts)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 3.4 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 2.4 million viewers *
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 3.6 million viewers
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.6 million viewers *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.6 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.1 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.9 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
* Friday’s “Late Show” and “Kimmel” were encores.
SEASON TO DATE
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 0.8 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.8/3
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.9/3
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.5/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.6/3
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.5/3
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.3/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 3.7 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.1 million viewers
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 3.8 million viewers
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.8 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.8 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.5 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.9 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JULY 2-6
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” preempted
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Colbert Report,” preempted
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.5
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 1.0
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.6
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.28 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. “The Daily Show,” preempted
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Colbert Report,” preempted
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 1.0 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 2.4 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.4 million
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I’m with you Andre 99%. I just want to add that comedians typically do well with Andy on the couch.
I enjoy Andy. I listened to his entire interview with Howard Stern with great pleasure and I loved his Fourth of July sketch with Conan. He just needs to seriously understand he is not the star. Not a single person tunes in just to see Andy.
Does Ferguson ever get paid by Twitter for “Check the Tweets”?
I might be biased, but I like the Conan + Andy “sexual tension”.
Totally not related to ratings or comedy, but a very interesting piece by Andy Richter.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-richter/aurora-shooting-gun-rights_b_1696455.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Did anyone else notice Conan’s hair wasn’t as Red as usual Monday night?
I sometimes think the ppl in the booth color the show because of you notice last night. Conan was a little more tan then usual too. I do want to say his director needs to go. The wash light behind Conan was very noticeable and his cutting back and forth with the black crowd was stupid. It was a hilarious bit! But to cut from the one crowd to the next, Conan should’ve stood in front of Andy Richter and kept the cameras in that direction. Whoever is directing has to be the worst director I’ve ever seen.
I forgot about this…
Was Letterman right or wrong about his spoiler?
http://www.examiner.com/article/david-letterman-s-so-called-spoiler-on-the-dark-knight-rises-right-or-wrong
If you have not seen the movie, do not read this!!!
HAHAHAHAHA I remember that. Gotta love Letterman.
I was thinking he/they colored his hair a little darker because of the CO shooter showing up with bright red hair. They wanting to stay as far from the comparision as they could.
Letterman is a genius! Sharpest tool in the late night shed, even if I disagree with his politics.
That’s a good thought Ji (g), but he’s done this a lot more than just last night.
I like the Conan/Andy double act. Conan is at his best with someone to talk to and Andy and Conan have amazing comedic compatability. The kind of people who really dig Conan tend to like the genuine camaraderie between Conan and Andy. I loved this from some years back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drMRNtbuarQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Meanwhile, in ratings news, TBSveryfunny seem to have finally fully executed on their plan. Conan now works as the flagship they intended and the ratings match the hype. The Networks are barely beating them where it counts (especially the anaemic numbers CBS is putting in) and Conan trends flat or up against NBC and CBS trending slightly down.
I’m back to watching Conan every night at least for the first 35 minutes or so depending on the guest. Even the intro sounds like you’re at a happening.
Paul Douglas lies like the rest of them.
Leno is king and won’t be beaten by any standard.
Conan can’t beat anything…lowest rated garbage on television. Nothing is lower rated than Conan.
Paul, that’s one of my favorite videos! The best thing about Conan and Andy interaction is their capacity of improvisation. They should do remotes together. Letting loose those two around LA would be awesome!
Ji, it’s not the first time Conan dyes his hair. It’s an FCC requirement.
Mario, Leno “won’t be beaten by any standard”? Conan, Fallon, Kimmel, and even Letterman have beaten him in the online realm.
An FCC requirement to “dye your hair” …. mmmmmm sarcasum maybe??
The timing was spot on then, I don’t believe in coincidences.
This is not really a surprise:
http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/pete-holmes-late-night-show-conan-tbs.html
As Paul mentioned before, Conan has become TBS flagship.
Too many pilots have been made for a show that follows Conan. We’ll see how it goes.
Conan’s monologue was excellent tonight. Lewis Black on TDS was also excellent. Leno had the best sketch of all tonight w/ SLJL syndrome. I’ll do my best to find a clip of it soon.
Jay Leno – SLJL Syndrome
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/ask-jay-anything-part-1-7-24-12/1411025?__source=tnt%7Chome%7Cfeatured%7Ccomedy