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Via NBC's Press Release
JAY LENO DELIVERS #1 RESULTS FOR THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF AUG. 20-24, TOPPING THE ABC AND CBS SLOT COMPETITION IN ALL KEY CATEGORIES
JAY GENERATES BIGGER AUDIENCES THAN HIS ABC AND CBS TIME-PERIOD COMPETITION IN ADULTS, MEN AND WOMEN 18-34, 18-49 AND 25-54, PLUS TOTAL VIEWERS
JIMMY FALLON BEATS ‘LATE LATE’ ENCORES IN ALL KEY MEASURES AND OUT-DELIVERS ‘KIMMEL’ HEAD TO HEAD FOR THEIR COMMON HALF-HOUR IN ADULTS 18-34, 18-49 AND 25-54, PLUS TOTAL VIEWERS
SEASON TO DATE, JAY HAS STRETCHED HIS TOTAL-VIEWER LEAD OVER ‘Late Show’ TO 22 PERCENT FROM THE YEAR-AGO 14 PERCENT; JIMMY FALLON HAS INCREASED HIS MARGIN OVER ‘LATE Late Show’ TO 21 PERCENT , UP FROM LAST YEAR’S 6 PERCENT
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – August 30, 2012 – NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” has out-delivered the ABC and CBS time-period competition for the week of August 20-24, generating bigger audiences than CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” and ABC’s combination of “Nightline” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” head to head for the hour 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 prevailed in every key category versus CBS’s encores of “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” while delivering bigger audiences than “Kimmel” head to head in their common half-hour in adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54; men 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54; and adults and men 25-54, plus total viewers.
Through the first 49 weeks of the 2011-12 broadcast year, "Tonight" has increased its total-viewer margin over "Late Show" to 22 percent (3.663 million vs. 2.995 million), up from the year-ago season-to-date advantage of 14 percent, while stretching its 25-54 advantage to 11 percent (1.402 million vs. 1.266 million) from last year’s 8 percent and its 18-34 lead to 25 percent (345,000 vs. 276,000) from last year’s 23 percent.
Jimmy Fallon has established a total-viewer lead over "Late Late Show" this season of 21 percent (1.747 million vs. 1.438 million), up from last year's advantage of 6 percent. Jimmy has also increased his season-to-date lead over "Late Late Show" in adults 18-49 to 23 percent (703,000 vs. 570,000), up from last year’s 21 percent; in adults 18-34 to 53 percent (273,000 vs. 178,000), up from last year's 29 percent; and in adults 25-54 to 17 percent (842,000 vs. 720,000), up from 7 percent at this point last season.
"Tonight" delivered a bigger 18-49 audience than "Late Show" for the 30th time in their last 34 head-to-head weeks (excludes weeks of Olympic preemptions) and 12th week in a row, while Jimmy Fallon has attracted a bigger 18-49 audience than "Late Late Show" for each of their last 37 head-to-head weeks.
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of August 20-24. 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,” 0.8 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.5/2*
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.7/3
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.4/2*
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,” 3.3 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 2.3 million viewers*
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 3.3 million viewers
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.6 million viewers*
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.5 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.1 million viewers (in encore telecasts)*
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.8 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
* Friday’s “Late Show” and “Late Late Show” were delayed by an NFL overrun and are excluded from these averages. Friday’s “Kimmel” was an encore.
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,” 0.5/3
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.4/2
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,” 3.0 million viewers
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 3.7 million viewers
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.7 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.7 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.4 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.9 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF AUGUST 20-24
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” 0.4 in encore telecasts
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Colbert Report,” 0.3 in encore telecasts
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.4 in encore telecasts
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 1.28 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. “The Daily Show,” 0.7 million in encore telecasts
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Colbert Report,” 0.5 million in encore telecasts
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.8 million in encore telecasts
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 2.1 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.4 million
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@Aaron
Letterman does not rehearse his show nowadays. He doesn’t like to in order to keep the show fresh and lively for himself as he’s been doing this for 30+ years. He use to tape two shows on Monday, when I assume he and his staff had the energy, but now he does it on Thursdays because of the ratings dip due the very bland and tasteless show he would make on Monday for a Friday show.
And sorry for not getting you the postings Mario. I am at college now so life is very speradic. I found that link, read it quickly, and went off for a late night study with friends.
Btw. I don’t have a TV I can easily access at night so I watch CONAN online. Also, everyone at my college watches Adult Swim if they are up this late at night.
Brad, I can’t tell if you like or dislike Letterman.
Brad, that’s ok.
AWESOME! Leno is signed on for another 2 years! The KING can continue his reign!
Diana, there is NO need for Leno to exit at all! Despite all the crap thrown at him he is the #1 rated late night host for almost 20 years now!
Since when is being #1 a bad thing?
Judging by Letterman and Stern’s interview, I got the feeling that Letterman wants to stay onboard and defend his throne against Kimmel and Fallon in the future. Go out on top!
Not much of a vote of confidence in Leno. Why does Leno keep allowing NBC to walk all over him? Is he really that weak and that much of a corporate yes man?
Well I guess that kills the Jay is going to be fired ASAP argument for what I have read in here ever since apparently Kimmel is so popular he will crush everybody from weeks ago.
Ah yes how was the Dave and Stern interview? Typically Stern has to brag about how on Letterman the ratings go up when he is on, he might want to note Fallon beat Letterman in the overnights in the Demo in his analysis LOL
Haha. Mario, most of us here predicted that Leno would stay on til 2014 before being succeeded by someone else.
Still feel pleasure that in all probability Conan will still be on TBS after they finally put Jay out to pasture.
I just can’t believe they’re holding on to Leno. He is so unspeakably bad, his show unwatchable, as the ratings suggest. Only 2% of late night viewers watch him.
Charles, Leno has more viewers than anyone else! So according to your logic they should all be fired!
I like Letterman enough. I prefer old Dave not new Dave. But those Friday shows taped on Monday were very dull and on purpose because of old news and not being on top of current. The bad thing about a Monday taping versus a Thursdat taping is what if there’s a scandal Tuesday, they already taped the Monologue.
Well note this guys. Practically everyone in traditional late night is on board up until 2014. Leno, Letterman, Conan, Ferguson, and I think Fallon too.
Yes, Mario, I think it’s time for Leno and Letterman to go. They just can’t keep up with the new talents like O’Brien, Kimmel, and the others.
If TTS still makes money now, it’s hilarious to look back on what was said when Conan was leaving TTS. It’s a beatutiful thing, Karma is.