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Via NBC's Press Release
JAY LENO AND JIMMY FALLON GENERATE #1 RESULTS FOR THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF SEPT. 10-14
‘TONIGHT’ DELIVERS BIGGER AUDIENCES THAN ‘Late Show’ IN ALL KEY CATEGORIES, IN A WEEK OF MOSTLY ENCORES
AT 12: 35 A.M. ET, JIMMY FALLON ALSO TOPS ‘LATE Late Show’ IN EVERY KEY MEASURE: ADULTS, MEN AND WOMEN 18-34, 18-49 AND 25-54, PLUS TOTAL VIEWERS
SEASON TO DATE, JAY HAS STRETCHED HIS TOTAL-VIEWER LEAD OVER ‘Late Show’ TO 23 PERCENT FROM THE YEAR-AGO 15 PERCENT; JIMMY FALLON HAS INCREASED HIS MARGIN OVER ‘LATE Late Show’ TO 22 PERCENT , UP FROM LAST YEAR’S 7 PERCENT
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – September 20, 2012 – In a week of mostly encore telecasts in the time slot, NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” out-delivered the ABC and CBS time-period competition for the week of September 10-14. Jay generated bigger audiences than CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” in every key ratings category: adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. The “Tonight” rebroadcasts also out-delivered ABC’s combination of “Nightline” originals and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” encores head to head in the hour in adults and men 18-34; adults, men and women 18-49; adults, men and women 25-54; and total viewers.
At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon also prevailed in every key category versus CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” while delivering bigger audiences than “Kimmel” head to head in their common half-hour in adults, men and women 18-34; adults, men and women 18-49; adults and women 25-54; and total viewers.
Through the first 52 weeks of the 2011-12 broadcast year, "Tonight" has stretched its total-viewer margin over "Late Show" to 23 percent (3.651 million vs. 2.974 million), up from the year-ago season-to-date advantage of 15 percent, while increasing its 25-54 advantage to 11 percent (1.396 million vs. 1.254 million) from last year’s 10 percent and its 18-34 lead to 26 percent (345,000 vs. 274,000) from last year’s 25 percent.
Jimmy Fallon has established a total-viewer lead over "Late Late Show" this season of 22 percent (1.746 million vs. 1.430 million), up from last year's advantage of 7 percent. Jimmy has also increased his season-to-date lead over "Late Late Show" in adults 18-49 to 24 percent (703,000 vs. 566,000), up from last year’s 22 percent; in adults 18-34 to 55 percent (275,000 vs. 177,000), up from last year's 31 percent; and in adults 25-54 to 17 percent (840,000 vs. 715,000), up from 9 percent at this point last season.
"Tonight" delivered a bigger 18-49 audience than "Late Show" for the 33rd time in their last 37 head-to-head weeks (excludes weeks of Olympic preemptions) and 15th week in a row, while Jimmy Fallon has attracted a bigger 18-49 audience than "Late Late Show" for each of their last 40 head-to-head weeks.
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of September 10-14. 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 (in encore telecasts)
CBS “Late Show,” 0.5/2 (in encore telecasts)*
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.7/3
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.4/2 (in encore telecast)
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.4/3
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.3/2*
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.2/2 (in encore telecasts)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 3.0 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
CBS “Late Show,” 2.2 million viewers (in encore telecasts)*
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 (in encore telecasts)
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.5 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.1 million viewers*
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.8 million viewers (in encore telecasts)
* Monday’s CBS broadcasts are excluded from these averages due to a U.S. Open tennis overrun.
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 SEPTEMBER 10-14
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
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.9
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.5
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.27 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. “The Daily Show,” 0.8 million (in encore telecasts)
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Colbert Report,” 0.7 million (in encore telecasts)
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.8 million
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 2.0 million
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 1.3 million
Just ignore Mario, folks.
There was such press when ABC announced they were moving Jimmy Kimmel to 11:30. Tonight he’ll have a chance to either shine or implode. But he is a funny guy. Here’s one of my favorite episodes of “Win Ben Stein’s Money.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tghGTcyG6Y
I wonder if Kimmel will do a Friday show in January? Typically it’s always a repeat. Letterman pre-tapes to make it dated.
Wouldn’t it be cool if Kimmel had Ben Stein as a cohost on the 11:30 show?
Aaron, not only are you ignored but your pathetic boy Conan is ignored by 99.9% of the nation!
For a lazy afternoon, some of the funniest moments in Late Night history…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD1nwe5Esx0
THE two coolest guys on late night television.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNntfTDOLNo&feature=related
Nobody does a worse Jay Leno impression than Jay Leno, here’s a funny list of impressions…
http://www.tv.com/news/video-round-up-the-best-and-worst-jay-leno-impersonations-20736/
Here’s an interesting article on Jay Leno and when and why he turned the funny switch off…
http://gawker.com/5676924/jay-leno-used-to-be-funny
I hope that I’m around in 20 years when the pop culture historians will begin commenting on this new round of late night wars…I just wonder what the landscape will look like then…
As we get ready for Kimmel, here’s a terrific Emmy moment from the past…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3A0VD688L8&feature=related
And another…at the top of his game…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur5DHFtL04E&feature=related
A little (there’s only a little on there) Conan Tonight Show. Although only a few seconds long, this one joke is better than anything his predecessor did in over a decade…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X36ACwwyscY
I like how Mario pulls out a random number of people not watching Conan without providing any proof.
It hurts some that more 18-34 year olds watch cartoon repeats than Leno on NBC.
I might be in the minority, but I thought Jimmy Kimmel blew it in the opening of the Emmy Awards. Conan was way better.
I didn’t watch it, but the comments from my Twitter and FB friends all agree with you, Adam.
Somebody who seems to hate Conan as much as Mr. Mario must have one hell of a man crush on Conan.
Yes, a very weak Emmy show all around. Disappointing winners, and a Jimmy Kimmel who is as weak and as lame as Jay Leno would be.
It might end up being a competition of the lame between Kimmel and Leno after all.
Strange, because Kimmel killed at the WH dinner this year.
Jon Stewart again.
Yawn.