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Via NBC's Press Release
JAY LENO AND JIMMY FALLON DELIVER FOUR-WEEK HIGHS TO WIN THE JAN. 28-FEB. 1 WEEK OVER THEIR ABC AND CBS RIVALS
'TONIGHT' TOPS ABC'S 'KIMMEL' BY THE BIGGEST MARGINS IN THEIR FOUR HEAD-TO-HEAD WEEKS
'LATE NIGHT' LEADS 'Nightline' AND 'LATE Late Show' IN ALL KEY CATEGORIES; BEATS'Nightline' BY THE BIGGEST MARGINS IN THEIR FOUR HEAD-TO-HEAD WEEKS
'Last Call WITH CARSON DALY' HITS A 10-WEEK HIGH IN 18-49 AND A 12-WEEK HIGH IN TOTAL VIEWERS
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – February 7, 2013 – NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” has finished #1 in viewers 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54, as well as total viewers, versus its ABC and CBS time-slot competition for the week of January 28-February 1, with Jay generating his biggest 18-49 and total-viewer margins over ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in the four weeks since "Kimmel" shifted to the 11:35 p.m. ET hour.
For the week, “Tonight” topped “Kimmel” in viewers 18-49 by a 19 percent margin (with 1.081 million viewers vs. 911,000 for “Kimmel”), and in total viewers by a 47 percent margin (3.745 million vs. 2.544 million).
At 12:35 a.m. ET last week, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" ranked #1 versus the ABC and CBS competition in 18-49 viewers, total viewers and all other key ratings categories. “Late Night” beat ABC's "Nightline" for the week in their head-to-head half-hour by Jimmy's biggest margins in the four weeks since "Nightline" shifted to the half-hour -- a 42 percent advantage in 18-49 (with 726,000 viewers vs. “Nightline’s” 512,000 in the 12:30-1 a.m. ET half-hour) and a 29 percent margin in total viewers (2.001 million for the half-hour vs. 1.548 million).
"Tonight" and "Late Night" delivered their top results in 18-49 and total viewers in the four weeks since New Year's week, December 31, 2012-January 4, 2013.
At 1:35 a.m. ET, "Last Call with Carson Daly" generated its biggest 18-49 audience (393,000) in 10 weeks (since the week of November 19-23, 2012) and its biggest overall audience (972,000) in 12 weeks (since November 5-9, 2012).
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of January 28 – February 1. 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,” 0.9 rating, 4 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.7/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.7/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.4/2
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,” 3.1 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 2.5 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.5 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.8 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.4 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 1.0 million viewers
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,” 0.7/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.8/3**
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.4/2**
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,” 3.6 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.1 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 2.8 million viewers**
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.7 million viewers**
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.7 million viewers
CBS “Late Late Show,” 1.5 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “Last Call,” 0.9 million viewers
** Since January 8.
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 1
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. ET, “The Daily Show,” 0.8
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Colbert Report,” 0.7
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.4
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 1.27 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. “The Daily Show,” 1.8 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, “The Colbert Report,” 1.4 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, “Conan,” 0.8 million
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
Isnt Jimmy Kimmel 45 or so?
The uncyclopedia of Leno was hilarious and surprising accurate. The one on Conan was terrible and board line racist towards the Irish.
Jimmy Kimmel is 45. Born November 13th, 1967.
Tues Feb 12th 56 meter half hours last night:
Leno 3.2/8 2.1/6
Letterman 2.6/6 2.1/6
Kimmel 2.2/5 1.4/4
Nightline 1.3/4
Fallon 1.4/5 1.0.4
Ferguson 1.4/5 1.0/4
“A note they are wise to ignore. Just like Johnny was wise not to start experimenting more when Arsenio got big. There is no strategic edge in doing that.”
1. Jay Leno is no Johnny Carson.
2. It’s 2013, not 1990.
Adapt or die. That’s nature strategy.
“1. Jay Leno is no Johnny Carson.”
Truer words were never spoken.
And it’s a big reason that Leno and Letterman have slipped into irrelevance…they’re both doing shows as if it were 1995.
“Jay Leno is no Johnny Carson.”
He is very much Johnny Carson on this matter. A host with a long and dominant run as predictable late night comfort food that is winding down. The dilemma, to become or not to become ‘Carsenio’, is identical. And the answer has not changed.
“Adapt or die. That’s nature strategy.”
Dave and Jay’s shows will die a natural death soon. In showbiz years, they are 100 years old. If they want to die sooner of an unnatural death, they could take that terrible advice about getting experimental.
Even Carson admitted Leno is one of the funniest comics in the nation. Leno paid his dues by doing standup around the nation for decades before getting Tonight. Carson didn’t.
I’ve got Carson monologues on VHS. There is no comparison. Leno is clearly the better comedian.
I agree, Leno and Letterman should t experiment, but could they not have a big show one week to gain people’s attention like Kimmel Sucks (feat. Matt Damon) and Occupy Conan did for them? I see nothing wrong with gaining some eyeballs or create a little buzz.
Neal, Carson said that when Leno was still doing his funny standup comedy.
And Neal, Carson came from a different background.
When do this week’s numbers come out? Are they late?
Fanboi Gary thinks Jay Leno is like Johnny Carson.
In this clip, Jay Leno admits that he’s no Johnny Carson.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6d1caacad1/jay-s-2004-announcement
Oops, sorry, I forgot that you can’t trust what Jay Leno says.