NBC RATINGS RESULTS FOR THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF NOV. 7-11
JAY LENO AND JIMMY FALLON TOP THEIR HOURS IN TOTAL VIEWERS
'TONIGHT' GROWS 5 PERCENT WEEK TO WEEK IN 18-49 VIEWERS TO MATCH A FOUR-WEEK HIGH
SEASON TO DATE, JAY AND JIMMY INCREASE THEIR TOTAL-VIEWER MARGINS VS. LAST YEAR
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - November 17, 2011 - NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" has averaged a 0.9 rating, 3 share in adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers overall for the week of November 7-11. In total viewers, "Tonight" out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and ABC's combination of "Nightline" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the week.
Versus the prior week, "Tonight" is up 5 percent in viewers 18-49 (1.091 million vs. 1.041 million), to match a four-week high, and up 1 percent in total viewers (3.614 million vs. 3.579 million).
At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" delivered a bigger audience than CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" in total viewers, as well as viewers 18-49 and other key demographics. "Late Night" averaged a 0.5/3 in 18-49 and 1.7 million viewers overall.
Through the first eight weeks of the season, "Tonight" has increased its total-viewer margin over "Late Show" to 10 percent (3.643 million vs. 3.316 million), up from the year-ago season-to-date advantage of 2 percent. Jimmy Fallon has established a total-viewer lead over "Late Late Show" this season of 13 percent (1.750 million vs. 1.553 million), after trailing by 5 percent at the point one year ago. In viewers 18-49, Jimmy's lead over "Late Late Show" this season is 12 percent (726,000 vs. 649,000), matching "Late Night's" 12 percent margin at this point last season.
WEEKLY AVERAGES
(According to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of November 7-11. 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, 3 share
CBS "Late Show," 0.9/4
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.0/4*
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 0.6/3*
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC "Late Night," 0.5/3*
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," 3.6 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.2 million viewers
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 4.1 million viewers*
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 2.0 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," 1.0 million viewers*
* Friday's "Late Night" and Tuesday's ABC programs were re-titled and are excluded from these averages. Friday's "Last Call" and Monday's "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," 0.9/3
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 1.0/3
12 midnight-1 a.m. ET
ABC "Kimmel," 0.6/3
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," 3.6 million viewers
CBS "Late Show," 3.3 million viewers
11:35 p.m.-12 midnight ET
ABC "Nightline," 3.9 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," 1.6 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC "Last Call," 1.0 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7-11
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," 0.6
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, 0.6
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.28 million viewers
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show," 1.7 million
Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m.-midnight ET, "The Colbert Report," 1.3 million
TBS, 11 p.m.-midnight, "Conan," 0.7 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
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