Jimmy Fallon posts biggest lead on Colbert
December 20, 2015
Fallon tallied his largest victory yet over Stephen ColbertJimmy Fallon has opened up his biggest lead yet on competing late-night host Stephen Colbert.
NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring jimmy Fallon” averaged 3.63 million total viewers during the week ended Dec. 13, according to Nielsen, No. 1 for the week and well ahead of the 2.37 million CBS’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” averaged.
“Tonight’s” lead of 1.26 million viewers over “Late Show” marked Fallon’s largest margin of victory over Colbert in a week of original episodes.
ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” was No. 3 for the week among total viewers with 2.14 million.
“Tonight” also led the week among viewers 18-49, averaging a 0.96 rating. “Late Show” was second with a 0.54 rating and “Kimmel” third with a 0.47.
Meanwhile, in late-late night, NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” averaged 1.66 million total viewers and a 0.49 in 18-49s, with ABC’s “Nightline” at 1.40 million viewers and a 0.30 rating, CBS’s “Late Late Show with James Corden” at 1.17 million viewers and a 0.34 rating and NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly” at 907,000 viewers and a 0.29 rating.
Friday’s “Kimmel,” “Late Night,” “Late Late Show” and “Last Call” were encores.
EVENING NETWORK NEWS RATINGS
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Program |
Network |
25-54s |
People 2+ |
|
Rtg% |
Total viewers (millions) |
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt |
NBC |
1.8 |
8.982 |
|
World News Tonight with David Muir |
ABC |
1.6 |
8.544 |
|
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley |
CBS |
1.5 |
7.484 |
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Source: Nielsen |
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SUNDAY MORNING SHOW RATINGS
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Program |
Network |
Viewers 25-54 |
|
|
|
Rating |
Viewers (millions) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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Meet the Press
|
NBC
|
- |
1.048
|
3.544
|
|
This Week
|
ABC
|
-
|
1.001
|
3.201
|
|
Face the Nation
|
CBS
|
-
|
0.731
|
3.216
|
|
News Sunday |
Fox |
-
|
0.590 |
1.747 |
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Source: Nielsen
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LATE-NIGHT RATINGS
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Program |
Network |
People 2+ |
Adults 18-49 |
|
Total viewers (millions) |
Rtg% |
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Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
NBC |
3.628 |
0.96 |
|
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
|
CBS
|
2.373
|
0.54
|
|
Jimmy Kimmel Live |
ABC |
2.143
|
0.47 |
|
Late Night with Seth Meyers
|
NBC
|
1.660 |
0.49 |
|
Nightline
|
ABC
|
1.402
|
0.30
|
|
The Late Late Show with James Corden
|
CBS
|
1.168
|
0.34
|
|
Last Call with Carson Daly |
NBC |
0.907 |
0.29 |
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* Friday’s “Kimmel,” “Late Night,” “Late Late Show” and “Last Call” were encores. Source: Nielsen |
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MORNING SHOW RATINGS
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Program |
Network |
Households |
People 2+ |
|
|
Rtg% |
Shr |
Total viewers (millions) |
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Good Morning America |
ABC |
3.6 |
14 |
4.968 |
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Today |
NBC |
3.5 |
13 |
4.698 |
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This Morning |
CBS |
2.5 |
10 |
3.574 |
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Source: Nielsen |
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SYNDICATION
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# |
PROGRAMS |
Syndicator |
HH Rating |
Total Viewers (000) |
|
1
|
JUDGE JUDY (AT)
|
CTD
|
7.3
|
10365
|
|
2
|
ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON
|
ESP
|
7.0
|
10875
|
|
2
|
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
|
CTD
|
7.0
|
11436
|
|
4
|
JEOPARDY (AT)
|
CTD
|
6.4
|
10161
|
|
5
|
BIG BANG-SYN (AT)
|
WB
|
6.1
|
9654
|
|
6
|
FAMILY FEUD (AT)
|
2/T
|
5.9
|
8944
|
|
7
|
LAW & ORDER:SVU-WKL (AT)
|
NBU
|
5.0
|
7132
|
|
8
|
BIG BANG WKND (AT)
|
WB
|
3.7
|
5758
|
|
9
|
FAMILY GUY-WK-SYN (AT)
|
2/T
|
3.5
|
5193
|
|
10
|
MODERN FAMILY-MF-SYN (AT)
|
2/T
|
3.3
|
5018
|
|
11
|
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
|
CTD
|
3.1
|
4652
|
|
11
|
DR. PHIL SHOW (AT)
|
CTD
|
3.1
|
4325
|
|
13
|
INSIDE EDITION (AT)
|
CTD
|
3.0
|
4441
|
|
13
|
CLOSER (AT)
|
WB
|
3.0
|
4362
|
|
15
|
LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL
|
DAD
|
2.9
|
3822
|
|
16
|
TWO-HALF MEN-SYN (AT)
|
WB
|
2.8
|
4096
|
|
17
|
ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW
|
WB
|
2.7
|
3736
|
|
18
|
FAMILY FEUD-WK (AT)
|
2/T
|
2.6
|
3695
|
|
19
|
HOT BENCH (AT)
|
CTD
|
2.3
|
3158
|
|
19
|
MODERN FAMILY-WK-SYN (AT)
|
2/T
|
2.3
|
3451
|
|
21
|
FAMILY GUY-MF-SYN (AT)
|
2/T
|
2.2
|
3218
|
|
22
|
2 BROKE GIRLS-SYN (AT)
|
WB
|
2.1
|
3150
|
|
22
|
BLUE BLOODS (AT)
|
CTD
|
2.1
|
2937
|
|
22
|
MIKE AND MOLLY (AT)
|
WB
|
2.1
|
3248
|
|
25
|
BOBS BURGERS-SYN (AT)
|
2/T
|
2.0
|
2737
|
|
Source: Nielsen |
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