THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0344 -- Pictured: (l-r) Comedian Jay Leno and host Jimmy Fallon during the monologue on October 6, 2015 -- (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC)
Another week, another win for Fallon.
“The Tonight Show” once-again topped the late-night ratings week versus its CBS and ABC time-period competition.
Jimmy Fallon bested runner-up Stephen Colbert in total viewers for the week of Oct. 5-9 by a 22 percent margin, with an average of 3.524 million versus 2.893 million. That achievement tied the NBC show’s biggest advantage to-date over Colbert’s “Late Show”: Across the prior three weeks, Fallon has led by 22 percent, 11 percent, and 19 percent, chronologically.
For his debut week, Colbert topped the 11:35 p.m. hour by 13 percent.
Still, CBS is pleased with their new-look show’s success thus far.
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” enjoyed a modest 5 percent total viewer bump versus the same week last year. While not a huge number, it was the only late-night show that was up from 2014. “The Late Show” was up 20 percent among adults 18-49, up 14 percent in the 25-54 age range and enjoyed a 67 percent leap in the 18-34 demo. In that last demo, Colbert and Fallon were all knotted up.
Plus, season-to-date, Colbert’s “Late Show” is up 100 percent versus predecessor David Letterman‘s fall start last year.
Total Viewers
“Tonight Show”: 3.524 million viewers
“Late Show”: 2.893 million
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”: 2.219 million
An hour later, Seth Meyers‘ “Late Night” on NBC continued its dominance over James Corden‘s CBS “Late Late Show.”
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Anne Hathaway gave the crowd a little "Love" from Mary J. Blige before bowling the audience over with Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball."
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Emily Blunt showed her hip-hop roots with Blackstreet's "No Diggity" before nailing an insane Janis Joplin impression for "Piece of My Heart."
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Anna Kendrick revealed a secret love for Emily Blunt with One Direction's "Steal My Girl," before enlisting Jennifer Lopez's help with "Booty."
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John Krasinski showed off his sick marionette skills for N*Sync's "Bye Bye Bye," then revealed his sexy side by dancing in a glittery dress for Tina Turner's "Proud Mary."
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Boasting the highest non-scripted premiere in Spike’s history and a second season already ordered, the spin-off from Jimmy Fallon’s ”Tonight Show“ has proved to be an instant success
Jimmy Fallon kicked off the season with "Jump in the Line" by Harry Belafonte, then tackled Madonna's "Like a Prayer" with the aid of a church choir.