Here Are Final Late Night Ratings for Q2 2024

Note: LateNighter generally posts late night weekly live-plus-seven quarterly ratings on a seven (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.

Final Q2 2024 Nielsen data has arrived, and a familiar offering is holding steady at the top of the late-night ratings heap: CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Excluding rebroadcasts, The Late Show averaged 2,527,000 total viewers with 270,000 P18-49 viewers in the second quarter of 2024, per Nielsen live-plus-seven-day data. That’s No. 1 among all late-night shows in those respective measurements, but -2% in total viewers and -6% in P18-49 viewers from the previous quarter (Q1 2024).

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! leapfrogged its 11:35 p.m. NBC counterpart into second place among P18-49, while remaining second in average total viewers for Q2 ’24.

Excluding rebroadcasts, ABC’s 11:35 p.m. offering averaged 1,899,000 total viewers with 244,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-seven data for Q2. Aided a bit by a June NBA Finals lead-in, Kimmel saw gains of +10% in total viewers and +23% in P18-49 in Q2 from Q1 ’24.

Excluding rebroadcasts, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged 1,417,000 total viewers with 222,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-seven data for Q2 ’24. That places Fallon in third place at 11:35 p.m. behind CBS and ABC in the key audience measurements. The Tonight Show’s 222,000 P18-49 viewer average is -3% from the previous quarter, and its 1,417,000 total viewer average is -1% from the previous quarter.

Fallon might have finished third in its timeslot, but NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers beat its ABC and CBS competition at 12:35 a.m., both in total viewers and among P18-49. Excluding rebroadcasts, Meyers averaged 1,021,000 total viewers with 157,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-seven data for Q2 ’24. That’s up +5% and +4%, respectively, from Q1.

Excluding rebroadcasts, CBS’ After Midnight averaged 689,000 total viewers with 148,000 P18-49 viewers in Q2, per Nielsen live-plus-seven data. That’s -8% and -12%, respectively, from its Q1 ’24 averages. After Midnight launched on CBS in Q1.

ABC News’ half-hour offering Nightline posted its second consecutive quarter of linear audience growth, averaging 880,000 total viewers with 130,000 P18-49 in Q2 ’24, per Nielsen live-plus-seven data. That’s +1% and +8%, respectively, from the show’s Q1 averages in those measurements.

Comedy Central’s longest-running show, The Daily Show, predictably saw quarter-to-quarter viewer losses after an impressive Q1 which featured the return of Jon Stewart.

The Daily Show averaged 1,006,000 total viewers with 185,000 P18-49 viewers in Q2 ’24, per Nielsen live-plus-same-seven data. That’s -14% and -15%, respectively, from Q1 ’24.

*With the exception of The Daily Show, each of these late night offerings air five nights a weekOnly first-run episode data is included in the averages below. Rebroadcasts and specials are excluded.

Live+ 7 ratings (18-49 demo)

NetworkShow Name / (# of First-Run Episodes)Viewers% Share
11:00 PM
CCThe Daily Show (43)185,0002.12
11:35 PM
ABCJimmy Kimmel Live! (45)244,0003.68
CBSThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert (39)270,0003.93
NBCThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (41)222,0003.20
12:35 AM
ABCNightline (62)130,0002.50
CBSAfter Midnight (35)148,0003.07
NBCLate Night With Seth Meyers (32)157,0003.19

© The Nielsen Company, used under license.

Live+7 ratings (Viewers 2+)

NetworkShow Name / (# of First-Run Episodes)Total Viewers% Share
11:00 PM
CCThe Daily Show (43)1,006,0002.50
11:35 PM
ABCJimmy Kimmel Live! (45)1,899,0006.26
CBSThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert (39)2,527,0008.17
NBCThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (41)1,417,0004.57
12:35 AM
ABCNightline (62)880,0003.86
CBSAfter Midnight (35)689,0003.26
NBCLate Night With Seth Meyers (32)1,021,0004.77

© The Nielsen Company, used under license.

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  1. Jerry Levy says:

    I know it comes on at 10P and not 11P but you should include the performance of Greg Gutfeld on Fox News. His target is the same as these shows.

    1. Paul Dineen says:

      No Jerry that does not fit the Liberal Marxists Party Propaganda programing

      1. Tyler MacDuff says:

        Right on the money, Paul!!!

  2. Paul Dineen says:

    All Liberal Propaganda “democratic party ad’s” lol what a joke horrible all of them horrible TV.

  3. Bruce Christopher Snow says:

    Where’s Gutfeld?

  4. Nancy says:

    Greg Gutfelds show is by far the best late night talk show there is!

  5. Tyler MacDuff says:

    None of these “loud-mouth” liberal, propaganda spewing, Trump hating, morons hold a candle to Greg! And his guests!!!

  6. Sue says:

    where’s Gutfelds rating? I ne er listen to anyone else. They’re not funny.

  7. brock says:

    i was always a fan of the late night shows until these 3 jackass’ took it over. its like watching msnbc for christ sake. bring back a real host and maybe you’ll gain some viewers back because these 3 are horrible!!!