Note: LateNighter generally posts late night daily ratings on a two (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.
CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon shared first place Nielsen ratings honors this past Friday, July 12.
CBS presented a rebroadcast of The Late Show’s June 17, 2024 episode this past Friday, and it averaged 1,288,000 total viewers with 145,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That’s -29% and -6%, respectively from Thursday’s first-run episode; but +21% and +44%, respectively, from the previous Friday’s telecast (a rebroadcast).
NBC presented a rebroadcast of The Tonight Show‘s June 20, 2024 episode this past Friday, and it averaged 1,228,000 total viewers with 213,000 P18-49 viewers, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That’s -7% in total viewers, and -12% in P18-49 from Thursday’s first-run episode; +10% and +54%, respectively, from the prior Friday’s telecast (a rebroadcast).
ABC presented a rebroadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (the June 27, 2024 episode) this past Friday, and the telecast averaged 992,000 total viewers with 175,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That’s -18% and -12%, respectively, from the previous day’s first-run episode; -16% but +7%, respectively, from the previous Friday’s telecast (a rebroadcast).
Following Fallon, NBC presented a rebroadcast of Late Night with Seth Meyers (the June 18, 2024 episode), and the telecast averaged 788,000 total viewers with a solid 190,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That’s -10% in total viewers but +12% in P18-49 from Thursday’s first-run episode; +23% and +107%, respectively, from the previous Friday’s telecast (a rebroadcast).
Following Colbert was a rebroadcast of After Midnight on CBS. The rebroadcast (the show’s May 21, 2024 episode) averaged 523,000 total viewers with 100,000 P18-49 viewers on Friday, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That’s +1% and +43%, respectively, from the previous day’s first-run episode; +8% and +43%, respectively, from the previous Friday telecast (a rebroadcast).
Following Kimmel, ABC aired a new episode of Nightline, and it averaged 671,000 total viewers with 127,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That’s -15% in total viewers and -8% in P18-49 viewers from Thursday’s first-run episode. The Friday, July 12 episode gained +1% and +12%, respectively, from the previous Friday’s Nightline.
Live+SD ratings (18-49 demo only)
Network | Show Name | Viewers | % Share |
---|---|---|---|
11:35 PM | |||
ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (R, 6/27/24) | 175,000 | 2.77 |
CBS | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (R, 6/17/24) | 145,000 | 2.26 |
NBC | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (R, 6/20/24) | 213,000 | 3.35 |
12:35 AM | |||
ABC | *Nightline | 127,000 | 2.48 |
CBS | After Midnight (R, 5/21/24) | 100,000 | 2.08 |
NBC | Late Night With Seth Meyers (R, 6/18/24) | 190,000 | 3.91 |
* = 30-minute program
Live+SD ratings (All Viewers 2+)
Network | Show Name | Total Viewers | % Share |
---|---|---|---|
11:35 PM | |||
ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (R, 6/27/24) | 992,000 | 3.29 |
CBS | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (R, 6/17/24) | 1,288,000 | 4.21 |
NBC | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (R, 6/20/24) | 1,228,000 | 4.03 |
12:35 AM | |||
ABC | *Nightline | 671,000 | 2.85 |
CBS | After Midnight (R, 5/21/24) | 523,000 | 2.40 |
NBC | Late Night With Seth Meyers (R, 6/18/24) | 788,000 | 3.58 |
* = 30-minute program
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