Late Night Ratings: Friday, October 25, 2024

Note: LateNighter’s late night daily ratings reports are drawn from Nielsen live-plus-same-day data and do not take include delayed and/or streaming views. They are generally posted on a two (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.

ABC, NBC and CBS aired repeats of their respective late-night shows this past Friday, October 25. CBS and NBC split first place at 11:35 p.m., ABC and NBC split ratings honors at 12:35 a.m.

CBS re-aired The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‘s Oct. 8, 2024 episode (the highly-rated Kamala Harris episode) on Friday, and the 11:35 p.m. telecast averaged a timeslot-high 1,451,000 total viewers with 173,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live plus same day data. That’s down -36% in total viewers, and -27% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), but up +1% and +4%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (a repeat).

NBC re-aired The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‘s Sept. 11, 2024 episode this past Friday, and the 11:35 p.m. telecast averaged 1,110,000 total viewers with a timeslot-high 203,000 P18-49. That’s down -5% in total viewers and -4% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), -3% and -11%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (another repeat). The Sept. 11 Tonight Show featured guests Kathryn Hahn, Jayson Tatum, and Nore Davis.

Elsewhere at 11:35 p.m., ABC re-aired Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s Oct. 17, 2024 episode, and the telecast averaged 1,125,000 total viewers with 158,000 P18-49. That’s down -4% in total viewers but up +23% among P18-49 from the night before (another repeat), -14% and +14%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (also a repeat). JKL‘s Oct. 17 episode featured guests Morgan Freeman, Niecy Nash-Betts, and musical guest Brad Paisley sitting in with Cleto and the Cletones.

Following The Tonight Show repeat, NBC re-aired Late Night with Seth Meyers‘ Oct. 7, 2024 episode (featuring guests Andrew Garfield, and Christin Milloti). The re-airing averaged 709,000 total viewers with a timeslot-high 151,000 P18-49 at 12:37 a.m. That’s down -20% in total viewers and -14% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), -8% but +3%, respectively, from the previous Friday telecast (another repeat).

Following the Jimmy Kimmel Live! repeat, ABC aired a new half-hour episode of Nightline. The Oct. 25 Nightline averaged 744,000 total viewers with 127,000 P18-49 at 12:37 a.m. That’s down -3% in total viewers but up +55% among P18-49 from the night before, +3% and +49%, respectively, from the previous Friday’s episode.

Following The Late Show with Stephen Colbert repeat, CBS re-aired After Midnight‘s Sept. 19, 2024 episode (featuring guests Lake Bell, James Adomian, and Opey Olagbaju), and the 12:37 a.m. telecast averaged 574,000 total viewers with 124,000 P18-49. That’s down -17% in total viewers and -9% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), -7% but +12%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (a repeat).

Friday’s complete ratings charts follow below.

Live+SD ratings (All Viewers 2+)

NetworkShow NameTotal Viewers% Share
11:35 PM
ABCJimmy Kimmel Live! (R, 10/17/24)1,125,0003.39
CBSThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert (R, 10/8/24 )1,451,0004.45
NBCThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (R, 9/11/24)1,110,0003.40
12:35 AM
ABC*Nightline744,0003.10
CBSAfter Midnight (R, 9/19/24 )574,0002.63
NBCLate Night with Seth Meyers (R, 10/7/24)709,0003.21
* = 30 minute program
(R) = Rebroadcast

Live+SD ratings (18-49 demo only)

NetworkShow NameViewers% Share
11:35 PM
ABCJimmy Kimmel Live! (R, 10/17/24)158,0002.08
CBSThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert (R, 10/8/24)173,0002.31
NBCThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (R, 9/11/24)203,0002.70
12:35 AM
ABC*Nightline127,0002.28
CBSAfter Midnight (R, 9/19/24)124,0002.43
NBCLate Night with Seth Meyers (R, 10/7/24)151,0002.94
* = 30 minute program
(R) = Rebroadcast

Ratings data © The Nielsen Company, used under license.

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