Late Night Ratings: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Note: LateNighter generally posts late night daily ratings on a two (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.

For the second consecutive day, CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! split first place in the late-night TV ratings race.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! saw ratings growth on Tuesday, fueled by a guest appearance from Vice President Kamala Harris. The Tuesday, June 4 episode delivered 1,791,000 total viewers and 241,000 P18-49, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That’s +12% in total viewers and a +3% in P18-49 viewers from the previous day’s new episode (Monday, June 3); +53% in total viewers and +48% in P18-49 from the prior Tuesday telecast (a rebroadcast on May 28). Abby Elliott also appeared on Tuesday’s Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has seen a strong week and a half, ratings-wise, and with the NBA Finals on the horizon for ABC, it’s fair to assume even larger June audiences for the show are imminent.

Over on CBS, Tuesday’s new episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert averaged 1,803,000 total viewers and 240,000 P18-49 at 11:35 p.m. That’s -8% in total viewers but +33% in P18-49 from the previous day’s new episode; +31% and +35%, respectively, from the prior Tuesday telecast (a rebroadcast). Viggo Mortensen, and Olivia Cooke were Stephen Colbert’s guests on Tuesday. Cast members from Broadway’s “Illinoise” performed on the program.

NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged 1,279,000 total viewers with 175,000 P18-49 viewers this past Tuesday at 11:35 p.m. That’s +20% in total viewers and +21% in P18-49 from the previous day’s new episode; +13% and +20%, respectively, from the prior Tuesday’s telecast (a rebroadcast). Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, and Matt Smith were Fallon’s guests. Megan Moroney performed on the program.

Following Fallon, per usual, was NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. Tuesday’s Late Night averaged 754,000 total viewers with 129,000 P18-49 in the 12:35 a.m. slot. That’s up +4% in total viewers and +19% in P18-49 from the previous day’s new episode; +22% and +61%, respectively from the previous Tuesday telecast (a rebroadcast). Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer, and Sydnee Washington appeared on Tuesday’s episode. Roni Kaspi sat in with the Studio 8G band.

Following Colbert, After Midnight averaged 556,000 total viewers and 130,000 P18-49 viewers at 12:35 a.m. on CBS. The Taylor Tomlinson led-program shed -9% in total viewers but gained +31% in P18-49 viewers from the previous day’s new episode; +6% and +4%, respectively, from the previous Tuesday telecast (a rebroadcast). Timothy Simons, Franchesca Ramsey, and John Ross Bowie appeared on Tuesday’s episode.

Following Kimmel, ABC News’ Nightline averaged 872,000 total viewers with 106,000 P18-49 on Tuesday. That’s +12% in total viewers but -17% in P18-49 viewers from the day before; +38% and +9%, respectively, from the previous Tuesday’s episode (new).

Lastly, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show is being hosted by Ronny Chieng through Thursday, and per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the Tuesday, June 4 episode averaged 418,000 total viewers with 103,000 P18-49. That’s -47% in total viewers from the night before (a Jon Stewart-led Daily Show which delivered the largest audience since March 25), and -30% in P18-49 from the night before. The Daily Show did not air the week of May 27. Relative to the most recent Tuesday episode (May 21 hosted by Michael Kosta), the June 4 Daily Show shed -3% in total viewers, but gained +12% in P18-49. Marlon Wayans appeared on Tuesday’s Daily Show.

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