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Jimmy Kimmel Live! closed out last week with its third nightly win of the week, dominating the 11:35 p.m. time slot on Friday November 22nd—both in total viewers and among viewers 18-49. It was the second Friday win in a row for the ABC late-night show.
ABC re-aired Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s Nov. 11 episode this past Friday, with the telecast averaging 1,393,000 total viewers and 188,000 P18-49 at 11:35 p.m. That’s down -13% in total viewers and -3% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), but +10% and +18%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (also a repeat). Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s Nov. 11 episode featured actors Jeff Bridges and William Stanford Davis, and musical guest Sting.
Unusually, Friday’s Kimmel rerun captured a larger audience than it did in its original airing earlier this month, which fell on Veteran’s Day, a traditionally low-rated night for late night.
CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon split second place on November 22nd in the 11:35 p.m. time slot behind Kimmel. Colbert took second in total viewers, while Fallon averaged the second-most viewers 18-49 in the hour.
CBS re-aired The Late Show‘s Nov 11, 2024 episode, with the 11:35 p.m. telecast averaged 1,304,000 total viewers and 180,000 P18-49. That’s down -23% in total viewers and -15% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode) but up+15% and +67%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (a repeat). The Late Show‘s Nov 11 episode featured Chris Evans, Javier Bardem, and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
At the same time, NBC re-aired The Tonight Show ‘s Nov 14th episode, with the 11:35 p.m. telecast averaging 1,249,000 total viewers and 184,000 P18-49. That’s up +8% in total viewers and -9% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), plus +54% and +48%, respectively, from the previous Friday telecast (also a repeat). Ariana Grande and Michael Bublé were Fallon’s guests on his Nov. 14 episode.
Following The Tonight Show, NBC re-aired the Nov. 7 episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. The 12:37 a.m. telecast averaged 663,000 total viewers with 184,000 P18-49. That’s down -24% in total viewers and – 16% among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), and -1% and +8%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (also a repeat). Barry Keoghan and Scott Speedman guests on the Nov. 6 episode of Late Night.
Following The Late Show repeat, CBS re-aired After Midnight’s Oct. 16, 2024 episode (Andy Richter, Thomas Lennon, Aparna Nancherla), with the 12:37 a.m. telecast averaging just 608,000 total viewers with 112,000 P18-49. That’s down -3% in total viewers and -+17 among P18-49 from the night before (a new episode), +17% and 25%, respectively, from the week-ago telecast (also a repeat).
Lastly, airing right after Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Nightline averaged 803,000 total viewers with 138,000 P18-49 at 12:37 a.m. That’s down-3% in total viewers and +17% in P18-49 from the night before; -1% and +25%, respectively, from the week-ago Nightline episode.
Friday’s complete ratings charts follow below.
Live+SD ratings (All Viewers 2+)
| Network | Show Name | Total Viewers | % Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 PM | |||
| ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (R, 11/11/24) | 1,393,000 | 4.64 |
| CBS | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (R, 11/11/24 ) | 1,304,000 | 4.36 |
| NBC | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (R 11/14/25) | 1,249,000 | 4.21 |
| 12:35 AM | |||
| ABC | *Nightline | 803,000 | 3.53 |
| CBS | After Midnight (R, 10/16/24) | 608,000 | 2.88 |
| NBC | Late Night with Seth Meyers (R,11/7/24) | 663,000 | 3.14 |
(R) = Rebroadcast
Live+SD ratings (18-49 demo only)
| Network | Show Name | Viewers | % Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 PM | |||
| ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (R, 11/11/24) | 188,000 | 2.95 |
| CBS | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (R, 11/11/24) | 180,000 | 2.84 |
| NBC | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (R, (11/14/25) | 184,000 | 2.91 |
| 12:35 AM | |||
| ABC | *Nightline | 138,000 | 2.68 |
| CBS | After Midnight (R, 10/16/24 ) | 112,000 | 2.36 |
| NBC | Late Night with Seth Meyers (R, 11/7/24) | 134,000 | 2.80 |
(R) = Rebroadcast
Ratings data © The Nielsen Company, used under license.
