Jimmy Kimmel Live was the 11:35 p.m. ratings leader for the third week in a row last week, but it was NBC’s late-night shows that posted the biggest gains, thanks in large part to a pair of visits from Taylor Swift.
According to Nielsen Live+3 data for the week of Oct. 4, Kimmel drew a nightly average of 2.28 million total viewers. Among viewers aged 18–49, the show’s average was 250,000.
While both figures were down from the prior week’s Brooklyn run—off 23% among total viewers and down 34% in the demo—Kimmel remained well ahead of his network competitors for the week.
Among those competitors, NBC’s Jimmy Fallon won the week’s momentum award, with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon climbing 35% week over week to 1.45 million total viewers, lifted by Swift’s appearance on Monday (the show was up 79% week-over-week that night, and up another 39% Tuesday night, when Fallon welcomed the real-life singers behind the KPop Demon Hunters hit “Golden.”)
Late Night With Seth Meyers also posted gains, up 18% in total viewers and 29% among adults 18–49, thanks to its own visit from the pop superstar on Wednesday night (up 58% week-over-week), and a rare new Friday episode (up 36%).
CBS’s Late Show With Stephen Colbert aired a full week of repeats, averaging 1.06 million total viewers—down 56% from the previous week’s new episodes.
On cable, Fox News’ Gutfeld! continued to command the largest total audience among the shows we track, drawing 2.93 million viewers at 10 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT, a 12% decline from the prior week.
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show inched up 4% in total viewers and 7% among adults 18–49—another solid week for guest host Josh Johnson, who wrapped his second stint leading the program’s Tuesday through Thursday editions.
Complete ratings charts for the week of Oct. 5, 2025, follow below.
Note: Time period listed is most common airtime for show.
Live+ 3 Ratings — All Viewers (P2+)
| Avg Share (%) | Avg Viewers (000’s) | Vs Last Wk | |
| 10:00 PM | |||
| Gutfeld! (FNC)† 5 first-run episodes | 6.06 | 2,932 | -12% |
| Watch What Happens Live (Bravo)* 5 first-run episodes | 0.68 | 356 | +44% |
| 11:00 PM | |||
| The Daily Show (COM)* 4 first-run episodes | 2.57 | 898 | +4% |
| 11:35 PM | |||
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) 4 first-run episodes, 1 repeat | 9.08 | 2,281 | -23% |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) 5 repeats | 4.04 | 1,062 | -56% |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) 5 first-run episodes | 5.56 | 1,452 | +35% |
| 12:37 PM | |||
| Nightline (ABC)* 5 first-run episodes | 5.32 | 984 | -12% |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) 5 first-run episodes | 5.85 | 1,015 | +18% |
Live+ 3 Ratings — In the Demo (P18-49)
| Avg Share (%) | Avg Viewers (000’s) | Vs Last Wk | |
| 10:00 PM | |||
| Gutfeld! (FNC)† 5 first-run episodes | 1.93 | 198 | -31% |
| Watch What Happens Live (Bravo)* 5 first-run episodes | 0.80 | 91 | +107% |
| 11:00 PM | |||
| The Daily Show (COM)* 4 first-run episodes | 2.90 | 209 | +7% |
| 11:35 PM | |||
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) 4 first-run episodes, 1 repeat | 4.81 | 249 | -34% |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) 5 repeats | 1.71 | 94 | -58% |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) 5 first-run episodes | 3.89 | 212 | +50% |
| 12:37 PM | |||
| Nightline (ABC)* 5 first-run episodes | 3.26 | 129 | -25% |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) 5 first-run episodes | 3.89 | 144 | +29% |
Ratings data © The Nielsen Company, used under license.
what’s Gutfeld’s best bit?…can anyone give me an example of a great one-liner he’s ever had?….or is this just about shooting the bleep and owning the libs?…is there anything creative being done there?
Gutfool just shows us what a mediocre at best talent shows us. And it’s laughable!
And those that watch him are low class losers, like him!
And you’ll know what a low class loser looks like!
🪠 toilet is backed up again.
Gutfool and his ignorant viewers have in them!
FailedKimmel just shows us what a mediocre at best talent shows us. And it’s laughable!
And those that watch him are low class failed losers, like him!
Fixed
Stupidfucks, like the poster above, would want to force everyone to watch the no talent Gutfool, who’d starve to death outside his precious Fox News bubble, because they’re suckee widdle boobs who are lashing out at the world because they’re tired of their MAGA shit!
Grow up, loser!
Well, he’s a racist sketch where he does black-face and black-body of Karl Malone.
Also, he does one of Oprah Winfrey where he then kills a Latina maid.
Is that creative?
Oh wait, that’s Jimmy Kimmel.
Gutfool is despised!
And you’re boneheadedly stupid for posting that crap of yours, Mucky Boy!
FailedKimmel is despised!
And you’re boneheadedly stupid for posting that crap of yours, Child Predator!
You can’t stand the fact that Kimmel is a hero for standing up to that fat fuck of a loser, Drumpf, a real child predator btw, whom you worship as a false god! So you fucking project all the bad shit you rightie goons do, like rape little children, onto others!
You have no imagination, bitch! you’re just having a fucking tantrum!
discussion of the days headlines in a humorous way.. winner .. #1 in time slot.. I guess that’s why you hate it. 😅
Of smooth brained imbeciles who think racist sexist homophobic “jokes” are funny!
You filth suck at this!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
LOL judging by the warzone in the replies thread. Your question is a solid no. Even our good friend Mark Anderson couldn’t muster up a reply, and instead pulls a what-about-ism on Jimmy Kimmel.
I wonder if Nielsen counts the Gutfeld viewers who are long asleep (or dead?) in their Barco-Loungers.
Kimmel does worse than Colbert so funny
Gutfool is the absolute worst! There’s no one close!
Tissue, bitchboi?
Kimmel back to normal..low ratings.. he would have to get fired every week to bring it back up… like Colbert who got fired but still on… the new ratings boost..🤣
Are respected and admired for standing up to Drumpf! Gutfool is laughed at because he was a failure at stand up, and that piss poor late night show of his is exhibit A as to why!
Sorry not sorry to point that out to you stupid losers!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
FOX & Greg are respected and admired for telling the truth! FailedKimmel is laughed at because he is a racist failure at life, and that piss poor late night show of his is exhibit A as to why!
Gutfool and Fox tell the truth! HA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAA!!! None of those losers, like Gutfool would ever get a job outside their own bubble, because they lie their fucking faces off! And the proof is that lawsuit they had to settle out of court for spreading bullshit about rigging voting booths for Democrats!
Hey everyone! Lets all point our fingers at that racist GoWokeGoBroke loser! isn’t he sad?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
TDS brainwashed tool, Kimmel and Colbert have never been funny, they are Leftist absurdly paid propagandists, be sure to get the “real” Jabs.
Nobody can hear you with your tongue deep up Drumpf’s unwiped asshole!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh the far left “Big Club” bubble
With this self described douchebag! At least that ignorant loser is hones about itself!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣