‘Kimmel’ Grows for the 2nd Straight Day to a Premiere Week High

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ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ranked as the No. 1 late-night talk show on Wednesday among Adults 18-49 (0.5/4) in the 25 LPM Markets, dominating NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (0.3/2) and CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (0.3/2) by 67% each. “Kimmel” welcomed presidential candidate Joe Biden, Cobie Smulders from ABC’s “Stumptown” and musical guest James Blake on Wednesday.

Excluding the NBA Finals led-telecast in June, “Kimmel” matched its highest-rated telecast on any night since March and its strongest Wednesday telecast since December 2018 in Adults 18-49 – since Monday, 3/11/19, and Wednesday, 12/5/18, respectively.

“Kimmel” grew for the 2nd consecutive day in Adults 18-49 (+25% – 0.5/4 vs. 0.4/3 on Tuesday) to deliver its highest-rated telecast of Premiere Week so far.

PROGRAM AVERAGES HH Rtg A18-49 Rtg
ABC’s “Kimmel” 1.9/6 0.5/4
NBC’s “Fallon” 1.6/5 0.3/2
CBS’ “Colbert” 2.2/6 0.3/2

Source: WRAP Overnights, Weighted U.S. Metered Market Averages, Live + Same Day Program Ratings (9/25/19).