“Tonight” has concluded a week of viewer sampling with its highest ratings since series premiere. In metered-market households, Friday’s 11:30 p.m. ET edition of “Tonight,” featuring guest Justin Timberlake, grew versus the prior night’s midnight telecast by 15% in metered-market households.
The Feb. 21 edition of “The Tonight Show” averaged a 6.1 rating, 15 share in household results from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research, as “Tonight” continued to attract strong sampling. That’s a 15% gain versus Thursday’s 5.3 rating and a 17% increase versus Wednesday’s 5.2.
Friday’s 6.1 in metered-market households is up 110%. Note that “Tonight” has been delivering one of its strongest seasons in years and was up 7% season to date in metered-market households through Feb. 9.
Friday’s “Tonight” topped the combined rating of “Late Show with David Letterman” and encore telecast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” by 53% (6.1 vs. a combined 4.0).
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, the Feb. 21 edition of “Tonight” averaged a 3.0/13, an increase versus the prior night’s telecast in the Local People Meters of 25% and a gain on the night before that of 36%.
In the Local People Meters, “Tonight” tripled the combined results of “Late Show” and “Kimmel” encore.
and people say the GP dont care about him anymore
well get that NABT promo, king
also, im really rooting for jimmy to succeed. i dont think hes hilarious but i met him once and hes SUCH a nice guy. definitely the nicest famous person ive met. hoping this gig works out for him
