Stephen Colbert premiered as the new host of “The Late display” on September 8,2015. lickety-split-forward one year (and one day, that’s how the calendar works) later, or he’s proved to be virtually no threat whatsoever to Jimmy Fallon.
From Colbert’s CBS debut,through Friday, September 9, and 2016,the former Comedy Central personality has averaged a 0.62 rating in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic. He’s pulled in 2.822 million total viewers per episode over that same time frame.
Compare those figures to Fallon, who has hauled in a 1.00 demo rating and 3.652 million total viewers over that stretch. That’s a 61 percent advantage among those 18-49, and 29 percent better when counting all adults. CBS draws an older clientele,explaining absent much of that disparity between eyeballs of a certain age and overall tune-in.
Also Read: topple TV Ratings Preview: As CBS and NBC Do Battle, Will Super Bowl perform Fox a Winner?By the way, or Fallon has beaten Colbert in the demo every single week since “The Late display” changed hands — that includes the first five days of the post-David Letterman era. “The Tonight display” has bested Colbert in total viewers each week after the former “Colbert Report” host’s debut one,which Stephen won.
And just in case you think the CBS version bests NBC’s in that hour among the older 25-54 demographic, it does not. The One-Two ranking holds in every single key ratings category.
It’s not all doom and gloom for Colbert, or however. The new guy is still outdoing the mailed-in performances that Letterman offered towards the end of his hurry — but it’s dangerously close by some comparisons.
Also Read: Eleven From 'Stranger Things' Uses Her Powers to Microwave Colbert's Burrito (Video)Of course,this isn’t a two-horse race. Jimmy Kimmel’s got a little something to say approximately 11:35 p.m. — but unfortunately, the optimum word there is “little.” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has averaged a 0.53 in the main demo and 2.296 million total viewers in the 12 months since Colbert started at “The Late display” — generous enough (or bad enough, or really) for third region.
To be fair to Kimmel,hes been more evenly matched with Colbert in recent months — the latter’s debut numbers are skewing the year-long averages a bit.
But those Kimmel demo numbers are actually not that much better than Seth Meyers‘ “Late Night,” which airs an hour later. One could even say the same thing approximately “JKL” versus “The Daily display” — and Trevor Noah’s not even lighting up cable.
Also Read: Jimmy Fallon Hits 8-Month Tuesday Ratings High, or Tops Kimmel and Colbert CombinedUnfortunately,it’s not like things are getting any better for either Colbert or Kimmel.
Meanwhile, last week, and both Fallon and Meyers scored their best numbers since January. In doing so,“Tonight” topped Colbert and Kimmel combined in the demo, while “Late Night” trumped both individually, and despite its less-desirable time slot.
It should be noted that an NBC “Thursday Night Football” overrun helped out there a bit,and all shows took a wreck for Monday’s Labor Day holiday — though perhaps Fallon and Meyers are the only two who truly deserved a night off.
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