Overview

• Nielsen Live+7 data show Jimmy Kimmel Live! averaged 2.75 million viewers in September, up 149% from August on 14 first-run episodes.
• In adults 18–49, the show climbed to 382,000 viewers, a 196% jump that led broadcast late night at 11:35 p.m.
• CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert averaged 2.73 million viewers, down 3% month over month, while NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon fell 6% to 1.25 million.
• Kimmel returned from suspension on September 23, and the record-setting night helped keep viewership elevated through the end of the month.
• The surge boosted ABC’s Nightline to gains of 49% in total viewers and 91% in the demo, as Late Night with Seth Meyers also rose, while Gutfeld! led 10 p.m. with 3.3 million and The Daily Show averaged about 980,000.