via ABC press release:
“NIGHTLINE” OUTPERFORMS “LETTERMAN” AMONG ADULTS 18-49
WEEK TO WEEK “NIGHTLINE” GROWS THE MOST
IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND A25-54
“NIGHTLINE” BEATS “TONIGHT” IN TOTAL VIEWERS TWICE IN ONE WEEK
For the week of June 8, 2009, Conan O’Brien’s second week as host of the “Tonight Show,” ABC News’ “Nightline” outperformed CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” among Adults 18-49 while continuing to cut into “Tonight’s” lead. “Nightline” also outperformed “Conan” among Total Viewers on Tuesday (3.50 vs. 3.47 million) and Friday (3.79 vs. 3.69 million) of last week.
Week to week, “Nightline” experienced the most growth among both Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 (+7% in both). By contrast, “Conan” declined -38% among Total Viewers and -35% in the key A25-54 demo from his first week. Also week to week, ABC narrowed the total viewing gap with NBC by 87% (360,000) and closed the A25-54 gap by 67% (600,000).
Versus the same week last year, “Nightline” experienced the most growth in Total Viewers (+12%), while “Tonight” fell -23%. The program also closed the total viewing gap with “Tonight” by 80%.
Having recently completed the 2008-2009 broadcast Primetime season in second place among Total Viewers, “Nightline” maintains its second-place position among both Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the broadcast news season. Season to date, the program is up +14% among Total Viewers and +3% among Adults 25-54 compared to last season.
ABC News’ “Nightline” is anchored by Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir. John Donvan and Vicki Mabrey are correspondents. James Goldston is the executive producer. The program airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network.
(Week of June 8, 2009)
TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/ Rtg A18-49(000)/ Rtg
ABC “Nightline” 3,410,000 1,450,000/ 1.2 1,270,000/1.0
CBS “Late Show” 3,670,000 1,490,000/ 1.2 1,130,000/ .9
NBC “Tonight” 3,770,000 2,050,000/ 1.6 2,010,000/1.5
Source: NTI
I’m surprised a news program late at night did better with younger people than a typical late night talk show.
Well, at Jimmy Kimmel can’t complain he doesn’t have a good lead in show.
Shut your face AniMatsuri. Just because YOU don’t like Conan doesn’t mean millions of other don’t.
I wonder how the Letterman apologists are going to spin this one.
Oh wait, did you say KIMMEL and not FALLON?
Oh aren’t I the one who needs to shut her face.
Sorry AniMatsuri my bad. I’m just so used to people here bashing Conan.
I will proceed to dunk my head in a toilet now.
Someone who posts says:
June 18th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I’m surprised a news program late at night did better with younger people than a typical late night talk show.
There is nothing surprising about this, Letterman is just an old hater who hides behind comedy to push his political slant, young people are turned off by that, its time for the old hate monger to hang it up
And Nightline is doing this well without it’s long-time sex symbol, Ted Koppel…
…who started Nightline thirty years ago, because of a country named Iran…
…and I am getting used to Conan now – he’s no Carson, but he’s no Letterman, either…
…if he’s himself, and doesn’t recycle jokes as blatantly obviously as Leno does, and goes “vroom! vroom! party starter!” once in a while (Bud Light – you can buy lots of ads on the top late night talk show in the demo – you owe Conan big time!), I might even like him better than I do Doc Sevrinsen’s tailor (or, for that matter, Gene Rayburn’s tailor!)