‘Nightline’ Continues to Lead in Late Night

By Chris Ariens 

ABC’s “Nightline” was the No. 1 program in latenight last week for the third straight week in Total Viewers, as well as the two younger demos: A25-54 and A18-49. “Nightline” remains #1 in late night season-to-date, ahead of “The Tonight Show” and “Late Show.” Due to coverage of NCAA Basketball, “Late Show” started late Thursday and Friday; ratings are excluded from the averages.

ABC’s ratings are based on a 25-minute broadcast, while CBS and NBC are based on approximately :50 minutes (prior to the final national commercial break of each program).

  • Week of March 12
Show Network Total Viewers A25-54 A18-49
Nightline ABC 3.80M 1.49M 1.11M
Tonight Show NBC 3.77M 1.43M 1.05M
Late Show CBS 2.74M 1.21M 952K

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