They won the 2011-2012 season, so it figures “Nightline” would also be the #1 show in late night for the second quarter.
In numbers just released, the ABC News show topped NBC’s “The Tonight Show” by the largest gaps in 17 years: in A25-54 demo (by +180,000 viewers), in the A18-49 demo (by +199,000) and in Total Viewers (by +333,000).
“Nightline” also won the week of June 18. Those numbers after the jump…
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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).
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Q2 2012:
| Show | Network | Total Viewers | A25-54 | A18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightline | ABC | 3.84M | 1.50M | 1.20M |
| Tonight Show | NBC | 3.51M | 1.32M | 999KM |
| Late Show | CBS | 2.85M | 1.18M | 896K |
Week of June 18, 2012:
| Show | Network | Total Viewers | A25-54 | A18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightline | ABC | 3.50M | 1.53M | 1.37M |
| Tonight Show | NBC | 3.44M | 1.31M | 954K |
| Late Show | CBS | 2.53M | 1.10M | 795K |