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Overnight Ratings: “Tonight Show” Outdraws Night Two of “Colbert” in Adults 18-49

Powered by a stacked lineup that included Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wednesday’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” appears to have beaten the second “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in adults 18-49.

Its overnight household rating, which was the show’s highest in five months, nearly tied that of CBS’ show.

According to data from the top 25 markets, Wednesday’s “Fallon” drew a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating. It was up 50% from the 0.8 drawn on Tuesday.

“Colbert” posted a 0.8. It was down by 47% from the 1.5 achieved for Tuesday’s series premiere.

Wednesday’s “Tonight Show,” meanwhile, posted a 3.1 overnight household rating in the 56 metered markets. As noted, that was the show’s best since the April 8 episode drew the same 3.1. It was up by 29% from Tuesday’s rating and by 19% from the summer average.

The second “Colbert” scored a 3.2 in the overnight households. It trailed Tuesday’s premiere number by 35%.

Wednesday’s “Colbert” featured Scarlett Johansson, Elon Musk and Kendrick Lamar.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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