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Ratings: “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Falls To 3rd (In Households) For “Trump-Free Tuesday”

Per overnight data, Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” ranked first among the three major network late-night shows in households and adults 18-49.

Tuesday’s episode, billed as “Trump-Free Tuesday,” came in third place for households. It tied for second in adults 18-49.

According to metered market data first shared by NBC, Tuesday’s “Kimmel” drew a 1.9 overnight household rating. It posted a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with local people meters.

The household rating trails the 2.7 drawn by CBS’ “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and 2.2 posted by NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

The adults 18-49 rating ties that achieved by “Colbert” but trails the 0.7 attained by “Fallon.”

While down in comparison to Monday’s episode (one that surely benefited from Kimmel’s involvement in Sunday night’s Oscars), it convincingly outperformed the previous Tuesday original.

Airing on February 14, that episode drew a 1.5 in households and a 0.4 in adults 18-49.

As noted, ABC positioned this Tuesday’s episode as “Trump-Free Tuesday.” The gimmick was that Kimmel would take a break from discussing President Trump, who has largely dominated late-night conversation for the past few years.

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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