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Late-night ratings, Dec. 12-16, 2016: ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ drops again

ALEX WELCHDECEMBER 23, 2016

In the week of Dec. 12-16, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” managed to tick back up after falling slightly in the previous week from a 0.87 to a 0.92 rating in adults 18-49, continuing to maintain its dominance over the 11:35 p.m. time slot. Also on NBC, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” experienced a similar bump from a 0.45 three-tenths up to a 0.48.

Despite accomplishing a notable rise previously as well, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” fell once again from a 0.55 to a 0.48 throughout the week, beating “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (0.47) by just one-tenth of a point. After finally rising above “Nightline” also, “The Late Late Show with James Corden” took a hit once again, falling from a 0.31 to a 0.29.

In cable, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” ticked up one-tenth to a 0.31 on Comedy Central, while “Conan” fell from a 0.28 to a 0.25.

Here are the late-night numbers for Dec. 12-16, 2016.

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Note: NBC’s Dec. 15 programs were delayed by an NFL overrun. Meanwhile, “Kimmel,” “Late Night,” “Late Late Show” and “Last Call” all aired encores on Dec. 16.

Show	Net	Adults 18-49, 12/12- 12/16	Viewers (millions), 12/12 – 12/16	Adults 18-49 season to date	Viewers (millions) season to date
11:35 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC	0.92/5	3.47	0.92/5	3.43
Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS	0.48/3	2.79	0.58/3	2.95
Jimmy Kimmel Live – R	ABC	0.47/2	2.15	0.50/3	2.27
12:35 a.m.
Late Night with Seth Meyers -R	NBC	0.48/4	1.73	0.46/3	1.61
Nightline	ABC	0.32/2	1.43	0.33/2	1.49
Late Late Show with James Corden	CBS	0.29/2	1.34	0.32/2	1.35
1:35 a.m.
Last Call with Carson Daly	NBC	0.30/3	0.97	0.28/3	0.90

CABLE

Show	Net	Time	Adults 18-49, 12/12 – 12/16	Viewers (millions), 12/12 – 12/16
Adult Swim programming	Adult Swim	11:30 p.m.	0.68	1.37
Adult Swim programming	Adult Swim	12:30 a.m.	0.48	0.99
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	Comedy Central	11 p.m.	0.31	0.86
Conan	TBS	11 p.m.	0.25	0.57