Late Night Ratings: November 17 - December 12, 2014

THE LATE SHOW With DAVID LETTERMAN posted nice gains, week-to week, jumping 20% in the A18-49 demo graphic and 18% in total viewers. This is the first time, within the last four weeks, that Letterman has done better than Jimmy Kimmel, in the ratings. The end is in sight for Letterman's run, as the finale has been set for May 20, 2015.

THE LATE LATE SHOW also rose nicely, coming within 100k in total viewers, to LATE NIGHT. The two early morning programs usually have more than a few hundred thousand viewers between them, but as Craig Ferguson's finale approaches, the numbers are slowly climbing upward. Expect an full out win by THE LATE LATE SHOW, next week, for the 12:30 a.m. slot.

Series	Category	12/08	12/01	11/24	11/17	AVG
Tonight Show NBC	Viewers*	3.71	3.48	3.89	3.62	3.68
	A18-49	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0
Late Show CBS	Viewers*	2.84	2.40	2.50	2.72	2.62
	A18-49	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Conan TBS	Viewers*	0.71	0.79	0.68(R)	0.83	0.75
	A18-49	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3
Jimmy Kimmel ABC	Viewers*	2.58	2.71	3.65	2.93	2.97
	A18-49	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7
Late Night NBC	Viewers*	1.66	1.45(R)	1.75	1.60	1.62
	A18-49	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.5
Late Late Show CBS	Viewers*	1.57	1.31	1.37	1.43	1.42
	A18-49	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4
Nightline ABC	Viewers*	1.66	1.63	2.22	1.81	1.83
	A18-49	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5

* - in millions