Jimmy Kimmel Live! topped late-night ratings for the week of June 28, leading in both total viewers and the key 18-49 demographic despite airing reruns for the second straight week on ABC.
According to Nielsen Live+3 data reported by LateNighter, the program averaged 1.45 million total viewers and 167,000 in the 18-49 demo at 11:35 p.m. That marked a 3% increase in total viewers and an 11% gain in the demo compared to the prior week. The strong rerun performance placed Jimmy Kimmel Live! ahead of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which also aired repeats and averaged 1.17 million total viewers (down 21%) and 143,000 demo viewers (down 23%). Kimmel’s show similarly outperformed other competitors in the slot.
Other Late-Night Results
Other Late-Night Results
- FOX After Hours with James Corden (mostly midnight, six original episodes): 902,000 total viewers (up 38%) and 324,000 demo viewers (up 54%).
- Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen (CBS, replacing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert): 651,000 total viewers and 73,000 demo viewers across two half-hour episodes at 11:35 p.m. — still well below Colbert’s typical numbers.
- Nightline (ABC, four originals at 12:37 a.m.): 879,000 total viewers (up 3%) and 84,000 demo viewers (up 12%).
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, repeats): 651,000 total viewers (down 6%) and 84,000 demo viewers (down 2%).
On cable, Gutfeld! on Fox News led with new episodes Monday–Thursday, averaging 2.79 million total viewers (flat week-over-week) and 161,000 demo viewers (down 14%). The Daily Show on Comedy Central was on hiatus, while Watch What Happens Live on Bravo aired one episode and drew 194,000 total viewers (down 24%).
Kimmel’s guest-host era with Tiffany Haddish began July 6, following two weeks of repeats. The rerun week’s results underscore the show’s resilience in the competitive late-night landscape even without new episodes.