What To Know
- Tiffany Haddish’s guest-hosted episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! led the 11:35 pm slot for the week of July 5.
- Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed on CBS saw ratings gains across its two-hour rerun block.
- Other late-night shows, including NBC’s The Tonight Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers, had mixed results.
The late-night ratings for the week of July 5 are in, and comedian Tiffany Haddish kicked off the Jimmy Kimmel Live! guest-host stint with some solid numbers for ABC.
According to LateNighter, citing Nielsen Live+3 ratings data, Jimmy Kimmel Live! led the 11:35 pm slot for the week of July 5, averaging 1.83 million total viewers and 228,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demographic across four Haddish-hosted episodes and one repeat. This was up 26 percent in total viewers and up 37 percent in the demo compared to the previous week’s all-rerun lineup.
Haddish was the first of six guest hosts filling in for Kimmel during his summer hiatus. Other guest hosts include Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, and Jelly Roll. Kimmel is expected to return after Labor Day.
Meanwhile, on CBS, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed also posted gains across its two-hour block of reruns. The first half-hour averaged 820,000 total viewers (up 5 percent from the prior week’s three original episodes) and 101,000 demo viewers (up 13 percent). Each of the block’s remaining three half-hours also saw increases, as high as 20 percent in total viewers and 53 percent in the demo.
Allen’s long-running comedy panel show officially replaced Stephen Colbert‘s The Late Show on Friday, May 22, as part of a new “time buy” deal with CBS. The network canceled The Late Show for “financial” reasons last July, claiming the show lost $40 million annually.
Elsewhere, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged 1.17 million total viewers (down 1 percent) and 146,000 demo viewers (up 2 percent) for a second consecutive week of repeats at 11:35 pm.
NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, on a third straight week of reruns, averaged 609,000 total viewers (down 6 percent on the week prior) and 68,000 demo viewers (down 20 percent).
ABC’s Nightline averaged 925,000 total viewers (up 5 percent) and 95,000 demo viewers (up 13 percent) across five original broadcasts.
Over on Fox, James Corden’s FIFA World Cup on FOX After Hours averaged 720,000 total viewers (down 20 percent) and 192,000 demo viewers (down 41 percent) across six original episodes.
On cable, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show returned with three original episodes hosted by Desi Lydic. The show averaged 861,000 total viewers and 147,000 demo viewers. There were no week-to-week comparisons as the program didn’t air the previous week.
Fox News’ Gutfeld! aired five original episodes, averaging 2.86 million total viewers (up 3 percent) and 171,000 demo viewers (up 6 percent).
Finally, Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live returned with four original episodes, averaging 376,000 total viewers and 101,000 demo viewers. The show only aired one episode the week prior.