"THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART"
TOPS ALL LATE NIGHT CABLE SERIES IN JANUARY
AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS, PERSONS 18-49, MEN 18-34 AND MEN 18-24
FINISHES JANUARY AS THE MOST-WATCHED LATE NIGHT SHOW
ACROSS ALL OF TELEVISION AMONG MEN 18-34 AND MEN 18-24
TOPS "CONAN" AMONG PERSONS 18-34 FOR FIRST TIME
DURING WEEK OF JANUARY 24
OUTDELIVERING "CONAN" ACROSS ALL MAJOR DEMOGRAPHICS
NEW YORK, January 31, 2011 -- "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" has cemented its place as the #1 late night show in cable, topping the charts among Total Viewers, Persons 18-49, Men 18-34 and Men 18-24 for the month of January. The series also scored an across-the-board victory for the week of January 24, besting "Conan" in all major demos, including, for the first time, Persons 18-34. Among all of late night, cable and broadcast included, "The Daily Show" finished the month as the #1 late night show among Men 18-34 and Men 18-24. (source: Nielsen Media Research, live + same day data, original episodes only; see charts below for detailed data)
"The Daily Show" has beaten "Conan" in Total Viewers and Men 18-24 every week since the end of November (week of 11/29) and has been the top-rated late night show in cable among Persons 18-49 every week in 2011. Among Persons 18-34, "The Daily Show" scored its first weekly victory over "Conan" for the week of January 24, up 8 percent vs. "Conan" on ratings and 5 percent on delivery, and has narrowed the gap over the full month to a slight 6 percent in the demo.
Versus January 2010, "The Daily Show" is up 9 percent in Total Viewers (1.556 million vs. 1.422 million), while "Conan" is down 3 percent vs. the January 2010 performance of "Lopez Tonight" (1.153 million vs. 1.123 million).
"The Daily Show" airs Monday-Thursday at 11:00 p.m. and repeats at 1:30 a.m. the same night and at 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. the following day (all times ET/PT). Full episodes, as well as clips, are posted for viewing the following day at www.thedailyshow.com with URL and embed links. Fans can follow @TheDailyShow on Twitter or “like” The Daily Show on Facebook.
Jon Stewart and Rory Albanese are the executive producers of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" with Steve Bodow, Kahane Cooperman, Jennifer Flanz and Jim Margolis serving as co-executive producers. Supervising producers are Pam DePace, Hillary Kun and Adam Lowitt. Jill Katz is the executive in charge of production. The series' head writer is Tim Carvell and it is directed by Chuck O'Neil.
"The Colbert Report" airs Monday-Thursday at 11:30 p.m. and repeats at 2:00 a.m. the same night and at 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. the following day (all times ET/PT). Full episodes, as well as clips, are posted for viewing the following day at www.colbertnation.com with URL and embed links. Fans can follow Colbert’s Twitter feed @StephenAtHome and “like” The Colbert Report on Facebook.
“The Colbert Report” is produced by Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions, Inc. in association with Colbert’s Spartina Productions, Inc. Stewart, Colbert and Tom Purcell are the executive producers with Meredith Bennett and Richard Dahm as co-executive producers. Jim Hoskinson is the director.
JANUARY MONTHLY AVERAGES
| TOTAL VIEWERS | (000s) |
|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 1.556 |
| "Conan" | 1.123 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 1.106 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 878 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 839 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 556 |
| PERSONS 18-49 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 0.78 | 867,000 |
| "Conan" | 0.72 | 811,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 0.60 | 660,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.54 | 588,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.44 | 450,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.34 | 382,000 |
| PERSONS 18-34 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "Conan" | 0.93 | 543,000 |
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 0.88 | 499,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 0.69 | 393,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.66 | 374,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.42 | 243,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.45 | 232,000 |
| MEN 18-34 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 1.18 | 335,000 |
| "Conan" | 1.00 | 291,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 0.97 | 275,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.42 | 122,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.28 | 79,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.28 | 73,000 |
| MEN 18-24 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 1.31 | 156,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 1.15 | 137,000 |
| "Conan" | 0.80 | 98,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.38 | 46,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.24 | 27,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.20 | 23,000 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, live + same day data, 12/27/10-1/27/11, original episodes only
WEEK OF JANUARY 24
| TOTAL VIEWERS | (000s) |
|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 1.742 |
| "Conan" | 1.220 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 1.213 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 990 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 712 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 657 |
| PERSONS 18-49 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 0.95 | 1,048,000 |
| "Conan" | 0.79 | 894,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 0.70 | 775,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.64 | 701,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.39 | 442,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.36 | 364,000 |
| PERSONS 18-34 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 01.14 | 645,000 |
| "Conan" | 1.06 | 616,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 0.85 | 482,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.78 | 442,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.54 | 317,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.36 | 186,000 |
| MEN 18-34 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 1.63 | 462,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 1.24 | 351,000 |
| "Conan" | 1.19 | 346,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.57 | 165,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.38 | 107,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.26 | 66,000 |
| MEN 18-24 | Rating | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 2.24 | 266,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 1.65 | 196,000 |
| "Conan" | 1.06 | 129,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 0.58 | 71,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 0.33 | 39,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 0.23 | 25,000 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, live + same day data, 1/24/11-1/27/11, original episodes only
JANUARY MONTHLY AVERAGES
| MEN 18-34 | |
|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 335,000 |
| "Conan" | 291,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 275,000 |
| "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" | 179,000 |
| "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" | 150,000 |
| "The Late Show with David Letterman" | 148,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 122,000 |
| "Jimmy Kimmel Live" | 96,000 |
| "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" | 94,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 79,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 73,000 |
| MEN 18-24 | |
|---|---|
| "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" | 156,000 |
| "The Colbert Report" | 137,000 |
| "Conan" | 98,000 |
| "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" | 52,000 |
| "Lopez Tonight" | 46,000 |
| "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" | 44,000 |
| "The Late Show with David Letterman" | 31,000 |
| "Jimmy Kimmel Live" | 30,000 |
| "The Mo'Nique Show" | 27,000 |
| "Chelsea Lately" | 23,000 |
| "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" | 21,000 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, live + same day data, original episodes only
Cable data (12/27/10-1/27/11)
Broadcast data (12/27/10-1/21/11)
