CBS hands rivals an easy win as Kimmel and Fallon scoop up Colbert viewers

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Source: Independent

On Monday, the first night that ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon returned with new episodes since Colbert signed off, Kimmel’s show dominated the competitive 11:35 p.m. time slot, according to numbers from Nielsen.

Kimmel was watched by 2.185 million total viewers on June 1, a 53 percent year-on-year increase. Data also reveals that the program attracted 295,000 viewers in the 18 to 49 demographic, which marks a significant 178 percent increase from the same night last year.

Fallon came in second with 1.301 million viewers on Monday — a 10 percent increase year-over-year. The 18 to 24 demographic viewership increased by 14 percent from last year, with 194,000 viewers.

CBS’s replacement show for Colbert, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, struggled to keep up with the competition, receiving only 628,000 total viewers, representing a 65 percent drop from the same slot compared to last year, when Colbert occupied it.

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1. Does CBS have a plan or are they just stupid?

I’m sure their investors just love to lose money and their sponsors must be asking for refunds. No audience / no show.

[Ray Bruns]

2. Byron Allen's show has been on for years at the 1:30 am time slot.

I don’t know why people think it would ever replace Colbert’s show. It’s not that kind of show. All he’s doing is filling up the time slot. Kind of like an infomercial. Nobody is going to stay up past 11:30 pm to watch it.

[LisaM]

3. Comics Unleashed is an unwatchable infomercial.

I've seen a few seconds of it after Colbert before I could change the channel. Even the paid audience looks phony.