Jimmy Fallon got a bad rating at the screening of “The Tonight Show” on Monday.
The comedian had the lowest average television audience ever for an original episode of the evening show, according to Nielsen’s first ratings – reaching 947,000 viewers on Monday night.
One of Fallon’s competing shows, Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” on CBS, took the cake on Monday night, attracting just over 2 million viewers, according to Nielsen Live and Same Day national fast numbers , reported by The Wrap.
Second came “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ABC! with 1.67 million viewers in total.
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By the vehicle, the final numbers are expected on Wednesday.
Jimmy Fallon’s evening show drew 947,000 viewers on Monday night. (Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
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With Fallon’s showing on Monday, the audience lull drops an earlier low from an original episode of “Tonight Show” that recently came on September 25, 2020 – that night Fallon secured 992,000 viewers in total when his show was delayed after a Stanley Cup final games.
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Fallon’s guest list on Monday also lacked big names.
He welcomed comedian Bill Burr, Rashida Jones and had Old Dominion as the musical guest of the night.
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One of Fallon’s competing shows, Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ on CBS, took the cake on Monday night, attracting just over 2 million viewers.
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Meanwhile, Colbert interviewed Chris Rock on Monday night as he welcomed Joss Stone as the show’s musical performer.
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If the early night fans had switched to Kimmel on ABC, they would have seen “This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia and Jake Tapper with Queen Naija as a musical guest.
A Tonight Show representative did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.