LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN posted its largest audience since the week ending April 8, 2011, and its best adults 18-49 rating since the week ending Feb. 4, 2011, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Nov. 18, 2011.

LATE SHOW delivered 3.580m viewers, up +9% in viewers (from 3.30m), compared to the same week last year.  LATE SHOW was up +18% in adults 25-54 (1.3/05 from 1.1/05) and +25% in adults 18-49 (1.0/04 from 0.8/03), compared to the same week last year. 

THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON delivered a 1.3/04 in households with 1.71m viewers, up +3% in viewers (from 1.67m) compared to the same week last year.  LATE LATE SHOW was up +17% in adults 25-54 (0.7/04 from 0.6/04), and +20% in adults 18-49 (0.6/03 from 0.5/03), compared to the same week last year.    

Both the LATE SHOW and LATE LATE SHOW topped their NBC late night competition in viewers and adults 18-49 for the week.

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