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<\/a> Jimmy Fallon<\/p><\/div>\n

Jimmy Fallon, who plunged<\/a> into the icy waters of Lake Michigan on a dare from Mayor Rahm Emanuel earlier this month, continues to get a warm reception in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Four weeks after he took over NBC\u2019s \u201cTonight Show\u201d from Jay Leno, Fallon is leading the ratings here among all four late-night talk shows \u2014 and his Nielsen numbers in Chicago are up substantially over those Leno drew during the same period last year.<\/p>\n

Fallon also beats ABC\u2019s Jimmy Kimmel, CBS\u2019s David Letterman and WGN\u2019s syndicated Arsenio Hall (whose show airs from 10 to 11 p.m.) in key demographics among viewers between 18 and 34, 18 and 49, and 25 and 54. In the 18-to-34 demo, Chicago is Fallon\u2019s No. 1 market among the top 25 in the country.<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn native no doubt endeared himself to some here when he joined Emanuel in the Polar Plunge March 2 to benefit Special Olympics Chicago. NBC 5 streamed the event on NBCChicago.com,<\/a> logging more than 18,000 views live and more than 450,000 views for its post-plunge coverage.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the big four late-night talk shows in Chicago (as measured for the first two weeks in March by Nielsen), followed by rating, share and overall households.<\/em> Click on the arrows to advance the photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t

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Jimmy Fallon, NBC<\/b> 4.8 rating\/10 share (169,632 households)<\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t
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Jimmy Kimmel, ABC<\/b> 3.2 rating\/7 share (113,088 households)<\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t
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David Letterman, CBS<\/b> 2.1 rating\/5 share (74,214 households)<\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t
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Arsenio Hall<\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div><\/div>\n\t ‹<\/a>\n\t ›<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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