As Letterman Exits the Late Night Stage, the Competition on Social Media Is Just Getting Started

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 28, 2015) - Technology and data company, Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL), creator of the eValue™ score, today released data rankings on the top ten performing late night shows on Facebook and Twitter.

With an increase in conversations -- both on and offline -- taking place around late night shows due to the retirement of late nights longest running host, David Letterman, Engagement Labs used its eValue tool to measure the social media performance of late night shows on Twitter and Facebook from May 14 to May 21, the day after Letterman's final appearance.

According to eValue data, the top ten rankings for late night shows on Facebook are:

Ranking	Facebook
1	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
2	Late Show with David Letterman
3	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
4	The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
5	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
6	Conan
7	Tavis Smiley
8	The Late Late Show with James Corden
9	Last Week Tonight Show with John Oliver
10	Charlie Rose

 According to eValue data, the top ten rankings for late night shows on Twitter are:

Ranking	Twitter
1	The Late Late Show with James Corden
2	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
3	@midnight with Chris Hardwick
4	Watch What Happens: Live with Andy Cohen
5	The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
6	Late Show with David Letterman
7	Late Night with Seth Meyers
8	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
9	Last Call with Carson Daly
10	Jimmy Kimmel Live!

"Eyeballs are moving away from the TV set and towards social channels. Therefore, television shows are no longer solely relying on air-time to engage with their viewers. To get those eyeballs viewing their content, these shows are implementing social media strategies to enable audiences to engage with their content online," said Bryan Segal, CEO of Engagement Labs. "Late night shows are using their social channels to repurpose videos of memorable moments or highlights from their broadcasts, and creating new content to inform their audience about upcoming guests. Furthermore, they are creating specific content for their broadcast audience that they know will then be shared by their online audiences."

On Wednesday, May 20, 13.76 million viewers watched as legendary late night host David Letterman counted down his final 'Top Ten List.' During its final week, the show saw an increase in fans and a spike in likes, retweets and favorites, on both Facebook and Twitter which caused "The Late Show" to rank second on Facebook and sixth on Twitter.

"Letterman saw high Engagement and Impact scores on Facebook, which is likely due to the hype around his last show. However, the numbers were not enough to take the top spot from 'The Daily Show,' who saw an Impact score of 93.5 along with the second highest Responsiveness score," continued Segal. "On Twitter, 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' dominated the rankings with an eValue score of 98.35, taking top spot in our Engagement and Impact sub-scores along with likes, favorites and mentions overall and per 1000 fans. This proves that 'The Late Late Show' knows their Twitter audience and is creating content that their fans are excited to share with their friends and followers."

For more information on the late night show rankings, visit Engagement Labs' blog here.

About Engagement Labs
Engagement Labs' eValue™ Score is the global benchmark for social media scoring. eValue Analytics Pro, an enterprise-grade social media analytics platform, scores brands between 0-100. eValue measures brands' social media and digital marketing efforts. It's composed of a series of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs), including Engagement, Responsiveness and Impact, which is benchmarked against 75,000+ handpicked and verified brands.

The eValue score is composed of Engagement, Impact and Responsiveness metrics. Engagement is the level of interaction content receives on a specific social network, Impact is the unique reach content receives on a specific social network, and Responsiveness measures how much, how fast and how well a brand responds to actual conversations amongst its users.

Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL) offers intelligent social data, analytics and insights for organizations that are actively engaging on social networks. Offered as a SaaS or through an API, the eValue™ analytics platform allows brands to measure and maximize the effectiveness of their social media marketing campaigns, as well as measure that of their competitors across major social networks Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Engagement Labs maintains offices in Montreal, Toronto, Paris and New York. www.engagementlabs.com / www.evaluesuite.com