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[06/12/12 - 09:02 AM]
NBC's Coverage of Game 6 Is the Top-Rated Game of This Year's Stanley Cup Final to Date
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, June 11 plus the week of June 4-10.

[via press release from NBC]

Monday Results:

· Fast-affiliate ratings for Monday's live coverage of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final are subject to significant revision. In metered-market household ratings, the game between the New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings averaged a 4.0 rating, 7 share, up 3 percent versus the year-ago 3.9/6 for Game 6 of the Canucks-Bruins series and the top-rated game of this year's Stanley Cup Final to date. From 10:30-11 p.m., last night's telecast averaged a 5.0/8 in metered-market households, up 56 percent versus the 3.2/6 for its first half-hour from 8-8:30.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.2/6, delayed by hockey; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.2/8; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.3/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3, delayed by hockey; "Late Show," 0.5/2; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.

· At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.1/4 in metered-market households, delayed by hockey) tied CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49, delayed by hockey) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

For the Week:

· With Monday and Tuesday editions of "America's Got Talent" ranking #1 and 2 for the week among all primetime telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key categories, NBC's primetime lineup has averaged a 1.3 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49 and 4.9 million viewers overall for the week.

· The broad-based hit "America's Got Talent" delivered the #1 and 2 primetime ratings of the week on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, total viewers, households, teens 12-17 and kids 2-11.

· With "Talent" leading the way, NBC ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox for the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers and tied Fox for #1 in adults 25-54.

· Among NBC's top-ranked programs for the week, Tuesday's "America's Got Talent" finished #1 in adult 18-49 and Monday's edition was #2, Monday's "American Ninja Warrior" tied for #6 and the Tuesday debut of "Love in the Wild" tied Sunday's 10 p.m. ET encore of "Talent" for #13.

· Primetime averages for the week of June 4-10 in adults 18-49 were: Fox (1.5/5), NBC (1.3/4), ABC (1.2/4), CBS (1.1/3) and CW (0.2/1). In overall total viewers, the weekly averages were: CBS (5.8 million), NBC (4.9 million), ABC (4.6 million), Fox (4.0 million) and CW (0.6 million).

· For the 2011-12 broadcast year to date, NBC is tied for #3 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 rating and is #3 outright in viewers 18-49. NBC is the only network among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox that's up versus one year ago in viewers 18-49. NBC is also #2 in adults 18-34 for the broadcast year to date. Averages for the broadcast year through 38 weeks are: Fox (3.1/9), CBS (2.9/8), NBC (2.4/7), ABC (2.4/7) and CW (0.7/2). In overall total viewers, the broadcast-year averages are: CBS (11.4 million), Fox (8.7 million), ABC (8.2 million), NBC (7.3 million) and CW (1.7 million).

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Season figures are averages of "live plus seven day" data except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day."





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