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[04/09/14 - 08:46 AM]
"Chicago Fire" Wins the 10 p.m. Hour, Equaling Its Highest 18-49 Rating Since January 7
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, April 8.

[via press release from NBC]

Tuesday Results:

NBC is currently #1 Tuesday night in adults 18-49, led by the #1 show of the night, "The Voice" and a time-period win at 10 for "Chicago Fire," which matched its top rating since Jan. 7. It's a record 19th Tuesday win among the Big 4 networks for NBC this season in 18-49, adding to the network's record for most Tuesday wins among those nets in People Meter history (dating back to September 1987).

· With its first original telecast in three weeks, "Chicago Fire" (1.9/5 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall) won the 10 p.m. hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and other key measures, and is currently equaling the show's highest 18-49 rating since Jan. 7. "Chicago Fire" is currently matching the 18-49 rating of its prior three original telecasts (pending updates) and is up 1% in total viewers (7.013 million vs. 6.956 million).

· It's the sixth consecutive "Chicago Fire" original to match or top its prior first-run telecast in adults 18-49, pending updates. It's also the sixth straight "Chicago Fire" first-run to finish #1 or tied for #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49.

· "The Voice 6" (2.8/9 in 18-49, 10.8 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) ranks as the #1 show of the night in adults 18-49 and is #1 in its time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and other key measures. "The Voice" is currently retaining 93% of last week's 3.0 rating in these preliminary fast-affiliate ratings and 90% of last week's 3.1 in official nationals. In total viewers, "The Voice" (11.759 million) is retaining 99% of last week's 11.928 million in official nationals.

· "The Voice" grew substantially from half-hour to half-hour in all key measures, including gains of +15% in adults 18-49 (to a 3.0 rating from a 2.6), +15% in adults 25-54 (3.8 vs. 3.3) and +17% or 0.7 of a point in women 25-54 (4.9 vs. 4.2).

· "About a Boy" (1.8/5 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:31 p.m. ET) ranked #2 in the time period among the Big 4 nets in adults 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54, as well as total viewers, ahead of comedy competition on ABC and Fox in each of those measures.

· "Growing Up Fisher" (1.5/4 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall from 9:31-10 p.m. ET) finished #2 in the half-hour among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54, as well as total viewers, ahead of comedy competition on ABC and Fox in each of those categories.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "Tonight," 1.2/6; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/1 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.7/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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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