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[06/20/14 - 08:42 AM]
All Eight Episodes of "Undateable" to Date Have Out-Rated Every Episode of All Three of Last Summer's Original Comedies in Adults 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, June 19.

[via press release from NBC]

Thursday Primetime Results:

· With an encore lead-in this week versus an original lead-in last week, "Undateable" (0.9/3 in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:30 p.m. ET; 0.9/3 in 18-49, 2.5 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m.) retained 100% of last week's 18-49 rating at both 9:01 and 9:30 (0.9 both half-hours). "Undateable" retained 100% of this week's 18-49 lead-in and also maintained 100% of its rating from its first half-hour to its second.

· This is the fourth time in its four weeks on the schedule that "Undateable" has maintained its full 18-49 rating from its first half-hour to its second.

· All eight episodes of "Undateable" to date have out-rated every episode of all three of last summer's original comedies on the Big 4 networks (NBC's "Save Me" and Fox's "Anger Management" and "The Goodwin Games") in adults 18-49.

· "Last Comic Standing" (1.4/5 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) is up +17% week to week in 18-49 rating (to a 1.4 from a 1.2) to win decisively at 10 among ABC, CBS and NBC by a +40% margin over ABC's second-place season premiere of "Rookie Blue" (1.4 vs. 1.0). "Last Comic" ranked #1 in the time period in every key demo among ABC, CBS and NBC (including a tie with "Rookie Blue" in women 25-54).

· Despite the 10 p.m. hour, "Last Comic" grew half-hour to half-hour by +7% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.5 from a 1.4), +6% in adults 25-54 (1.7 vs. 1.6) and +11% in women 25-54 (2.0 vs. 1.8).

· Last night's "Last Comic Standing" is up versus NBC's average in the time period last summer by +40% in adults 18-49 (with a 1.4 rating vs. a 1.0, L+SD non-sports) and by +21% in total viewers (4.005 million vs. 3.321 million).

· An encore telecast of "Hollywood Game Night" (0.9/4 in 18-49, 3.4 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) retained 90% of the prior week's 18-49 rating for an original (with a 0.9 vs. a 1.0). From its first half-hour to its second, "Hollywood Game Night" grew by +11% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.0 rating from a 0.9), +9% in adults 25-54 (1.2 vs. 1.1) and +14% in women 25-54 (1.6 vs. 1.4).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday Night:

· Thursday overnights were dominated at 11:35 p.m. ET by "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," which last night took home the Critics' Choice Award for Best Talk Show as part of the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards handed out by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. This marks "The Tonight Show's" first award win since Fallon's Feb. 17 debut as host.

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.8/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 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 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

· 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.

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.





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· ANGER MANAGEMENT (FX)
· GOODWIN GAMES, THE (FOX)
· HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT (NBC)
· LAST COMIC STANDING (NBC)
· ROOKIE BLUE (ABC)
· SAVE ME (NBC)
· UNDATEABLE (NBC)





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