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[08/06/14 - 08:42 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Ranks as the #1 Show of the Night in Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, August 5.

[via press release from NBC]

Tuesday Results:

NBC won Tuesday night in total viewers among the Big 4 with the #1 show of the night in 18-49 and total viewers, "America's Got Talent."

· "Food Fighters" (1.2/5 in 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) retained 92% of last week's results in 18-49 rating (1.2 vs. 1.3) and 91% in total viewers (4.3 million vs. 4.7 million) and is up +20% versus the show's debut two weeks ago in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.0), despite far tougher competition this week from ABC (1.7 in the hour from "CMA Festival" vs. a 1.1 last week from "Extreme Weight Loss"). "Food Fighters" ranked #2 in the slot among the Big 4 nets behind only ABC's "CMA" special in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key measures and the 1.2 ties ABC's "Rising Star" for the highest week-three rating among the five new reality shows on the Big 4 so far this summer that have run at least three weeks

· "Food Fighters" grew from half-hour to half-hour in all key measures, including gains of +18% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.3 rating from a 1.1), +13% in adults 25-54 (1.7 vs. 1.5) and +18% in women 25-54 (2.0 vs. 1.7).

· "America's Got Talent" (2.0/6 in 18-49, 8.9 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) ranks as the #1 show of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 and total viewers. "Talent" was #1 or tied for #1 among Big 4 programs last night in every key measure.

· "America's Got Talent" won the time period versus ABC's "CMA Music Festival" in 18-49, total viewers and other key measures.

· "Talent" improved its position relative to the "CMA Festival" with each succeeding half-hour, going from a deficit of 0.2 at 9 p.m. (with a 1.8 rating vs. a 2.0) to a tie at 9:30 (2.0 vs. 2.0) to a lead of 0.2 at 10 (2.1 vs. 1.9) to a lead of 0.3 at 10:30 (2.0 vs. 1.7), for a swing of 0.5 of a point from its first half-hour to its fourth.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.6/4 with an encore; 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," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.3/1 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 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" (0.9/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/2 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 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. 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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· AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (NBC)
· EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS (ABC)
· FOOD FIGHTERS (NBC)
· RISING STAR (ABC)





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