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[09/11/14 - 08:56 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Currently Ranks #1 in Its Hour Among the Big 4 in All Key Measures
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 10.

[via press release from NBC]

Wednesday Primetime Results:

Note: Each of the Big 4 networks carried President Obama's address from 9 p.m. to approximately 9:17-9:18 ET in the Eastern U.S. Results for the 9 and 10 p.m. hours are subject to adjustment in official nationals. News coverage was sustaining and will not be counted in nightlong or weeklong averages.

NBC is #1 for the night in 18-49 (tied with Fox) and total viewers with the #1 show of the night in total viewers, "America's Got Talent."

· An encore telecast of "America's Got Talent" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 6.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) scored the show's highest rating for a rebroadcast since July 30 and delivered a season high for a Wednesday encore in total viewers. The 8 p.m. "Talent" rebroadcast ranks #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in total viewers and is tied for #2 among those nets in adults, men and women 25-54 and women 18-34.

· "America's Got Talent" (apprx. 1.9/6 in 18-49, 10.6 million viewers overall from about 9:17-10:18 p.m. ET) currently ranks #1 in the hour among the Big 4 in all key measures, pending updates.

· "America's Got Talent" is currently running within a tenth of a point of the prior week's 2.0 rating in 18-49, pending updates, and is up +1% in total viewers (10.6 million vs. 10.5 million). If the week-to-week gain in total viewers stands, it will be "Talent's" biggest Wednesday overall viewership in six weeks (since July 30).

· "Taxi Brooklyn" aired from approximately 10:18-11:17 p.m. ET. For the 10:30-11 p.m. half-hour, "Taxi Brooklyn" averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 4.7 million viewers overall and currently ranks #1 in that half-hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in total viewers and women 25-54 and tied for #1 among those nets in women 18-34 and women 18-49.

· NBC ranked #1 for the night among the Big 4 nets in adults 18-49 (tied with Fox), total viewers and adults, men and women 25-54.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night *:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.5/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.5/5; 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," 0.9/5; "Late Show," 0.3/2; 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" (1.1/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.8/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

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

* Start times in the Eastern U.S. were delayed apprx. 17-18 minutes due to primetime news coverage.

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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