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[10/01/14 - 08:48 AM]
NBC Wins Tuesday Night in Adults 18-49 Among the Big 4 Networks by a 59% Margin
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, September 30.

[via press release from NBC]

Tuesday Results (adding L+3 and L+7 projections):

NBC won Tuesday night in adults 18-49 among the Big 4 networks by a +59% margin (with a 3.5 rating vs. a 2.2 for #2 CBS), leading six of six half-hours decisively in the key demo, paced by the #1 show of the night, "The Voice."

Projected "Live Plus Three Day" and "Live Plus Seven Day" Results:

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
The Voice... 4.0... 4.8... 5.0
Chicago Fire... 2.4... 3.2... 3.4

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
The Voice... 13.5 million... 15.6 million... 16.1 million
Chicago Fire... 9.0 million... 11.9 million... 12.4 million

· "The Voice" (4.0/13 in 18-49, 13.5 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) equaled last week's preliminary fast-national 4.0 rating in 18-49 and is within a tenth of a point of last week's official national 4.1 (which tied for the show's highest Tuesday rating in the past year, since Oct. 1, 2013).

· "The Voice" also matched this week's Monday rating in 18-49 (4.0), and has now been up or even on Tuesday night versus Monday during each of the season's first two weeks, after last fall seeing the first 10 Tuesday "Voice" telecasts trail Monday's results.

· In total viewers, "The Voice" delivered the show's biggest Tuesday audience since March 4 (14.5 million). Week to week, the Tuesday "Voice" is currently up +3% in total viewers (13.535 million vs. 13.184 million).

· "The Voice" Is the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and every other key demo.

· "Chicago Fire" (2.4/7 in 18-49, 9.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) won the hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in 18-49, topping CBS's "Person of Interest" (1.8) by a +33% margin and ABC's "Forever" (1.3) by +85%.

· In the time slot, "Chicago Fire" ranks #1 or tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in every other key demo.

· Last night's Chicago Fire" is up by +33% versus what the show was averaging at the end of last season through the May sweep in 18-49 (2.4 vs. 1.8) and is up by +28% or 1.9 million persons in total viewers (8.983 million vs. 7.034 million).

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," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2.

· 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" (1.4/5 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" (0.6/4 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 0.3/3 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.





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