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[10/21/14 - 08:54 AM]
NBC Finishes #1 Monday Night Among the Big 4 in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Most Other Key Demos
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, October 20.

[via press release from NBC]

Monday Results (Note that ABC carried NFL football in Pittsburgh and CW carried the game in Houston):

NBC finished #1 Monday night among the Big 4 in adults 18-49, adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and most other key demos

· "The Voice" (3.3/9 in 18-49, 11.6 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) won its two-hour time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and all key adult-female demos. From its first half-hour to its fourth, "The Voice" grew by 0.7 of a rating point or +24% (to a 3.6 from a 2.9).

· "The Voice" rated within a tenth of a point of the comparable telecast in the spring (3.3 vs. 3.4 for the second Monday battle-round episode on March 31) and within 5% in total viewers (11.615 million vs. 12.277 million)

· "The Blacklist" (2.4/7 in 18-49, 9.4 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) won the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in every key measure, topping CBS's "NCIS: LA" by a +41% margin in adult 18-49 rating(with a 2.4 vs. a 1.7) and beating ABC's "Castle" by +50% (2.4 vs. 1.6).

· Note that "The Blacklist" has been jumping by an average of +64% in adult 18-49 L+7 results so far this season and had last week's biggest L+3 increases among Monday dramas on the Big 4 (+53% in 18-49, +5.0 million viewers overall).

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

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
The Voice... 3.3... 4.1... 4.3
The Blacklist... 2.4... 3.9... 4.3

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
The Voice... 11.6 million... 13.5 million... 13.9 million
The Blacklist... 9.4 million... 14.2 million... 15.4 million

In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/8 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.1/6.

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

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 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" (1.3/5 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 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. 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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· BLACKLIST, THE (NBC)
· CASTLE (ABC)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)





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