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[11/08/14 - 08:53 AM]
All Three NBC Friday Shows Are Up Week to Week in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, November 7.

[via press release from NBC]

Friday Primetime Results:

All three NBC Friday shows are up week to week in 18-49, "Dateline" by +8%, "Grimm" by +18% and "Constantine" by +11%.

· "Dateline NBC" (1.4/5 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) won the time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. From its first half-hour to its second, "Dateline" grew by +15% in adults 18-49 (from a 1.3 rating to a 1.5), by +24% in adults 25-54 (from 1.7 to 2.1) and by +24% in women 25-54 (from 2.1 to 2.6).

· "Dateline" reported NBC's highest adult 18-49 rating in the hour, excluding sports, in seven months (since March 21) and delivered the networks' biggest overall audience in the slot, excluding Olympics, in 10 months (since Jan. 3).

· "Grimm" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.9 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) is up week to week by +18% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.1 to a 1.3) and +9% in total viewers (from 4.537 million to 4.936 million). "Grimm" is the #1 scripted series in the hour on the Big 4 in adults 18-49. "Grimm" matched the show's year-ago 18-49rating (1.3 on Nov. 8, 2013) and is up +1% in total viewers (4.935 million vs. 4.875 million).

· "Grimm" will add substantial audience via time-shifting, having last season increased by an average of +82% when L+7 ratings were added to these next-day L+SD results (from a 1.40 to a 2.55).

· "Constantine" (1.0/3 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) is up week to week by +11% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.9 to a 1.0) and up +2% in total viewers (from 3.057 million to 3.131 million), pending updates.

· "Constantine" is topping NBC's results in the slot on the same night last year, up +11% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.9 to a 1.0) and up +6 in total viewers (2.963 million to 3.131 million). In the time period, last night's "Constantine" is running within a tenth of a rating point of #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in men 18-49 (with a 1.0 rating vs. a 1.1 for ABC's "20/20").

· "Constantine" will add substantial audience via time-shifting, increasing last week by +75% when L+3 time-shifted viewing was added to this next-day L+SD rating (from a 0.92 to a 1.61).

Last week's L+3 Results:

· "Dateline NBC" grew by +19% in 18-49 (from a 1.32 to a 1.57) and 778,000 viewers overall (7.4 million to 8.1 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

· "Grimm" increased by +76% in 18-49 (from a 1.13 to a 1.99) and more than 2.2 million viewers overall (4.5 million to 6.8 million).

· "Constantine" grew by +75% in 18-49 (from a 0.92 to a 1.61) and 1.8 million viewers overall (3.1 million vs. 4.8 million).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Friday Night:

· Friday's edition of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," with guests Jay Leno, Lucy Liu and Kevin Delaney, with Dave Davies sitting in with The Roots, averaged a 3.3 rating, 8 share in metered-market households, making it the top-rated Friday telecast of "The Tonight Show" in eight months (since March 7, with a 3.4/8 during the third week of Jimmy Fallon's tenure as "Tonight" host).

· In adult 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Tonight" scored a 1.2/6, equaling the show's highest Friday figure since March 7 (1.5/6).

· At 12:35 a.m. ET, an encore "Late Night with Seth Meyers" captured that show's highest result for a Friday telecast in metered-market households (1.6/5) since March 14 (also a 1.6/5). Last night's "Late Night" featured guests Amy Poehler and George R. R. Martin, with Captain Sensible from The Damned sitting in with the 8G Band.

· It was also the top Friday in the metered markets since March 14 for the 1:35 a.m. encore of "Last Call with Carson Daly" (1.0/4), which last night featured guests Conor McGreggor and Fahim Anwar with musical guest Shannon and the Clams.

Full Results:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.3/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.1/5 with an encore.

· 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," 0.7/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.5/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.6/5 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" (0.7/4 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 1.0/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

"Live Plus Three Day" Results for Monday, Nov. 3:

· Monday's "Blacklist" generated the seventh biggest total-viewer increase in U.S. TV history going from "live plus same day" to "live plus three day" Nielsens, increasing by 5.354 million.

· It's the biggest gain for "The Blacklist" since April 21 (+5.399 million).

· The increase made "The Blacklist" that night's #1 telecast in total viewers with 14.654 million viewers, ahead of all scripted competition as well as ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" (14.226 million), which had been #1 in L+SD results.

· In 18-49, "Blacklist" delivered a season-high +67% increase.

In "live plus three day" Nielsens, "The Blacklist":

· Grew by season-high increases of +67% in 18-49 (from a 2.37 rating to a 3.97) and 5.354 million viewers overall (from 9.300 million to 14.654 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

· Was the #1 drama of the night in:

· L+3 adults 18-49 (3.97).

· 18-49 ratings lift from L+SD to L+3 (+1.60).

· 18-49 percentage lift (+67%).

· L+3 total viewers (14.654 million).

· Overall viewer lift (+5.354 million).

· Total-viewer percentage lift (+58%).

"The Voice":

· Grew by +21% in 18-49 (from a 3.46to a 4.17) and 1.843 million viewers overall (from 12.056 million to 13.899 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

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





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