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[01/22/15 - 08:39 AM]
"Chicago P.D." Tied for #1 In Its Time Period in Adults 18-49 and Ranks #1 Outright in Adults 18-34 and All Key Adult-Female Demos
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 21.

[via press release from NBC]

Wednesday Primetime Results:

· "Chicago P.D." (1.5/5 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) tied for #1 in the time period in adults 18-49 among ABC, CBS and NBC and ranked #1 outright among those nets in adults 18-34 and all key adult-female demos. "Chicago P.D." has now finished #1 or tied for #1 among those nets in adults 18-49 for five of its last six telecasts.

· Week to week, "Chicago P.D." is even in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 1.5), up +6% in adults 25-54 (1.9 vs. 1.8) and up +3% in total viewers (6.981 million vs. 6.772 million).

· "Chicago P.D." built on its adult 18-49 lead-in from "SVU" for the third time this season, growing by a best-yet +25%.

· "Chicago P.D." will increase substantially in L+7 - "Chicago P.D." first-runs have grown by an average of +67% in 18-49 and more than 3.3 million viewers overall going from L+SD to L+7.

· "Law & Order: SVU" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) is currently up week to week in total viewers (6.745 million vs. 6.678 million) and adults 25-54 (1.8 vs. 1.7), despite this week's lead-in from an encore "Mysteries of Laura." "SVU" is also up versus the same week last year in total viewers (6.745 million vs. 6.683 million), despite competition last night from week three of Fox's "Empire."

· "SVU" will grow substantially in L+7 - "SVU" first-runs have increased by an average of +67% in 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers overall going from L+SD to L+7.

· An encore telecast of" "The Mysteries of Laura" averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 4.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET.

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

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
Law & Order: SVU... 1.2... 2.1... 2.3
Chicago P.D.... 1.5... 2.4... 2.6

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
Law & Order: SVU ... 6.7 million... 8.8 million... 9.4 million
Chicago P.D.... 7.0 million... 9.6 million... 10.2 million

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.9/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/3 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" (1.0/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 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 with an encore 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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· EMPIRE (FOX)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· MYSTERIES OF LAURA, THE (NBC)





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