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[04/02/15 - 08:56 AM]
"Chicago P.D." Has Now Ranked #1 or Tied for #1 in 18-49 Among the Hour's Broadcast Dramas for 10 of Its Last 11 Originals
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, April 1.

[via press release from NBC]

'CHICAGO P.D.' GROWS +7% WEEK TO WEEK AND RANKS #1 OR TIED FOR #1 AMONG ABC-CBS-NBC AT 10 P.M. IN EVERY KEY MEASURE

'CHICAGO P.D.' HAS NOW RANKED #1 OR TIED FOR #1 IN 18-49 AMONG THE HOUR'S BROADCAST DRAMAS FOR 10 OF ITS LAST 11 ORIGINALS

'SVU' GROWS WEEK TO WEEK BY +15%

Wednesday Primetime Results:

· "Chicago P.D." (1.6/5 in 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) grew week to week by +7% in 18-49 rating (1.6 vs. 1.5), to capture its top rating since Feb. 18 (1.7). In total viewers, "Chicago P.D." is up versus last week by +9% (6.886 million vs. 6.335 million).

· In the time period, "Chicago P.D." finished #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and ranked #1 or tied for #1 among those nets in every key measure. "Chicago P.D." has now finished #1 or tied for #1 among the hour's ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49 with 10 of its last 11 originals.

· "Chicago P.D." grew +7% versus its adult 18-49 lead-in and has now matched or built on its 18-49 lead-in from an original "SVU" for a sixth time in its last seven opportunities.

· "Chicago P.D." will increase significantly in L+7: "Chicago P.D." originals are growing by +69% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.60 to a 2.70) and 3.3 million viewers overall (7.2 million to 10.5 million) going from L+SD to L+7. L+7 Estimates for Last Night: 2.9 in 18-49, 10.62 million viewers overall.

· "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) grew by +15% week to week in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 1.3) and by +7% in total viewers (6.320 million vs. 5.918 million).

· "Law & Order: SVU" built by +50% on last night's 18-49 lead-in.

· "Law & Order: SVU" will grow significantly in L+7 results: "SVU" originals are increasing by +68% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.65 a 2.78) and 2.9 million viewers overall (7.5 million to 10.4 million) going from L+SD to L+7. L+7 Estimates for Last Night: 2.9 in 18-49, 9.73 million viewers overall.

· "The Mysteries of Laura" (1.0/4 in 18-49, 6.4 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) maintained the prior week's 18-49 rating. "The Mysteries of Laura" will grow significantly in L+7 results: "Laura" originals are growing by +33% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.30 to a 1.73) and more than 1.8 million viewers overall (7.8 million to 9.7 million) going from L+SD to L+7. L+7 Estimates for Last Night: 1.5 in 18-49, 8.40 million viewers overall.

Projected "Live Plus Three Day," "Live Plus Seven Day" and "L+7 Plus Digital" Results:

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7... L+7+Digital
Mysteries of Laura... 1.0... 1.2... 1.4... 1.5
Law & Order: SVU... 1.5... 2.4... 2.6... 2.9
Chicago P.D... 1.6... 2.4... 2.6... 2.9

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7... L+7+Digital
Mysteries of Laura ... 6.36 million... 7.66 million... 8.08 million... 8.40 million
Law & Order: SVU ... 6.32 million... 8.53 million... 9.15... 9.73 million
Chicago P.D.... 6.89 million... 9.48 million... 10.17 million... 10.62 million

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.0/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.8/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.1/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.2/6; "Late Show," 0.3/1; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 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) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.0/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show with James Corden" (0.2/1).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: Primetime results are based on "fast affiliate time period" data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are "live plus same day" unless otherwise indicated.





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