Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (4/21/15):

NBC (7.403 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) was the network to beat among adults 18-49 last night with its mix of "The Voice" (10.987 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1), "Undateable" (4.927 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #5), "One Big Happy" (3.943 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8) and "Chicago Fire" (6.786 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2).

ABC (4.239 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) then claimed the silver with the season finales of "Fresh Off the Boat" (5.045 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T3) and "Repeat After Me" (3.567 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8) plus new episodes of "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" (4.268 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T3) and "Forever" (4.143 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T12).

Next up was CBS (9.442 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and repeats of "NCIS" (10.138 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T12) and "NCIS: New Orleans" (9.831 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8) followed by a special "CSI: Cyber" (8.358 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T6).

Meanwhile, The CW (2.917 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4) served up new episodes of "The Flash" (3.664 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T6) and "iZombie" (2.171 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #14).

And finally, FOX (2.388 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5) closed out the evening with a new "Hell's Kitchen" (3.441 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8), a repeat "New Girl" (1.408 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #15) and a new "Weird Loners" (1.263 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #16).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+11.11% - Forever (vs. 4/7/15)
+10.00% - Repeat After Me
+7.14% - Fresh Off the Boat
+4.17% - The Voice
0.00% - One Big Happy
-6.25% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD
-7.69% - The Flash
-8.33% - Hell's Kitchen
-12.50% - iZombie
-13.33% - Undateable
-16.67% - Weird Loners
-20.00% - Chicago Fire (vs. 4/7/15)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - The Flash (vs. The Originals)
+100.00% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (vs. The Goldbergs/Trophy Wife (Repeats))
+77.78% - Chicago Fire (vs. Chicago Fire (Repeat))
+22.22% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. Glee)
+11.11% - Forever (vs. Celebrity Wife Swap)
+9.09% - CSI: Cyber (vs. Person of Interest (Repeat))
-7.41% - The Voice
-16.67% - Fresh Off the Boat (vs. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD)
-22.22% - iZombie (vs. Supernatural)
-26.67% - One Big Happy (vs. Growing Up Fisher)
-31.58% - Undateable (vs. About a Boy)
-38.89% - Repeat After Me (vs. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD)
-50.00% - Weird Loners (vs. The Mindy Project)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; 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," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.4/2; 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 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/22/14):

NBC (7.262 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) was the demo champ on Tuesday with its mix of "The Voice" (10.950 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1), "About a Boy" (7.157 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2) and "Growing Up Fisher" (5.977 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.5, #4) plus a repeat of "Chicago Fire" (4.270 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9).

CBS (9.408 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then remained the most-watched network despite its all-repeat lineup of "NCIS" (10.415 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #6), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (10.186 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #5) and "Person of Interest" (7.623 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #7).

Next up was ABC (3.761 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) with a new "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" (5.692 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.8, #3) followed by repeats of "The Goldbergs" (3.056 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9), "Trophy Wife" (2.052 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14) and a new "Celebrity Wife Swap" (3.035 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.137 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) served up an original "Glee" (2.490 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9), a repeat "New Girl" (1.428 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14) and a new "The Mindy Project" (2.140 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.0, #8).

And finally, new episodes of "The Originals" (1.421 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14) and "Supernatural" (2.171 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9) closed out the evening on The CW (1.796 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Originals" delivered a 0.7 rating while "Supernatural" posted a 0.9 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+12.50% - Supernatural
0.00% - About a Boy
0.00% - The Mindy Project
0.00% - The Originals
-6.25% - Growing Up Fisher
-6.90% - The Voice
-10.00% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD
-10.00% - Celebrity Wife Swap
-10.00% - Glee

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+200.00% - Supernatural (vs. America's Next Top Model (Repeat))
+63.64% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (vs. Splash)
+58.33% - About a Boy (vs. Ready for Love)
+50.00% - The Originals (vs. Hart of Dixie)
+25.00% - Growing Up Fisher (vs. Ready for Love)
0.00% - The Mindy Project (vs. The Mindy Project (Repeat))
-32.50% - The Voice
-40.00% - Celebrity Wife Swap (vs. Body of Proof)
-52.63% - Glee (vs. Hell's Kitchen)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.3/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.5/6; 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," 0.9/4; "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 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.1/4 in metered-market households) tied CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research