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[04/30/15 - 09:33 AM]
"Law & Order: SVU" Delivers Its Highest Rated and Most Watched Episode Since November 12, 2014
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, April 29.
[via press release from NBC]

NBC RATINGS NOTES FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

· NBC was #4 (not #2) for the night against the Big 4 broadcast networks with a 1.5/5 in the 18-49 demo and 7.291 million viewers overall. NBC was #3 in P2+.

· Last night's "Chicago P.D." was the highest-rated drama in the timeslot and was .3 (not .5) higher than the last original episode, which ran on April 8.

· "Law & Order: SVU" easily won the 10-11 p.m. timeslot with a 2.0/7 and 9.217 million viewers overall (not 7.050), as well as in all key demos. It's the highest rated and most watched "SVU" since Nov. 12, 2014 (2.4/7, 10.007 million viewers overall).

NBC RATINGS NOTES FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

· From 8-9 p.m., an encore of "Chicago Fire" drew a 0.8/3, and 4.606 million viewers overall.

· As part of the "Chicago Fire, "Chicago P.D." and "Law & Order: SVU" crossover, "Chicago P.D." drew a 1.8/6 and 8.051 million viewers from 9-10 p.m. against all original competition.

· It's the highest-rated and most-watched "Chicago P.D." since Nov. 12, 2014 (2.2/7, 9.540 million viewers overall).

· Last night's "Chicago P.D." was the highest-rated drama in the timeslot and was .5 higher than the last original episode, which ran on April 8.

· "Law & Order: SVU" easily won the 10-11 p.m. timeslot with a 2.0/7 and 7.050 million viewers overall, as well as in all key demos. It's the highest rated and most watched "SVU" since Nov. 12, 2014 (2.4/7, 10.006 million viewers overall).

· Last night's "SVU" was .2 higher than the last original episode, which ran April 8.





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