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[11/18/15 - 08:36 AM]
Debut of "Chicago Med" Is the #1 Scripted Show of the Night
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 17.

[via press release from NBC]

DEBUT OF 'CHICAGO MED' IS THE #1 SCRIPTED SHOW OF THE NIGHT

"CHICAGO MED" MATCHES NBC'S BEST NON-"VOICE" RATING WITH IN-SEASON REGULAR PROGRAMMING IN THE SLOT IN THREE YEARS

'CHICAGO FIRE' DELIVERS ITS BEST RATING ON A NIGHT WITHOUT A 'VOICE' LEAD-IN SINCE NOVEMBER 2014

'VOICE' GROWS +4% VERSUS THE COMPARABLE EPISODE IN THE PRIOR CYCLE, MAINTAINS 100% WEEK TO WEEK IN THE 8-9 P.M. HOUR

NBC HAS WON THE LAST 17 CONSECUTIVE PRIMETIME HALF-HOURS AMONG THE BIG 4 NETS IN 18-49

Tuesday Primetime Results:

NBC wins Tuesday among the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and, led by the #1 show of the night in 18-49, "The Voice," and strong 9 and 10 p.m. wins from "Chicago Med" and "Chicago Fire."

With last night's sweep of six of six half-hours among the Big 4 in adults 18-49, NBC has now won 17 consecutive primetime half-hours in 18-49 among those nets, starting from 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday with "Sunday Night Football," and continuing with nightlong sweeps on Monday with "The Voice" and "Blindspot" and Tuesday with "The Voice," "Chicago Med" and "Chicago Fire."

The debut of "Chicago Med" (2.2/7 in 18-49, 8.6 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):

· Is the #1 scripted show of the night on the Big 4 in 18-49, pending updates.

· Won the slot in adults 18-49 as well as adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and all key adult-female demos.

· Jumped +83% versus NBC's slot average last season in 18-49, excluding weeks when "The Voice" ran in the time period (2.2 vs. 1.2) and is up +119% in total viewers (8.593 vs. 3.924 million).

· Rates in line with the previous debuts of "Chicago Fire" in 18-49 (1.9 at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012) and "Chicago P.D." (2.0 at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014) and total viewers -- "Chicago Fire" (6.614 million at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012) and "Chicago P.D." (8.589 million at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014).

· Earns NBC's top in-season regular-program rating in the slot, excluding "The Voice," since March 4, 2014 (2.2).

· Equals NBC 's highest in in-season regular-program rating in the time period, excluding "The Voice," in three years, since Oct. 9, 2012 (2.4).

"Chicago Fire" (1.9/6 in 18-49, 7.9 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):

· Delivered its highest rating without a "Voice" lead-in since Nov. 18, 2014 (2.1).

· Is up versus its average last season when airing without a "Voice" lead-in by +19% in 18-49 (1.9 vs. 1.6).

· Wins the slot among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49, and total viewers, adults 18-34 and adults 25-54.

· Delivers its 14th consecutive time-period win in 18-49 versus the slot's ABC and CBS competition when in original, dating back to last March.

· Will add substantial audience via time-shifting and VOD -- the prior week's "Chicago Fire" grew by +45% in 18-49 (2.05 to 2.96) and 3.0 million viewers (8.1 million to 11.1 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

"The Voice" (2.6/9 in 18-49, 11.1 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):

· Grows +4% versus the comparable second Tuesday live telecast in the spring (2.6 vs. 2.5 on April 14).

· Is the #1 show of the night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49.

· Retains 100% of last week's 8-9 p.m. result in 18-49 (2.6 vs. 2.6) and grows +6% in total viewers (11.110 million vs. 10.514 million).

· Will add significant viewership via time-shifting and VOD - the prior Tuesday "Voice" grew by +20% in 18-49 (2.74 to 3.30) and 1.7 million viewers (10.9 million to 12.6 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

· Upscale: Tuesday's "Voice" is delivering a solidly upscale audience, indexing at a 116 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes. The prio week's telecast was the most upscale show of the night on the Big 4, indexing at a 108 among adults 18-49 in $100K+ homes.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday Night (the Seattle market is excluded):

· In adult 18-49 rating in the local people meters, Fallon (1.1) topped the combined results of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.5) and CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (0.5).

· In 18-49 in the local people meters, Meyers (0.6) beat Kimmel (0.5) and Colbert (0.5), despite starting an hour later.

· In 18-49, Carson Daly (0.3) tied "Nightline" (0.3) and Corden (0.3), despite his later start time.

· Fallon's guests Tuesday night included Rooney Mara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Bieber with The Roots.

· Meyers' guests Tuesday included Viola Davis, Allison Tolman and The Scottos.

· Daly's guests Tuesday night included Rachel Bloom, Lena Waithe and musical guest Houndmouth.

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.8/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.5/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/6; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· 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

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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· BLINDSPOT (NBC)
· CHICAGO FIRE (NBC)
· CHICAGO MED (NBC)
· SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (NBC)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)





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