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[01/23/16 - 08:42 AM]
"Dateline" Delivers Its Highest Friday Ratings Since Last March
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, January 22.

[via press release from NBC]

"DATELINE" DELIVERS ITS HIGHEST FRIDAY RATINGS SINCE LAST MARCH

"CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH NICK CANNON" EQUALS ITS SERIES HIGH AND CAPTURES NBC'S TOP RATING IN THE SLOT IN SEVEN MONTHS

Friday Primetime Results:

"Dateline NBC" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall):

· Reports a new season high in adults 18-49 and its high since March 20, 2015 (1.3).

· The 1.3 also equals "Dateline's" highest Friday rating since Nov. 21, 2014 (1.5).

· In the key news demo of adults 25-54, matches its Friday high (1.8) since March 6, 2015 (1.9).

· Delivers the show's most-watched Friday edition since March 20, 2015 (6.8 million).

· For its second hour from 10-11 p.m. ET, outrates ABC's "20/20" head-to-head in all key measures.

· Is the #1 newsmagazine of the night in every key category.

· Upscale: Delivers a solid upscale audience, indexing at a 109 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes

"Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon" (0.9/3 in 18-49, 3.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):

· Delivers a season high in 18-49 and matches its series high (last achieved on Dec. 26, 2014, 0.9).

· Grows +29% versus its prior Friday original in 18-49 (0.9 vs. 0.7 on Dec. 18) and +12% in total viewers (3.815 million vs. 3.406 million).

· Scores NBC's highest 18-49 rating in the hour in seven months (since June 5, "Jurassic Park," 1.0 from 8-9 p.m.).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Friday Night:

· In adult 18-49 rating in the local people meters, Fallon (1.3) topped the combined results of CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (0.5) and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" rebroadcast (0.6).

· In 18-49 in the local people meters, Meyers' encore (0.6) beat Colbert (0.5) and tied Kimmel's rebroadcast (0.6), despite Meyers' later start time.

· Fallon's guests Friday night included Jeff Daniels, Lilly Singh and musical guest St. Lucia.

· Meyers' guests Friday included Rashida Jones, Khloe Kardashian and Rachel Bloom (encore).

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.4/8; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.5/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.3/6; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/3 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" (1.5/5 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.1/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/1 with an encore).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/3 in metered-market households with an encore 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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· CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH NICK CANNON (NBC)
· DATELINE NBC (NBC)





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