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[03/07/17 - 04:03 PM]
"This Is Us" Heads a List of 12 NBC Series That Are More Than Doubling in Rating This Season Going from L+SD to L+35 Linear & Non-Linear
NBC further spins the numbers for the season to date.

[via press release from NBC]

"THIS IS US" HEADS A LIST OF 12 NBC SERIES THAT ARE MORE THAN DOUBLING IN RATING THIS SEASON GOING FROM L+SD TO L+35 LINEAR & NON-LINEAR

THE PILOT OF "THIS IS US" SOARS TO AN 11.4 RATING COUNTING ADDITIONAL NON-LINEAR VIEWING, A +303% INCREASE ON ITS NEXT-DAY 2.85

NBC's hit drama "This Is Us" leads a list of 12 primetime NBC series that are more than doubling in adults 18-49 going from "live plus same day" ratings from Nielsen Media Research to "live plus 35 day" figures that combine linear results and estimated non-linear ratings.

On average, "This Is Us" originals this season are growing by +180% going from L+SD to L+35, with a 2.65 average rating in L+SD and a 7.41 in L+35.

Adding in additional alternate-platform viewership, the "This Is Us" pilot has now quadrupled its next-day L+SD rating. Counting 35 days of linear viewing and estimates based on 160 days of non-linear data, the Sept. 20, 2016 premiere telecast of "This is Us" has soared to an 11.40 rating in adults 18-49, for a +303% lift versus the pilot's L+SD rating of a 2.85.

Here are the NBC series that are more than doubling their 18-49 averages this season when going from L+SD ratings to L+35 figures that combine linear results with estimated non-linear ratings for the period Sept. 19, 2016 through Jan. 15, 2017:

· This Is Us, +180% (2.65 to 7.41).

· The Blacklist, +166% (1.12 to 2.97).

· The Good Place, +164% (1.19 to 3.15).

· Law & Order: SVU, +161% (1.48 to 3.87).

· Timeless, +156% (1.28 to 3.27).

· Superstore, +154% (1.23 to 3.12).

· Blindspot, +152% (1.15 to 2.90).

· Emerald City, +149% (0.93 to 2.32).

· Grimm, +138% (0.86 to 2.05).

· Chicago P.D., +126% (1.39 to 3.14).

· Chicago Med, +121% (1.31 to 2.90).

· Chicago Fire, +106% (1.62 to 3.33).

In the fourth quarter of 2016, NBC entertainment series originals rose to an average 3.52 rating in long-tail adult 18-49 results that cover 28 days of linear viewership and 35 days of non-linear. That's up from a comparable 3.37 for the fourth quarter of 2015.

Source: Linear ratings: Nielsen Npower L+35 (content+ads); Alternate Platform ratings (inclusive of all digital and Set Top Box D4+):Internal estimates based on time spent viewing content via Hulu, NBC Digital (App/.com) and Rentrak (inclusive of ads), adjusted to account for audience composition.





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· BLACKLIST, THE (NBC)
· BLINDSPOT (NBC)
· CHICAGO FIRE (NBC)
· CHICAGO MED (NBC)
· CHICAGO PD (NBC)
· EMERALD CITY (NBC)
· GOOD PLACE, THE (NBC)
· GRIMM (NBC)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· SUPERSTORE (NBC)
· THIS IS US (NBC)
· TIMELESS (NBC)





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