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[10/05/17 - 08:28 AM]
"Blacklist" Equals Its 2nd High Since November 2016, "SVU" Matches Its 2nd High Since February
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 4.

[via press release from NBC]

"BLACKLIST" EQUALS ITS 2ND HIGH SINCE NOVEMBER 2016, "SVU" MATCHES ITS 2ND HIGH SINCE FEBRUARY

"CHICAGO P.D." WINS AT 10 IN 18-49 AMONG THE ABC, CBS & NBC DRAMAS

Wednesday Primetime Results:

"The Blacklist" (1.0/4 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):

· Equals the show's second-highest 18-49 rating since Nov. 10, 2016 (1.2 Thursday at 10 p.m.), trailing over that span only last week's season premiere (1.1)

· Delivers its second most-watched episode since that same date (5.870 million), trailing over that span only last week's season debut (6.388 million).

· Is up +25% in 18-49 versus where the show was running at the end of last season on Thursday nights at 10 p.m. during the May sweep (1.0 vs. 0.8) and +19% in total viewers (5.773 million vs. 4.860 million).

· Will grow dramatically via time-shifting and VOD - last season, "Blacklist" increased by +107% in 18-49 rating going from L+SD to L+7 (1.00 to a 2.07) and more than +4.3 million viewers overall (5.3 million to 9.7 million).

· Upscale: "Blacklist" delivered a strong upscale audience last season, indexing at a 126 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes (with 100 representing an average concentration of those homes).

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.3/5 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET):

· Equals the show's second-highest 18-49 rating since Feb. 15 (1.4), trailing over that span only last week's season premiere (1.4).

· Finishes within 0.3 of a rating point of the timeslot lead in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.6 for ABC's comedies).

· Rates within 0.1 of last week's season debut in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.4) and grows versus last week's season premiere in total viewers (5.766 million vs. 5.640 million).

· Builds by +30% on its lead-in in 18-49.

· Will add substantial viewership via time-shifting and VOD - last season, "Law & Order: SVU" grew by +77% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.34 to a 2.37) and +3.0 million viewers overall (5.8 million to 8.8 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

"Chicago P.D." (1.2/5 in 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):

· Wins the 10 p.m. hour in adults 18-49 among the ABC, CBS and NBC dramas.

· Also ranks #1 or tied for #1 among those nets in adults, men and women 18-34 and adults and men 18-49.

· Finishes within 0.1 of last week's season debut in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.3, which matched the show's top regular-slot 18-49 rating since Jan. 18) and builds on last week's season premiere in total viewers (6.130 million vs. 6.114 million).

· Will add significant viewership via time-shifting and VOD - last season, "Chicago P.D." increased by +74% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.36 to a 2.36) and more than +3.6 million viewers overall (6.5 million to 10.2 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.2/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.4/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.

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

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/5 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.2/5 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.4/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 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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· BLACKLIST, THE (NBC)
· CHICAGO PD (NBC)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)





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