At 10 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "The Blacklist" (1.1/3 in adults 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall) ranked #2 in The Hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 versus original drama competition on ABC and CBS, ahead of CBS's "Hostages" (1.0/2). "Blacklist" was also #2 among those nets from 10-11 p.m. in men 18-49, women 18-49 and men 25-54 and tied for #2 in adults 25-54.
The 10 p.m. "Blacklist" rebroadcast grew by 22% versus its lead-in from a 9 p.m. encore in adults 18-49 and was up 8% in total viewers.
At 9 p.m. ET, another rebroadcast of "The Blacklist" delivered a 0.9/2 in 18-49 and 3.9 million viewers overall and at 8 p.m., another encore "Blacklist" averaged a 0.9/2 in 18-49 and 4.5 million viewers overall.
In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.8/4; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.3/5.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.4/1; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3.
From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 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 Jimmy Fallon" (1.7/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.9/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.7/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).
At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
For the Week:
NBC has won the
Primetime ratings week of Dec. 30-Jan. 5 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, total viewers and most other key measures, with Saturday's Saints-Eagles NFL Wild Card Playoff game ranking #1 among
Primetime programs on those networks in every key ratings category.
NBC has now finished #1 or tied for #1 10 weeks in a row and during 14 of 15 weeks so far this season, finishing #2 only once during a week in which
FOX carried
World Series coverage on four of seven nights.
Joining Saturday's Wild Card Playoff Game (#1) among the week's top 25
Primetime programs on ABC, CBS,
NBC and
FOX in adults 18-49 were Sunday's "Best of
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special" (tied for #12), Tuesday's
Primetime segment of "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" (tied for #14), Tuesday's
NBC News Special "A Toast to 2013!" (tied for #18) and Friday's "Dateline NBC" and "Grimm" (tied for #21). Rankings exclude sports pre- and post-game shows.
Saturday's Saints-Eagles NFL Wild Card Playoff game ranked #1 among
Primetime shows on the Big 4 in every key category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers - as well as kids 2-11 and teens 12-17.
Through 15 weeks of the season,
NBC ranks #1 among ABC, CBS,
NBC and
FOX in adults 18-49 and is also #1 in every other key demo - adults, men and women 18-34; men and women 18-49; and adults, men and women 25-54.
NBC leads the season by 0.6 of a rating point (with a 3.1 vs. second-place CBS's 2.5), the biggest margin for any network 15 weeks into the season in 11 years (since
NBC led by 0.6 of a point in 2002-03).
NBC is the only Big 4 network so far this season to be equaling its 18-49 rating of one year ago.
In total viewers,
NBC ranks #2 for the season with an average of 9.7 million viewers, which is its biggest overall audience 15 weeks into the season in seven years (since 2006-07, 9.9 million). Versus one year ago,
NBC is up 11% season to date in total viewers (9.7 million vs. 8.8 million).
Averages for the Week, "Live Plus Same Day"
Net...18-49 Rtg...Total Viewers
NBC...2.6...8.543 million
CBS...1.2...6.798 million
ABC...1.3...5.059 million
Fox...2.2...6.609 million
SEASON AVERAGES
Adults 18-49, "Most Current"
Net... STD 2012... STD 2013...Diff
NBC...3.1...3.1...Even
CBS...2.7...2.5...Down 7%
ABC...2.3...2.2...Down 4%
Fox...2.4...2.3...Down 4%
Total Viewers, "Most Current"
Net... STD 2012... STD 2013...Diff
NBC...8.772 million ...9.694 million...Up 11%
CBS...11.231 million...11.164 million... Down 1%
ABC...8.064 million ...7.954 million...Down 1%
Fox...6.651 million ...6.942 million...Up 4%
NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Season figures are averages of "live plus seven day" data except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day."
