NBC's MYSTERIES OF LAURA Ranks #2 in Total Viewers

"Chicago P.D." (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) retained a season-high 88% of its 18-49 lead-in from "SVU" and cut its deficit to CBS's "Stalker" in the time period down to 0.2 of a point (1.7 vs. 1.5) from last week's 0.5 (2.0 vs. 1.5). "Chicago P.D.'s" 88% retention of its lead-in compares with 74% for "Stalker" (1.7 vs. 2.3 for "Criminal Minds") and 54% for ABC's "Nashville" (1.5 vs. 2.8 for "Black-ish").

In the time period, "Chicago P.D." ranked #1 in adults 18-34 among ABC, CBS and NBC with a 1.0 rating.

"Law & Order: SVU" (1.7/5 in 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) grew +6%versus the same night last year in 18-49 rating (1.7 vs. 1.6 mon Oct. 9, 2013) and was up +21% in total viewers (7.648 million vs 6.312 million). In the time period, "SVU" ranked #2 among the Big 4 networks in adults, men and women 18-34.

"Law & Order: SVU" built on its 18-49 lead-in by 31%.

"The Mysteries of Laura" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) is currently running within a tenth of a point of last week's preliminary 1.4 in these fast-national ratings in 18-49, and within 0.2 of a point of last week's 1.5 in official nationals.

In the time period, "The Mysteries of Laura" ranks #2 in total viewers and is up +71% versus NBC's regular-program average in the time period last season (8.535 million vs. 4.990 million).

"The Mysteries of Laura" grew from half-hour to half-hour in every key measure, including gains of +8% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.3 rating from a 1.2), +17% in adults 25-54 (2.1 vs. 1.8) and +17% in women 25-54 (2.7 vs. 2.3).

Projected "Live Plus Three Day" and "Live Plus Seven Day" Results:

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7
The Mysteries of Laura...1.3...1.6...1.7
Law & Order: SVU...1.7...2.6...2.8
Chicago P.D....1.5...2.4...2.6

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7
The Mysteries of Laura...8.5 million...9.9 million... 10.2 million
Law & Order: SVU ... 7.6 million...9.9 million...10.5 million
Chicago P.D.... 6.7 million...9.2 million...9.8 million

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.1/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; 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," 1.2/6; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2.

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" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/3 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.