NBC's THE VOICE is #1 Show by 38% Margin

NBC is currently #1 Tuesday night in adults 18-49, led by the #1 show of the night, "The Voice," along with week-to-week growth for "About a Boy" and "Growing Up Fisher" and a tie for #1 at 10 p.m. for "Chicago Fire," pending updates. It's a record 20th time NBC has finished #1 or tied for #1 Tuesday night among the Big 4 networks this season in 18-49, adding to the network's record for most Tuesday wins among those nets in People Meter history (dating back to September 1987).

"The Voice" (2.9/10 in 18-49, 11.6 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) ranks as the #1 show of the night in adults 18-49 and is #1 in its time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 and other key measures. "The Voice" is currently up week to week by +4% versus last week's 2.8 in these preliminary fast nationals and even with last week's 2.9 in official nationals. In total viewers, "The Voice" is up week to week by +5% (11.598 vs. 11.085 in last week's official nationals). "The Voice" grew substantially from half-hour to half-hour in all key measures, including a gain of +15% in adults 18-49 (to a 3.1 rating from a 2.7).

"The Voice" was the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 nets by a 38% margin (with a 2.9 rating vs. a 2.1 each for CBS's two "CSIs").

"About a Boy" (1.9/6 in 18-49, 7.2 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:31 p.m. ET) is up +12% week to week despite special competition this week from ABC's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." In total viewers, "Boy" advanced week to week by 5% (7.226 million vs 6.866 million) to a three-week high, pending updates. In the time period, "About a Boy" tied for #1 among the Big 4 nets in women 18-49 (2.3 rating).

"Growing Up Fisher" (1.6/5 in 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall from 9:31-10 p.m. ET) grew +7% week to week despite special competition this week from ABC's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." "Fisher" retained 84% of its lead-in from "About a Boy" in adults 18-49, 90% in adults 18-34 (with a 1.0 rating vs. a 1.1) and 100% in men 18-34 (0.8 vs. 0.8). In total viewers, "Fisher" increased week to week by +10% (6.084 million vs 5.543 million) to a three-week high. In the time period, "Growing Up Fisher" ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in total viewers, women 18-49 and women 25-54.

"Chicago Fire" (1.7/5 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) tied for #1 in the 10 p.m. hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49, pending updates, and is #1 outright among those nets in adults 18-34, as well as women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

"Chicago Fire" ranked #1 or tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in the slot for its seventh consecutive original telecast, pending updates.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.4/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.9/5 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3 with an encore.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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 Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore) tied CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "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 with an encore 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. Season figures are averages of "live plus seven day" data except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day."