AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Wins Night by 69% Margin

NBC is #1 Wednesday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in total viewers with the #1 show of the night by that measure, "America's Got Talent," which posted three-week Wednesday highs in 18-49 and total viewers.

From 9-10:01 p.m. ET, "America's Got Talent" (2.2/6 in 18-49, 9.7 million viewers overall) delivered three-week highs in 18-49 and total viewers for its Wednesday edition (best since August 7), up versus last week by 5% in 18-49 rating (to a 2.2 from a 2.1) and 4% in total viewers (9.686 million vs. 9.345 million). "Talent" ranked #1 in the time period in total viewers among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX and is the #1 show of that night by that measure.

"Talent" is matching its result for the same week last year in 18-49 rating (2.2 vs. 2.2 on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012) and is up 16% in total viewers (9.686 million vs. 8.342 million).

At 10:01 p.m. ET, "Camp" (0.9/3 in adults 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) maintained its 18-49 rating of the prior two weeks and is currently up in total viewers by 12% versus last week (3.530 million vs. 3.157 million) to a four-week high, pending updates. "Camp" is running within a 0.2 of a point of the slot lead among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and is tied for #1 among those networks in adults, men and women 18-34 and men 18-49.

In its first eight weeks, "Camp" has earned NBC's top eight 18-49 results in the slot, excluding Stanley Cup Hockey coverage, since May 22.

From 8-9 p.m. ET, an encore recap edition of "America's Got Talent" (1.3/5 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall) matched its 18-49 rating in this time period for the prior two weeks and is up week to week by 2% in total viewers (5.992 million vs. 5.867 million) to a three-week high for a rebroadcasts in this slot. The "Talent" encore ranked #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in total viewers. The 8 p.m. "Talent" rebroadcast is growing from half-hour to half-hour by 17% in 18-49 rating (to a 1.4 from a 1.2) and all other key measures.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.4/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/5 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/4; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3 with an encore.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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 Jimmy Fallon" (1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/2 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 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.

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