AMERICA'S GOT TALENT is #1 Show on Tuesday Night

NBC is the #1 network among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX Tuesday night in adults 18-49 and total viewers, led by "America's Got Talent," the #1 show of the night on those networks in 18-49, total viewers and all other key measures.

From 9-11 p.m. ET, "America's Got Talent" (2.4/7 in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall) is the #1 telecast of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49, total viewers and all other key categories, topping the #2 telecast on those nets in 18-49 by an 85% margin (with a 2.4 from 9-11 p.m. vs. the 1.3 from 8-10 for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance"). In the 9-11 p.m. time period, "Talent" is #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC and FOX in every key ratings measure.

In the 10:30 lead-in to local news, "Talent" generated a 190% margin of victory among ABC, CBS and NBC in the key news demo of adults 25-54 (with a 2.9 rating vs. a 1.0 for CBS's #2 "Person of Interest" encore), and dominated those networks in all other key measures.

From 8-9 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Hollywood Game Night" (1.1/4 in 18-49 3.7 million viewers overall) is currently matching last week's 18-49 rating and is up in total viewers by 1% (3.731 million vs. 3.711 million) to hit a four-week high in the slot, pending updates. "Hollywood Game Night" is tied for #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49 with ABC's original "Extreme Weight Loss" and is #2 outright among those nets in adults, men and women 18-34.

The "Hollywood Game Night" encore matched NBC's highest 18-49 rating in the time period in eight weeks (since "America's Got Talent" aired in the slot on June 18).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.3/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.9/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/5.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

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" (0.9/3 with an encore). 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 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 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."

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