NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Is No. 1 for 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 both measures.

From 9-11 p.m. ET, "America's Got Talent" (2.2/6 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 other key categories, topping the #2 telecast on those nets in 18-49 by a 69% margin (with a 2.2 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 virtually every key ratings measure. "Talent" is matching its 18-49 rating of last week and is up slightly in total viewers (8.531 million vs. 8.523 million).

In the 10:30 lead-in to local news, "Talent" generated a 155% margin of victory among ABC, CBS and NBC in the key news demo of adults 25-54 (with a 2.8 rating vs. a 1.1 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" (1.0/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall) grew from its first half-hour to its second by 10% in 18-49 rating (to a 1.1 from a 1.0) and by 50% in men 18-49 (0.9 vs. 0.6). In the time period, the "HGN" encore is #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-34.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.5/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; 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," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3 with an encore.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 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" (0.4/3 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 0.3/2 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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