NBC's CHICAGO JUSTICE (0.9/3 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET): Despite competition from this week's "ACM Awards," finishes within 0.1 of last week's 18-49 rating (0.9 vs. 1.0) and retains 99.7% of last week in total viewers (5.823 million vs. 5.841 million). Ranks #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX behind only CBS' "ACM Awards" in adults 18-49 and total viewers. Will grow substantially with time-shifted and VOD viewership - the previous week's "Justice" grew by +46% in 18-49 (1.01 to 1.47) and more than +2.1 million viewers overall (5.8 million to 8.0 million) going from L+SD to L+3, for the largest L+3 lift of the night on the Big 4 in total viewers.
"Shades of Blue" (0.7/2 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET): Versus competition from this week's "ACM Awards," finishes within 0.1 of last week's 18-49 rating (0.7 vs. 0.8) and retains 97% of last week in total viewers (4.215 million vs. 4.356 million). Finishes #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC behind only CBS' "ACM Awards" in adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key measure. Will grow dramatically via time-shifting and VOD:The prior Sunday's "Shades of Blue" grew +63% in 18-49 (0.84 to 1.37) and +2.1 million viewers overall (4.4 million to 6.5 million) going from L+SD to L+3 Nielsens. It was the night's strongest L+3 lift on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 rating. In L+7 this season, "Shades of Blue" is increasing by +81% in 18-49 rating going from L+SD to L+7 (from a 0.86 to a 1.56) and more than +2.8 million viewers overall (4.7 million to 7.6 million).Videos