NBC's CHICAGO P.D. is #1 Among Big 4 in Time Slot

By: May. 07, 2015
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"Chicago P.D." (1.4/5 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) wins the slot among the ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49, adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and all key adult-male demos, and has now finished #1 or tied for #1 among the hour's ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49 with its last 10 regular-slot originals in a row and 13 of its last 14.

"Chicago P.D." finished within 0.1 of a point a point of its most recent non-crossover episode (1.4 vs. 1.5 on April 8) and within 0.4% in total viewers (6.711 million vs. 6.732 million).

"Chicago P.D." will increase substantially via time-shifted viewing -- "Chicago P.D." originals are growing by +70% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.58 to a 2.68) and 3.3 million viewers overall (7.1 million to 10.4 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) built by +33% on its lead-in in adults 18-49. "Law & Order: SVU" grew by +8% half-hour to half-hour in adults 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.2), +6% in adults 25-54 (1.9 vs. 1.8) and +9% in women 25-54 (2.4 vs. 2.2).

"Law & Order: SVU" will grow substantially via time-shifted viewing -- SVU" originals this season are increasing by +70% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.62 to a 2.75) and 2.9 million viewers overall (7.3 million to 10.2 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

"The Mysteries of Laura" (0.9/3 in 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) finished within 0.1 of its prior telecast two weeks ago (0.9 vs. 1.0 on April 22 - and is close to rounding up to a 1.0, currently scoring a 0.94) and is within 4% in total viewers (6.171 million vs. 6.414 million). "Laura" grew +11% from its first half-hour to its second in 18-49 (0.9 to 1.0).

"The Mysteries of Laura" will increase significantly via time-shifted viewing - "Laura" originals are growing by +32% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.27 to a 1.68) and 1.8 million viewers overall (7.7 million to 9.5 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.9/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 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 Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) trailed CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.4/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: Primetime results are based on "fast affiliate time period" data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are "live plus same day" unless otherwise indicated.



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