NBC's NIGHT SHIFT is No. 1 Most-Watched Show; Grows +11% Week-to-Week

THE NIGHT SHIFT (1.0/4 in 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET): Is the most-watched show of the night on the Big 4. The show grows +11% week to week in 18-49 (1.0 vs. 0.9) and +7% in total viewers (4.454 million vs. 4.175 million) and anks #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in every key category (including a tie in men 18-34).

Will increase substantially via time-shifting and VOD: last week's "Night Shift" grew by +40% in 18-49 (0.86 to 1.20) and 1.5 million viewers overall (4.2 million to 5.7 million) going from L+SD to L+3, giving "Night Shift" the biggest lift of the night on the Big 4 in total viewers.

An encore telecast of "American Ninja Warrior" (1.2/5 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET): Ties as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49.

Wins the time period among those nets in every key category (adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers).

Equals the highest encore rating in 18-49 for any primetime Big 4 telecast since the June 2 "Big Bang Theory."

Grows +44% from its first half-hour to its fourth in 18-49 (0.9 to 1.3).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night: In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.7/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.8/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.8/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 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 Seth Meyers" (1.1/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

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