NBC's THE VOICE is #1 for Tuesday Night

NBC is #1 Tuesday night in 18-49 with the #1 show of the night in 18-49, "The Voice." For the first time in People Meter history (dating back to 1987), NBC is #1 in 18-49 on each of the first seven Tuesdays of the season among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.

"The Biggest Loser" (2.1/6 in 18-49, 6.8 viewers overall from 8-9 p.m.) jumped 17% week to week in 18-49 rating (to a 2.1 from a 1.8) and by 13% in total viewers (6.821 million vs. 6.050 million), pending updates. These are three-week highs for "Loser," best since its season premiere hit a 2.3/7 and 7.2 million viewers on Oct. 15.

"The Biggest Loser" grew half-hour to half-hour in every key category -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- including a gain of 10% in adults 18-49 (to a 2.2 from a 2.1). "The Biggest Loser" finished #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in women 18-34.

"The Voice" (3.3/9 in 18-49, 11,2 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) is the #1 show of the night in adults 18-49 and other key measures on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. The two-hour "Voice" won the slot in every key demographic - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. In adults 18-49, "The Voice" is running within 6% of last week's 3.5 in these prelim fast-affiliate rating and within 8% of last week's 3.6 in official nationals.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.8/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/6.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/4.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.5/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 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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