NBC's THE VOICE is #1 for Tuesday Night

By: Apr. 15, 2015
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"The Voice" (2.4/8 in 18-49, 10.4 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics.

"The Voice" is running within 4% of last week's comparable 2.5 in adult 18-49 results from 8-9 p.m. in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings. In total viewers, "The Voice" is running within 2% of last week (10.4 million vs. 10.6 million). "The Voice" is matching last week's fast-affil ratings from 8-9 in women 18-49 (3.1 vs. 3.1) and adults 18-34 (1.6 vs. 1.6) and is up week to week by +5% in women 18-34 (2.2 vs. 2.1).

In the time period, "The Voice" is #1 or tied for #1 among the Big 4 in every key demo.

L+7: "The Voice" will grow significantly via time-shifted viewing. Originals of Tuesday's "Voice" have grown by +25% in 18-49 rating this season (from a 3.40 to a 4.25) and 2.1 million viewers overall (12.7 million to 14.8 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

"Undateable" (1.5/5 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall from 9-9:30 p.m. ET) is matching the show's second-highest 18-49 rating ever, behind only this season's premiere (1.9 on March 17) and is delivering its #2 total-viewer result ever behind only that March 17 premiere (6.4 million), pending updates. Versus its prior telecast on March 31, "Undateable" is up +7% in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 1.4) and up +5% in total viewers (5.214 million vs. 4.977 million).

"Undateable" is running within 0.2 of the time-period lead in adults 18-49 among the Big 4 networks and is #1 in the slot among those nets in women 18-34 (1.1).

L+7: "Undateable" is increasing by an average +19% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.71 to a 2.03 and 684,000 viewers overall (5.8 million to 6.5 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

"One Big Happy" (1.1/3 in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m. ET) is retaining 92% of its prior episode's rating in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.2 on March 31), despite last week's preemption, and is up versus that previous telecast in men 18-49 by +11% (1.0 vs. 0.9) and in men 25-54 by +8% (1.3 vs. 1.2).

Last night's "One Big Happy" is retaining 73% of last night's adult 18-49 lead-in from "Undateable" and 83% in men 18-49 (1.0 vs. 1.2).

L+7: "One Big Happy" originals are increasing by an average +22% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.41 to a 2.72) and 748,000 viewers overall (4.6 million to 5.4 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

An encore telecast of "Chicago Fire" (0.9/3 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) equaled the show's best 18-49 rating for an encore since March 25, 2014 (1.0) and generated its top total-viewer result for a rebroadcast since April 1, 2014 (4.242 million).

Projected "Live Plus Three Day," "Live Plus Seven Day" and "L+7 Plus Digital" Results:

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7...L+7+Digital
The Voice...2.4...2.8...2.9...3.1
Undateable...1.5...1.7...1.7...1.9
One Big Happy...1.1...1.3...1.4...1.6

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7...L+7+Digital
The Voice ...10.39 million...11.42 million...11.81 million...12.08 million
Undateable...5.21 million...5.60 million...5.73 million...5.96 million
One Big Happy...3.67 million...4.19 million...4.29 million...4.58 million


In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday Night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.4/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.5/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.


· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.9/5 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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 with an encore) trailed CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore) 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 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.



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