DATELINE NBC Leads at 8 pm in Total Viewers
By: Caryn Robbins Jun. 06, 2013
At 8 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" (1.1/4 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall) finished #2 in the slot among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49 and ranked #1 among those networks in total viewers versus mostly original competition on ABC, CBS and Fox. From its first half-hour to its second, "Dateline" grew by 20 percent in adults 18-49 (to a 1.2 rating from a 1.1), 15 percent in adults 25-54 (1.5 vs. 1.3) and 9 percent in total viewers (5.4 million vs. 5.0 million).
At 9 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" averaged a 1.0/3 in 18-49 and 4.7 million viewers overall. In total viewers, the 4.7 million is the biggest audience for an "SVU" encore since December 26, 2012 (5.5 million). At 10 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Chicago Fire" averaged a 0.7/23 in adults 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers overall. "Chicago Fire" maintained its rating from half-hour to half-hour in adults 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.7) and adults 25-54 (1.0 vs. 1.0) and grew by 4 percent in total viewers (to 3.0 million from 2.9 million).In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night: In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.4/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3; "Late Show," 0.6/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.
NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
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