NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT is No. 1 Telecast on Tuesday

NBC is #1 Tuesday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49 and total viewers and all other key measures, led by "America's Got Talent," the #1 show of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in 18-49, total viewers and all other key categories.

From 9-11 p.m. ET, "America's Got Talent" (2.5/7 in 18-49, 9.5 million viewers overall) is the #1 telecast of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49, total viewers and all other key measures, with a 67% margin over the #2 telecast on those nets in 18-49 (with a 2.5 from 9-11 p.m. vs. the 1.5 from 8-10 for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance"). In the 9-11 p.m. time period, "Talent" is also #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in every key ratings measure.

Week to week, "America's Got Talent" is up, by 9% versus last week's 2.3 in these preliminary fast-affiliate ratings and by 4% versus last week's 2.4 in official nationals.

"Talent" built by 29% from its first half-hour to its fourth in adults 18-49 (to a 2.7 rating from a 2.1), and in total viewers, "Talent" grew by 24% or 2.0 million persons (10.2 million vs. 8.2 million). For its second hour from 10-11 p.m., "Talent" topped the encore-drama competition on ABC and CBS combined in every key category -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

In the 10:30 lead-in to local news, "Talent" delivered a 162% margin of victory among ABC, CBS and NBC in the key news demo of adults 25-54 (with a 3.4 rating vs. a 1.3 for CBS's second-place "Person of Interest" encore). "Talent" topped ABC and CBS combined in the 10:30 half-hour in every key ratings category.

"Betty White's Off Their Rockers" captured a 0.9/3 in 18-49 and 3.7 million viewers overall with an 8 p.m. encore, and a 1.0/3 in 18-49 and 4.0 million viewers with an 8:30 original, building by 11% at 8:30 versus the 8 p.m. rebroadcast in 18-49 and by 8% in total viewers.

Week to week, the 8 p.m. encore was up 13% in 18-49 rating (to a 0.9 from a 0.8) and 10% in total viewers (3.710 million vs. 3.367 million). The 8:30 original of "Off Their Rockers" was up week to week by 25% in 18-49 rating (1.0 vs. 0.8) and 11% in total viewers (3.995 million vs. 3.590 million). The first-run 8:30 telecast ranked #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in men 18-34 and men 25-54.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/4; "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 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). 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 with an encore and a 0.3/2 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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