NBC's Encore of THE WALL Tops ABC's 'Big Fan' in 2nd Head-to-Head

An encore telecast of THE WALL on NBC (0.8/3 in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):Finishes within 0.1 of the time-period lead among ABC, CBS and NBC versus ABC's debut hour of "Big Fan" (0.8 vs. 0.9).

For its second half-hour from 10:30-11 p.m., moves ahead of ABC's original "Big Fan" in adults 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.7) , as well as adults 25-54 (1.0 vs. 0.9).

Despite the 10 p.m. hour and an encore telecast, holds steady or grows half-hour to half-hour in every key measure.

"The Celebrity Apprentice" (1.1/3 in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET): Despite competition from the COLLEGE FOOTBALL championship game, finishes within 0.2 of last week's season premiere rating in adults 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.3).

Ties for #2 in the time period among the Big 4 networks in men 18-49 and women 18-49.
Will add viewership via time-shifting and VOD - last week's "Celebrity Apprentice" grew by +16% in 18-49 (1.31 to 1.52 and +724,000 viewers overall (5.0 million to 5.7 million) going from "live plus same day" Nielsens to L+3.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday Night: In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.6/4 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4.

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

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.0/3 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/2 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.3/2.

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/2 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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