NBC's REVOLUTION Hits Three-Week High in Total Viewers

"Revolution" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) matched its 18-49 rating of the prior three weeks. The last time "Revolution" topped last night's 1.4 was when it earned a 1.5 on Oct. 9. In total viewers, last night's "Revolution" scored a three-week high (5.217 million, up 7% vs. last week's 4.873 million) with its biggest overall audience since Oct. 16. Last night's "Revolution" improved by 16% on NBC's time-period average in the slot last season in total viewers (5.217 million vs. 4.509 million).

L+3: The Oct. 30 "Revolution" added 53% or 0.72 of a point to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating (to a 2.07 in L+3 from a 1.35 in L+SD) and in total viewers, added 38% or 1.844 million persons (6.717 million vs. 4.873 million. L+7: The Oct. 16 "Revolution" added 71% or 1.03 of a point to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating (to a 2.48 in L+7 from a 1.45 in L+SD) and in total viewers, added 47% or 2.522 million persons (7.939 million vs. 5.417 million).

From 9-10:01 p.m. ET, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.5/4 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) grew Versus its prior original by 7% in 18-49 rating (1.5 vs. 1.4 on Oc.t 23) and by 2% in total viewers (5.618 million vs. 5.526 million). "SVU" increased its rating half-hour to half-hour in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

L+3: The Oct. 23 "Law & Order: SVU" added 57% or 0.79 of a point to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating (to a 2.16 in L+3 from a 1.37 in L+SD) and in total viewers, added 37% or 2.034 million persons (7.560 million vs. 5.526 million). L+7: The Oct. 16 "Law & Order: SVU" added 49% or 0.88 rating points to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating (to a 2.68 in L+7 from a 1.80 in L+SD) and in total viewers, added 33% or 2.471 million persons (9.950 million vs. 7.479 million).

From 10:01-11 p.m. ET, a Wednesday "Dateline NBC" (1.1/3 in 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall) grew half-hour to half-hour by 10% in 18-49 rating (to a 1.1 from a 1.0) and by 5% in total viewers (4.6 million vs. 4.3 million), despite airing in the 10 p.m. hour.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.5/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.6/7.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.7/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.0/5.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.6/6 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) tied CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/3).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 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.

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