NBC's THE VOICE is #1 for Monday Night by +58% Margin
By: Caryn Robbins
"The Voice" (3.8/11 in 18-49, 14.3 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) ranks as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 by a +58% margin in adults 18-49 (3.8 vs. 2.4 for #2 "The Bachelor") and by 4.8 million viewers overall (14.3 million vs. 9.5 million for "Mike & Molly"). "The Voice" is the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 in all key measures.
"The Voice" delivered its most-watched episode on any night of the week since Tuesday, March 4, 2014 (14.533 million). In total viewers, "The Voice" is up versus last week's season premiere by 2% (14.280 million vs. 13.968 million). It's the first time since THE FALL of 2012 that "The Voice" has grown from week 1 to week 2 with its Monday edition. Last night's "The Voice" was up substantially versus where the series was running at the end of THE FALL cycle -- up +15% versus THE FALL finale in 18-49 (3.8 vs. 3.3 on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014) and up +11% total viewers (14.280 million vs. 12.880 million). Versus the show's Monday average in December, last night's "Voice" is up +41% in 18-49 (3.8 vs. 2.7) and up +25% in total viewers (14.280 million vs. 11.397 million). "The Night Shift" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) retained 93% of last week's season-premiere rating in 18-49 (1.4 vs. 1.5) and grew +15% in total viewers (6.338 million vs. 5.523 million).Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7
The Voice...3.8...4.7...4.9
The Night Shift...1.4...1.8...1.9 Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7
The Voice...14.3 million...16.2 million...16.6 million
The Night Shift ...6.3 million...7.7 million...8.1 million
In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday Night: · In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.2/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.8/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.
For the Week: · NBC has finished within 0.1 of a rating point of #1 for the primetime week of Feb. 23-March 1, averaging a 1.6 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 6.4 million viewers overall, according to "live plus same day" viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research.
· The Monday and Tuesday premieres of "The Voice" accounted for two of the week's top four primetime telecasts on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, as well as total viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34. "The Voice" delivered two the week's top three ratings in women 18-49 and women 25-54.
· For the 2014-15 season to date, NBC ranks #1 or tied for #1 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics.
· In total viewers, NBC is #2 for the season, and running within 9% of its year-ago Olympics-boosted average (9.4 million vs. 10.3 million), making this season and last NBC's two top-scoring seasons in total viewers at this point since the 2006-07 season. This is the second year in a row NBC has ranked #2 in total viewers at this point in the season, marking first two times since 2003-04 that NBC has ranked as high as #2 in total viewers at this point.
WEEKLY RESULTS, L+SD
Net... Adult 18-49 Rating... Total Viewers
NBC...1.6...6.441 million
CBS...1.6...9.173 million
ABC...1.7...6.079 million
Fox...1.7...5.020 million SEASON AVERAGES, "Most Current"
Net... Adult 18-49 Rating... Total Viewers
NBC...2.7...9.360 million
CBS...2.4...11.599 million
ABC...2.2...7.889 million
Fox...2.1...6.149 million 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. Season-to-date averages are "most current," "live plus seven days" for all but the most recent two weeks, which are still L+SD.
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