Season 2 Debut of NBC's BLINDSPOT Matches Last Year's Finale

By: Caryn Robbins Sep. 22, 2016

The regular-slot season-two debut of "Blindspot" (1.3/5 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET): Maintains 100% of last May's season finale (1.3 vs. 1.3 on May 23, which followed "The Voice").

Matches its final four ratings from last season on Monday nights (when it benefited from a "Voice" lead-in), equaling its top rating, excluding last week's post-"America's Got Talent" 10 p.m. episode, since April 25 (1.4).

Excluding last week's post-" Talent" telecast, delivered its most-watched episode since March 14 (6.2 million).

Beats by +18% NBC's average in the hour last season in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.1, L+SD non-sports).

Will add significant viewership via time-shifting and VOD - last season, "Blindspot" grew by +82% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.84 to a 3.34) and 4.8 million viewers overall (6.9 million to 11.7 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

The 18th season premiere of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.8/6 in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET): Grows +13% versus its premiere-week rating in the same hour last year (1.6 with the first hour of a 9-11 p.m. season premiere on Sept. 23, 2015) and matches the 1.8 for last year's full two-hour duration.

· Scores the show's highest rating since Feb. 10 (1.9).

· Delivers its most-watched episode since Feb. 17 (7.732 million).

· Builds by +38% on its lead-in in 18-49 and +28% in total viewers.

· Will add substantial viewership via time-shifting and VOD - last season, "Law & Order: SVU" grew by +72% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.60 to a 2.75) and 3.0 million viewers overall (6.9 million to 9.9 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

The fourth season debut of "Chicago P.D." (1.6/5 in 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):
· Increases by +14% versus last season's finale (1.4 on May 25).
· Captures the show's highest rating since Feb. 24 (1.6).
· Improves on last season's premiere in total viewers by +3% (6.859 million vs. 6.652 million).
· Will add significant viewership via time-shifting and VOD - last season, "Chicago P.D." increased by +71% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.54 to a 2.64) and more than 3.5 million viewers overall (6.9 million to 10.4 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night: In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.6/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.8/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.2/6.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.8/5; "Late Show," 0.3/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.5/5 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.1/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.9/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) tied "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households 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.