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Talk Show Listings For Thursday, October 25

Craig Shoemaker is a modern day renaissance man. He has shot multiple stand-up specials for TV, starred in numerous films, written two children's books, performed for four US Presidents, invented On Hold Advertising, has his doctorate and is an ordained minister.

NBC ranks #1 for the night in adults 18-49 with the #1 show of the night, THE VOICE, and the #1 drama on ABC, CBS or NBC at 10, PARENTHOOD. Versus the same night last year, NBC is up 69% (2.7 vs. 1.6) while ABC, CBS and Fox are down.

NBC (7.05 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) once again took home the demo crown on Tuesday with its mix of THE VOICE (10.91 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 4.1, #1), 'Go On' (6.41 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.5, #5), 'The New Normal' (4.49 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.8, #10) and 'Parenthood' (4.79 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T8).

Talk Show Listings For Wednesday, October 24

NBC (11.24 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.0, #1) topped the charts on Monday with its mix of 'The Voice' (11.95 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.2, #T1), 'NBC News Special' (11.54 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.2, #T1) and 'Debate Analysis' (8.93 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 3.1, #3).

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At 9 p.m. ET, 'Grimm' (1.4/5 in 18-49, 4.9 million viewers overall) captured the #1 rating of the night for a scripted program on ABC, CBS and NBC and Fox in 18-49 for a fourth straight week. Note that last week 'Grimm' delivered the highest percentage time-shifting increases of any primetime series on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox when going from these next-day 'live plus same day' Nielsens to 'live plus three day' figures, growing by 60 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 2.51 from a 1.57) and by 43 percent in total viewers (to 7.1 million from 5.0 million).

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UP ALL NIGHT jumped week to week by 27% in 18-49, and THE OFFICE delivered its biggest overall audience since September 20 - NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.

NBC's 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' has delivered #1 results for the late-night week of October 8-12, generating bigger audiences in every key category than the time-period competition of CBS's 'Late Show with David Letterman' and ABC's combination in that hour of 'Nightline' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.' Jay led that competition across the board, with bigger audiences in adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

Talk Show Listings For Friday, October 19

Ripe, a new play written and starring actress and comedian Wendy Hammers (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos, Oprah, Craig Ferguson) and directed by Karen Aschenbach, is a fast paced romp; a hilarious and moving story that chronicles the precious and fleeting nature of life itself. Part stand up confessional; part booty shakin' biography, RIPE is an examination of life re-invented midstream, and a reminder that the time to celebrate our bodies...and our lives... is right now.

Mo Mandel regularly appears on the hit show Chelsea Lately and starred opposite Hank Azaria in an NBC sitcom last fall called Free Agents. Mandel has also made appearances on Modern Family, Happy Endings, Conan, Love Bites and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He has his own highly rated Comedy Central Presents Half Hour Special and has recently released his first CD, "The M Word," which he recorded Live at Comedy Works!

CBS (10.81 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) slipped into the top spot on Wednesday with its mix of 'Survivor: Philippines' (10.11 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.7, #4), 'Criminal Minds' (11.78 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.1, #2) and 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' (10.56 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.4, #7).