NBC ranked #1 Tuesday among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in all key demographics -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 -- as the 'Tuesday' edition of 'The Voice' hit a four-week high in 18-49 to score the #1 rating of the night (excluding unrated news coverage) and NBC News' Presidential Debate Analysis ranked #1 from 10:39-11 p.m. ET.
Viacom brands MTV, VH1, CMT, BET, Logo, TV Land, TeenNick and Paramount Pictures will join the hosts of Good Morning America, the cast of Days of Our Lives, Dianna Agron, Chaz Bono, Pauly D, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Fran Drescher, Paris Hilton, Jimmy Kimmel, Joel McHale, Reba McEntire, Sir Ian McKellen, Maria Menounos, the New York Stock Exchange, hosts of CNBC, Facebook and millions of Americans in 'going purple' for Spirit Day on October 19 in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, GLAAD announced today. The National Basketball Association (NBA), NASCAR Diversity, Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will also participate through social media.
NBC (12.13 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.7, #1) overshadowed the competition on Tuesday with its mix of 'The Voice' (12.08 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.6, #2), 'NBC News Special' (12.69 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.0, #1) and 'Debate Analysis' (10.56 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 4.0, #3).
Currently in fast-affiliate results, which are subject to revision, THE VOICE is up versus its week-ago 18-49 rating to a 4.6/13 from a 4.5/13, pending updates, and #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in the time period in every key demographic -- adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.
Comic star on the rise, Mo Mandel, is set to bring his hysterically funny routine to Comix At Foxwoods. Mandel will be closing out November with four hilarious comedy shows at Comix, starting Thursday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m., and continuing Friday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. General admission tickets are on sale now for $20 ($30 the day of), and VIP admission tickets for $40 ($50 the day of). A two-drink minimum applies to all tickets. The show is 21+ and is for mature audiences only.
NBC (11.47 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.3, #1) was the network to beat as the Peacock saw week-to-week growth from 'The Voice' (12.79 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.8, #1) and 'Revolution' (8.82 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 3.4, #2).
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of 'The Voice' (1.1/4 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) delivered NBC's top non-sports 18-49 rating in the time period since March 2 and delivered the network's biggest overall audience for non-sports programming in the hour since May 18. From its first half-hour to its second, the 'Voice' rebroadcast grew in every key category, including a gain of 20 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.2 from a 1.0).
The all-new live show "MythBusters: Behind the Myths," starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series 'MythBusters," will debut at the Times-Union Center's Moran Theater for one performance only tonight, October 14th at 7PM. Tickets are on sale now and available at www.artistseriesjax.org.
CBS (9.35 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) snagged top honors on Thursday with its mix of 'The Big Bang Theory' (13.77 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.2, #1), 'Two and a Half Men' (11.17 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.4, #2), 'CBS News Special' (8.37 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.2, #5) and 'Debate Analysis' (6.08 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T9).
During the first week of October 2012, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live grew for the 5th week in a row in both Total Viewers (+3%) and Adults 18-49 (+6%) to score its best numbers in 4 months - since the weeks of 6/11/12 and 6/18/12, respectively. JKL also grew over the same week last year in both viewers (+10%) and young adults (+1%), standing as the only broadcast talk show in late-night to grow year over year in either Nielsen measure.
FOX (9.36 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.4, #1) was still the network to beat on Wednesday with a new 'The X Factor' (9.19 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 3.2, #4) followed by a second hour of 'The X Factor'