Monday Results:
NBC won Monday among the Big 4 by a +27% margin in adults 18-49 (3.3 vs. 2.6 for #2 CBS), up from last week's +20% margin (3.6 vs. 3.0) and a +6% win two weeks ago (3.7 vs. 3.5).
· "The Voice" (3.6/10 in 18-49, 12.3 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) won its highly competitive two-hour time period among the Big 4 in adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus all key adult-female demos. "The Voice" was up +16% last night versus what the show was averaging at the end of last season through the May sweep in 18-49 (3.6 vs. 3.1) and up +8% in total viewers (12.282 million vs. 11.351 million).
· Through its first three weeks this fall, "The Voice" has delivered the show's three highest Monday 18-49 ratings since March 24, as well as the show's three biggest Monday overall audiences since that same date.
· From its first half-hour to its fourth, last night's "Voice" grew by +25% in adult 18-49 rating (to a 4.0 from a 3.2) and increased by 2.0 million persons or +18% in total viewers (13.1 million vs. 11.1 million).
· Note that last night's 8-9 p.m. ET competition was up by 54% on CBS and 19% on Fox versus the same night last year, with CBS growing thanks to "The Big Bang Theory" (3.7 vs. the year-ago 2.4) and Fox up with "Gotham" (2.5 vs. the year-ago 2.1).
· "The Blacklist" (2.7/8 in 18-49, 10.1 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 drama of the night in adults 18-49 on a highly competitive night that includes "Gotham," "Scorpion," "Sleepy Hollow," "Castle" and "NCIS: LA."
· "The Blacklist" won its hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in all key measures, topping ABC's "Castle" in adults 18-49 by +42% (2.7 vs. 1.9) and CBS's "NCIS: LA" by +69% (2.7 vs. 1.6).
· L+3: Note that last week's "Blacklist" grew by +54% in "live plus three day" ratings versus these next-day "live plus same day ratings" in 18-49 (to a 4.29 from a 2.78), up from +44% growth the prior week, and increased by 4.7 million viewers overall (to 15.2 million from 10.5 million) going from L+SD to L+3.
Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
The Voice... 3.6... 4.4... 4.6
The Blacklist... 2.7... 4.2... 4.5
Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
The Voice... 12.3 million... 14.1 million... 14.6 million
The Blacklist... 10.1 million... 14.8 million... 15.8 million
In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:
· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.1/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.
· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2 with an encore).
· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 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. Season figures are averages of "live plus seven day" data except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day."
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