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[09/10/13 - 08:18 AM]
"Million Second Quiz" Wins 8 p.m. Hour on Big 4, Is #2 for the Night Among Those Nets
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, September 9.

[via press release from NBC]

"The Million Second Quiz" (1.7/5 at 8 p.m.) wins the hour in 18-49, total viewers, adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and other key measures among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.

Is the #2 show of the night on the Big 4 in 18-49 and total viewers behind only "Under the Dome."

Matches NBC's best rating in the slot since the Stanley Cup Finals on June 24 in a slot where NBC has been running strong original programming all summer long.

Note big sports competition last night from two ESPN "Monday Night Football" games.

Digital Info:

MSQ had a surge of activity last night with the premiere of the show and had over 1 million downloads total since launch of the MSQ apps.

MSQ presently ranks #1 on the Overall Top Free iPhone and #1 Free iPad Apps list.

Monday Results (ABC carried NFL football in Philadelphia and Houston):

· At 8 p.m. ET, "The Million Second Quiz" (1.7 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49, 6.5 million viewers overall) won the hour in 18-49, total viewers, adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and other key measures among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. "The Million Second Quiz" equaled NBC's best rating in the slot since the Stanley Cup Finals on June 24 in a slot where NBC has been running strong original programming all summer long. It's also NBC's biggest overall audience in the time period since June 24. Note there was major sports competition last night from two ESPN "Monday Night Football" games and the Men's Final of Tennis' U.S. Open.

· "The Million Second Quiz" is the #2 show of the night on the Big 4 in 18-49 and total viewers behind only "Under the Dome."

Digital Info:

· "The Million Second Quiz" had a surge of activity last night with the premiere of the show and has now had over 1 million downloads total since launch of the MSQ apps.

· MSQ presently ranks #1 on the Overall Top Free iPhone and #1 Free iPad Apps list.

· From 9-10:01 p.m. ET, "American Ninja Warrior" (1.6/4 in adults 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall) ranks #1 for the hour on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, total viewers, adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and other key demos.

· From 10:01-11 p.m. ET, "Siberia" (0.7/2 in adults 18-49, 2.0 million viewers overall) is currently up a tenth of a point or 17% week to week in adults 18-49 (to a 0.7 from a 0.6), pending updates, to match its highest rating since July 15. In total viewers, "Siberia" is up 15% week to week (to 1.979 million from 1.728 million), pending updates, which currently makes this the top "Siberia" in total viewers since July 15.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.3/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.8/5, delayed by primetime overrun; 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 with Jay Leno," 0.6/3; "Late Show," 0.5/3, delayed by primetime overrun; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.8/4.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/4, delayed by primetime overrun). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2, delayed by primetime overrun).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/1 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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