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[10/25/13 - 08:46 AM]
"Sean Saves the World" Matches Last Week's 18-49 Rating, While Growing by 20% Versus Last Week in Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 24.

[via press release from NBC]

Thursday Results:

· "Sean Saves the World" (1.1/3 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:30 p.m. ET) matched last week's 18-49 rating, while growing by 20% versus last week in total viewers (4.033 million vs. 3.359 million) and increasing by 24% versus two weeks ago (4.033 million vs. 3.257 million). L+3: Last week's "Sean Saves the World" added 22% or 0.25 of a rating point to its next-day L+SD 18-49 rating (to a 1.37 from a 1.12) and 18% or 603,000 persons in total viewers (3.962 million vs. 3.359 million). L+7: In week 2, the premiere of "Sean Saves the World" added 24% or 0.35 rating points to its L+SD 18-49 rating (1.78 vs. 1.43) and in total viewers, added 22% or 994,000 persons (5.422 million vs. 4.428 million).

· "The Michael J. Fox Show" (1.2/3 in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers at 9:30) is even week to week in 18-49 and up 5% in total viewers (3.738 million vs. 3.562 million). Last night's telecast built on its 18-49 lead-in by 9%. So far this season, "Michael J. Fox" is delivering the biggest average build on its regular 18-49 lead-in (+8%, 1.3 vs. 1.2 L+SD) of any 9:30 comedy on the Big 4 networks this season. L+3: Last week's "Michael J. Fox Show" added 32% or 0.39 of a rating point to its next-day L+SD 18-49 rating (to a 1.64 from a 1.25) and 30% or 1.064 million persons in total viewers (4.626million vs. 3.562 million). L+7: In week 2, "Michael J. Fox" added 44% or 0.77 rating points to its L+SD 18-49 rating (2.51 vs. 1.74) and in total viewers, added 37% or 1.981 million persons (7.334 million vs. 5.353 million).

· "Parenthood" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m.) is matching last week's 18-49 rating and is up a tenth versus two weeks ago.

· Despite the 10 p.m. hour, "Parenthood" generated growth from its first half-hour to its second of 8% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.4 rating from a 1.3) and 3% in total viewers (4.0 million vs. 3.9 million). "Parenthood" is the only drama in the time period on ABC, CBS or NBC to generate half-hour to half-hour growth in either 18-49 or total viewers, pending updates.

· L+3: Last week's "Parenthood" added 59% or 0.77 of a rating point to its next-day L+SD 18-49 rating (to a 2.09 from a 1.32) and 45% or 1.807 million persons in total viewers (5.830 million vs. 4.023 million). L+7: In week 2, "Parenthood" added 69% or 1.07 rating points to its L+SD 18-49 rating (2.61 vs. 1.54) and in total viewers, added 60% or 2.519 million persons (6.744 million vs. 4.225 million).

· An encore telecast of "The Voice" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) matched NBC's season high in this time period in 18-49 and delivered the net's top total-viewer result in the hour since the "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular."

In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.4/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.3/6.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/4; "Late Show," 0.5/3 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.9/5.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/5 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 Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/5 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 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore 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.





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