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[11/14/13 - 08:51 AM]
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Locks Up Its Top 18-49 and Total-Viewer Results Since October 16
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 13.

[via press release from NBC]

Wednesday Primetime Results:

TIME-SHIFTING: Note that last week in L+3, "Revolution" added 55% to its 18-49 rating and "SVU" added 54%.

· "Revolution" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) matched its 18-49 rating of the prior four weeks. The last time "Revolution" topped last night's 1.4 was when it earned a 1.5 on Oct. 9. Last night's "Revolution" improved by 14% on NBC's time-period average in the slot last season in total viewers (5.139 million vs. 4.509 million).

· L+3: The Nov. 6 "Revolution" added 55% or 0.79 of a point to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating (to a 2.23 in L+3 from a 1.44 in L+SD) and in total viewers, added 41% or 2.127 million persons (7.335 million vs. 5.208 million. The 0.79 increase going from last week's L+SD to L+3 rating is "Revolution's" biggest 18-49 lift of the season, giving the show its top L+3 rating in five weeks (since Oct. 2).

· From 9-10:01 p.m. ET, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.6/4 in 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall) locked up its top 18-49 and total-viewer results since Oct. 16. In 18-49, "SVU" grew week to week by 7% in 18-49 rating (1.6 vs. 1.5) and by 14% versus the prior original telecast before that (1.6 vs. 1.4 on Oct. 23). In total viewers, "SVU" was up versus last week by 8% (6.087 million vs. 5.652 million) and up versus the Oct. 23 original by 10% (6.087 million vs. 5.526 million). "SVU" increased its rating half-hour to half-hour in every key measure - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- including a gain of 21% in 18-49 rating (to a 1.7 from a 1.4).

· L+3: The Nov. 6 "Law & Order: SVU" added 54% or 0.83 of a point to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating (to a 2.37 in L+3 from a 1.54 in L+SD) and in total viewers, added 37% or 2.069 million persons (7.721 million vs. 5.652 million). The 0.83 increase going from last week's L+SD rating to L+3 is the second biggest ever for "Law & Order: SVU" behind the 0.90 for this season's premiere.

· From 10:01-11 p.m. ET, a Wednesday "Dateline NBC" (1.1/3 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall) reported NBC's biggest overall audience in the hour in five weeks, best since Oct. 9. Despite the 10 p.m. hour, "Dateline" grew half-hour to half-hour in adults 18-49 by 9% (to a 1.2 rating from a 1.1), in adults 25-54 by 7% (1.6 vs. 1.5) and in total viewers by 11% (5.3 million vs. 4.8 million).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.6/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· 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 Jimmy Fallon" (1.6/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 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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