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[01/23/14 - 08:47 AM]
"Chicago P.D." Ties for #1 in the 10 p.m. Hour in Adults 18-49 and Ranks #1 Outright in Adults, Men and Women 18-34
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 22.

[via press release from NBC]

Wednesday Primetime Results:

· From 10:01-11 p.m. ET, "Chicago P.D." (1.6/5 in 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall) tied for #1 in the 10 p.m. hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49, as well as men and women 18-49, and ranked #1 outright among those nets in adults, men and women 18-34. "Chicago P.D." grew 7% week to week in adults 18-49 and retained 88% of last night's lead-in from "SVU." In total viewers, "Chicago P.D." is up 14% week to week (6.269 million vs. 5.505 million), with last night's telecast retaining 94% of "Chicago P.D.'s" lead-in from "SVU."

· In its first three weeks on the schedule, "Chicago P.D." has now generated NBC's three best 18-49 and total-viewer results in the time period, excluding "Saturday Night Live" specials, since Sept. 25, 2013.

· "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.8/5 in adults 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) jumped week to week by 29% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.8 rating from a 1.4) and by 22% or 1.2 million persons in total viewers (6.636 million vs. 5.435 million).

· Last night's "SVU" built on its lead-in from "Revolution" by 20% in 18-49 rating and by 25% in total viewers. "SVU" held steady or grew in every key measure from half-hour to half-hour, including gains of 6% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.9 rating from a 1.8), 14% in adults 25-54 (2.4 vs. 2.1) and 12% in total viewers (7.0 million vs. 6.3 million).

· "Revolution" (1.5/4 in adults 18-49 and 5.3 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) matched its highest 18-49 rating since Oct. 2, during the season's second week (1.6). Last night's "Revolution" grew week to week by 15% in adults 18-49( to a 1.5 rating vs. a 1.3) and 11% in total viewers (5.295 million vs. 4.780 million).

· L+3 Time Shifting: Last week's editions of NBC's Wednesday dramas were all significantly time-shifted: "Revolution" grew by 54% going from these next-day "live plus same day" ratings to "live plus three day" (to a 2.02 from a 1.31), "SVU" grew by 50% (2.18 vs. 1.45) and "Chicago P.D." increased by 49% (2.17 vs. 1.46).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.2/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; 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," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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" (1.6/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

· 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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· REVOLUTION (NBC)
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