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[01/15/15 - 08:43 AM]
"Chicago P.D." Builds on Its Adult 18-49 Lead-In from "SVU" for The Second Time This Season
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 14.

[via press release from NBC]

Wednesday Primetime Results:

· "Chicago P.D." (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in the time period in 18-49 and has now ranked #1 or tied for #1 among those nets for four of its last five telecasts. Last night's "Chicago P.D." also ranked #1 outright among those nets in adults, men and women 18-34 and women 18-49.

· "Chicago P.D." built on its adult 18-49 lead-in from "SVU" for the second time this season, growing by +7%.

· "Chicago P.D." will increase substantially in L+7 - "Chicago P.D." first-runs have grown by an average of +67% in 18-49 and more than 3.3 million viewers overall going from L+SD to L+7.

· "Law & Order: SVU" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 6.8 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) equaled its year-ago rating (1.4 on Jan. 15, 2014), despite last night's competition from "Empire," and is up +25% or 1.4 million persons versus the same night last year in total viewers (6.788 million vs. 5.435 million).

· "SVU" will grow substantially in L+7 - "SVU" first-runs have increased by an average of +67% in 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers overall going from L+SD to L+7.

· "The Mysteries of Laura" (1.1/3 in 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) maintained its 18-49 rating from half-hour to half-hour and grew +8% in women 18-49 (1.3 to 1.4). For a 10th telecast in a row, "The Mysteries of Laura" has remained within 0.4 of a point of its regular-slot debut rating in 18-49 (1.5 on Sept. 24).

Projected "Live Plus Three Day" and "Live Plus Seven Day" Results:

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
Mysteries of Laura... 1.1... 1.3... 1.4
Law & Order: SVU... 1.4... 2.2... 2.4
Chicago P.D.... 1.5... 2.4... 2.6

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3... L+7
Mysteries of Laura ... 6.3 million... 7.5 million... 7.9 million
Law & Order: SVU ... 6.8 million... 8.7 million... 9.3 million
Chicago P.D.... 6.7 million... 9.3 million... 10.0 million

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/7; 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," 0.7/3.

· 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 Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "The Talk After Dark" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped " The Talk After Dark " (0.2/1).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 with an encore in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 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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· EMPIRE (FOX)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· MYSTERIES OF LAURA, THE (NBC)





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