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[12/02/15 - 08:31 AM]
"Chicago Med" Grows 11% in 18-49 in Week Three, Is the First New Drama on the Big 4 This Season to Beat the Total Viewership of Its Premiere Episode
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, December 1.

[via press release from NBC]

'CHICAGO MED' GROWS +11% IN 18-49 IN WEEK THREE, IS THE FIRST NEW DRAMA ON THE BIG 4 THIS SEASON TO BEAT THE TOTAL VIEWERSHIP OF ITS PREMIERE EPISODE

NBC RANKS #1 FOR ALL THREE HOURS OF PRIMETIME AMONG THE BIG 4 IN EVERY KEY MEASURE

'CHICAGO FIRE' GROWS WEEK TO WEEK, DELIVERS ITS MOST-WATCHED EPISODE SINCE MARCH

FACING SPECIAL 'RUDOLPH' COMPETITION, 'THE VOICE' GROWS +24% WEEK TO WEEK IN 18-49 AND +18% VS. SAME NIGHT LAST YEAR

Tuesday Primetime Results:

NBC wins Tuesday among the Big 4 networks in all key measures, ranking #1 among those networks in all three hours of primetime in every key category (including a tie for #1 in men 25-54 at 8 p.m. and in men 18-49 at 9).

"Chicago Med" (2.0/6 in 18-49, 9.8 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):

· Is up +11% week to week in 18-49 (2.0 vs. 1.8) and up +28% in total viewers (9.765 million vs. 7.614 million).

· Is the first new drama on the Big 4 this fall to deliver an increase versus its season premiere in total viewers (9.765 million last night vs. 8.638 million for the Nov. 17 "Med" debut).

· Is the first new drama on the Big 4 this fall to generate a week-to-week gain in 18-49 during its first three weeks on the air.

· Wins the time period among the Big 4 networks in every key measure (including a tie in men 18-49).

· Is up +67% versus NBC's slot average last season in 18-49, excluding weeks when "The Voice" ran in the time period (2.0 vs. 1.2) and is up +149% in total viewers (9.765 million vs. 3.924 million).

· Has in three weeks equaled or topped NBC's three best in-season regular-program ratings in the slot, excluding "The Voice," in the past year (since a 2.0 on Oct. 14, 2014).

· Will add substantial audience via time-shifting and VOD -- the prior week's "Chicago Med" increased by +34% in 18-49 (1.84 to 2.47) and 2.2 million viewers (7.6 million to 9.8 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

· In L+3, last week's "Chicago Med" retained 91% of the previous week's premiere 18-49 rating (2.47 vs. 2.72), up from an 84% retention in L+SD (1.84 vs. 2.19).

· Upscale: "Chicago Med" is delivering a solid upscale audience, indexing at a 110 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes ("most current" including L+3)

"Chicago Fire" (1.9/6 in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):

· Is up +6% week to week in 18-49 (1.9 vs. 1.8) and +15% in total viewers (8.473 million vs. 7.341 million).

· Hit a season high in total viewers, delivering its most-watched episode since March 10 (8.569 million).

· Wins the hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in every key category.

· Is up +19% versus its average last season when airing without a "Voice" lead-in in 18-49 (1.9 vs. 1.6).

· Will add substantial audience via time-shifting and VOD -- the prior week's "Chicago Fire" grew by +45% in 18-49 (1.83 to 2.64) and 2.9 million viewers (7.3 million to 10.2 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

"The Voice" (2.6/9 in 18-49, 12.0 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):

· Is up +24% week to week in 18-49 (2.6 vs. 2.1) and +20% in total viewers (11.988 million vs. 9.970 million).

· Grows +18% versus the comparable fourth Tuesday live telecast of the prior cycle (2.6 vs. 2.2 on April 28) and +26% in total viewers (11.988 million vs. 9.493 million).

· Facing special competition from CBS's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," wins the hour in every key measure (including a tie for #1 in men 25-54).

· Is the #1 show of the night in 18-49, total viewers and other key measures.

· Will add significant viewership via time-shifting and VOD - last week's Tuesday "Voice" grew by +14% in 18-49 (2.09 to 2.38) and 1.1 million viewers (10.0 million to 11.1 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: Tuesday's "Voice" has increased this season by +28% in 18-49 rating (from a 3.19 to a 4.07) and more than 2.5 million viewers overall (11.9 million to 14.5 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

· Upscale: Tuesday's "Voice" is delivering a solidly upscale audience, indexing at a 116 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday Night:

· In adult 18-49 rating in the local people meters, Fallon (1.1) topped the combined results of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.5) and CBS's rebroadcast "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (0.3).

· In 18-49 in the local people meters, Meyers' encore (0.5) tied an original Kimmel (0.5), despite his later start time.

· In 18-49, a Carson Daly encore (0.3) topped an original Corden (0.1), despite starting an hour later, tied an original "Nightline" (0.3) despite starting 90 minutes later and tied a rebroadcast Colbert (0.3) despite starting two hours later.

· Fallon's guests Tuesday night included Harrison Ford, Seth MacFarlane and musical guest JoJo with The Roots.

· Meyers' guests Tuesday included Rooney Mara, Paul Reiser and musical guest Adam Lambert (encore).

· Daly's guests Tuesday night included Michael Shannon and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with musical guest Cat Power (encore).

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.1/8; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.9/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/6; "Late Show," 0.3/1 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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 Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.9/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.1/1).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: Monday primetime results are based on "fast affiliate time period" data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are "live plus same day" unless otherwise indicated.





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