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[01/27/16 - 08:30 AM]
"Chicago Fire" & "Chicago Med" Rank as the #1-2 Shows of the Night in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, January 26.

[via press release from NBC]

"CHICAGO FIRE" & "CHICAGO MED" RANK AS THE #1-2 SHOWS OF THE NIGHT IN 18-49

"CHICAGO FIRE" DOMINATES AT 10 P.M. IN ALL KEY MEASURES

"CHICAGO MED" DOUBLES NBC'S JANUARY AVERAGE IN THE TIME PERIOD LAST YEAR

"HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT" MATCHES LAST WEEK'S 1.2 IN FAST AFFILS

Tuesday Primetime Results:

NBC won the night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics (including a tie in men 18-34), with "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Med" delivering the #1-2 ratings of the night in adults 18-49.

"Chicago Fire" (1.8/6 in 18-49, 8.4 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):

· Is the #1 show of the night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and other key measures.

· Dominates the 10-11 p.m. ET hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in every key measure.

· Beats the ABC-CBS competition combined in adults 18-49 (1.8 vs. a combined 1.5 for CBS's "Limitless" encore [0.8] and ABC's season premiere of "What Would You Do" [0.7]).

· Is up +13% versus its average last season when airing without a "Voice" lead-in in 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.6).

· Delivers its 19th consecutive time-period win in 18-49 versus regular ABC-CBS competition in the 10-11 p.m. slot when in original, dating back to February 2015.

· Will add substantial audience via time-shifting and VOD -- "Chicago Fire" has grown by +61% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.86 to a 2,99) and 3.6 million viewers overall (8.0 million to 11.6 million) going from L+SD to L+7..

"Chicago Med" (1.6/5 in 18-49, 7.5 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET):

· Is close to rounding to a 1.7 (currently reporting a 1.646 in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings).

· Wins the slot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and all other key demos.

· Doubles NBC's January average in the slot last year (1.6 vs. 0.8 for comedies) and triples the January 2015 average in total viewers (7.531 million vs. 2.463 million).

· Builds +33% on its lead-in in 18-49 and +67% in total viewers.

· Is the #2 show of the night in adults 18-49, behind only NBC's "Chicago Fire."

· Will add substantial audience via time-shifting and VOD -- "Chicago Med" has increased by +40% in 18-49 rating (from a 2.00 to a 2.80) and 2.7 million viewers overall (8.8 million to 11.5 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

"Hollywood Game Night" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):

· Maintains 100% of last week's 1.2 in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings, and 92% of last week's season-high 1.3 in official nationals.

· Ranks #2 or tied for #2 in the time period among the Big 4 in every key measure.

· In total viewers, retains 97% of last week's season-high 4.637 million in official nationals.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday Night:

· In adult 18-49 rating in the local people meters, Fallon (1.0) topped the combined results of CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (0.4) and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.5).

· In 18-49 in the local people meters, Meyers (0.5) beat Colbert (0.4) and tied Kimmel (0.5), despite Meyers' later start time.

· Fallon's guests Tuesday night included Josh Brolin, Kate McKinnon and musical guest Billy Ocean.

· Meyers' guests Tuesday included Kate Hudson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Brian Koppelman.

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/8; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.9/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.

· 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," 0.5/3.

· 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 Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 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 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: 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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· CHICAGO FIRE (NBC)
· CHICAGO MED (NBC)
· HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT (NBC)
· LIMITLESS (CBS)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)
· WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (ABC)





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