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[02/24/16 - 08:29 AM]
"Hollywood Game Night" Increases 22% Week to Week in 18-49, Matches a Four-Week High
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, February 23.

[via press release from NBC]

"CHICAGO FIRE" SWEEPS THE 10 P.M. HOUR AMONG ABC, CBS & NBC IN ALL KEY MEASURES, WITH A +45% MARGIN IN ADULTS 18-49

"CHICAGO MED" GROWS WEEK TO WEEK

"HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT" INCREASES +22% WEEK TO WEEK IN 18-49, MATCHES A FOUR-WEEK HIGH

LAST WEEK'S "FIRE" GENERATED TUESDAY NIGHT'S BIGGEST L+3 LIFTS ON THE BIG 4 NETWORKS

JIMMY FALLON AND SETH MEYERS RANK #1-2 IN LATE-NIGHT IN THE LOCAL MARKETS WITH PEOPLE METERS

Tuesday Primetime Results (the NBC station in Portland carried NBA basketball):

"Chicago Fire" (1.6/5 in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):

· Win the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in every key measure, pending updates.

· Ranks #1 by a +45% margin among those nets in the slot in adults 18-49 (1.6 vs. 1.1 for CBS's #2 "Limitless").

· Retains 100% week to week in 18-49 (1.6 vs. 1.6) and grows in total viewers by +3% (7.733 million vs. 7.529 million).

· Delivers its 23rd 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:

· Last week's "Chicago Fire" increased by +52% in 18-49 (1.57 to 2.38), up from the previous week's +45%, and more than 2.9 million viewers (7.5 million to 10.5 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

· Last week's "Fire" delivered the biggest "live plus three day" lifts of the night on the Big 4 in 18-49 (+0.81) and total viewers (+2.926 million).

"Chicago Med" (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET):

· Grows +7% week to week in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 1.4) and also increases in total viewers (6.680 million vs. 6.664 million), pending updates.

· Is up +88% versus NBC's February 2015 non-"Voice" average in the slot (1.5 vs. 0.8 for comedies) and is up +179% in total viewers (6.680 million vs. 2.395 million).

· Builds by +36% on its lead-in in 18-49 and +58% in total viewers.

· Ranks #2 in the slot among the Big 4 in most key measures and is tied for #1 in adults 18-34 and #1 outright among those nets in women 18-34.

· Will add substantial audience via time-shifting and VOD - Last week's "Chicago Med" increased by +45% in 18-49 (1.44 to 2.09), up from the prior week's+37%, and more than 2.2 million viewers (6.7 million to 8.9 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

"Hollywood Game Night" (1.1/4 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):

· Is extremely close to rounding up to a 1.2 (currently reporting a 1.149 in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings).

· Matches its high since Jan. 26 in 18-49 (1.2) and delivers its most-watched telecast since that same date (4.5 million).

· Grows +22% week to week in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 0.9) and +11% in total viewers (4.218 million vs. 3.784 million).

· Ranks #2 in the slot among the Big 4 in adults 18-49, total viewers and most other key measures.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday Night:

Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers were the #1-2 late-night shows in 18-49 in the 25 Nielsen markets with local people meters.

· In adult 18-49 rating in the local people meters, Fallon (0.9) topped the combined results of CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (0.3) and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (0.4).

· In 18-49 in the local people meters, Meyers (0.5) beat both Colbert (0.3) and Kimmel (0.4), despite Meyers' later start time.

· In 18-49, Carson Daly (0.3) beat Corden (0.2), despite starting an hour later, topped "Nightline" (0.3), despite starting 90 minutes later, and tied Colbert (0.3), despite starting two hours later.

· Fallon's guests Tuesday night included Kevin Spacey, Bill & Melinda Gates and musical guest Kygo.

· Meyers' guests Tuesday included Bobby Cannavale and David Remnick.

· Daly's guests Tuesday night included Michael Imperioli, Emeraude Toubia and musical guest Nothing But Thieves.

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.8/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.9/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.9/5; "Late Show," 0.3/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 0.9/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 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). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: Tuesday 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)





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