NBC RATINGS NOTES FOR THURSDAY, MAY 26

· Against competition that included both the NBA and NHL playoffs, NBC earned a 0.6/2 in the 18-49 demo for the night, with 2.296 million viewers overall.

· From 8-9 p.m., "Strong" drew a 0.7/3 and 2.577 million viewers overall.

· That's a 0.1 increase (+17%) from last week's telecast in the demo and a 70,000 rise in total viewers.

· "Strong" was even in both half-hours in the demo.

· From 9-11 p.m., NBC's "The Red Nose Day Special" drew a 0.6/2 and 2.155 million viewers overall.

· The special was even with a 0.6 in the first two half-hours.

NOTE: "The Red Nose Day Special" raised $31.5 million for children's charities in the U.S. and around the world.