‘TONIGHT SHOW’ TAKES THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF OCT. 21-25 IN ADULTS 18-49
At 12:35 a.m., Seth Meyers Beats “Late Late Show” for the Week in 18-49, Leads the Season Over “Late Late” & “Nightline” in 10 of 10 Key Measures
“Tonight” Rules as the #1 Entertainment Show on YouTube, Generates the Week’s Four Most-Viewed Facebook Posts Across Late Night
Year to Date, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Is Up +121% in YouTube Views
Since Its Premiere, “Lilly Singh” Has Amassed 24 Million Views on YouTube
NEW YORK — Oct. 29, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has finished #1 for the late-night ratings week of Oct. 21-25 in adults 18-49, as well as adults 18-34 and adults 25-54, according to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
“Tonight’s” 0.41 rating for the week in adults 18-49 topped the 0.38 of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and the 0.34 of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
“Tonight” was led by powerful results Sunday night after primetime Packers-Chiefs NFL football, with that night’s telecast earning a 0.74 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.259 million viewers overall. The 0.74 is up +111% versus the show’s season average for Monday-through-Friday originals in adults 18-49 (0.35, L+SD) and the 2.259 million viewers was an increase of +26% versus “Tonight’s” average for Monday-Friday originals so far this season (1.790 million).
Sunday’s “Tonight Show” featured guests John Cena and Luke Bryan.
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” averaged a 0.21 rating in adults 18-49 to lead the 12:35 a.m. ET hour over “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (0.20). Season to date, Seth leads Corden and ABC’s “Nightline” in 10 of 10 key measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
On the digital front, with more than 54 million views, “Tonight” once again ranked as the #1 most-watched entertainment program on YouTube last week. The 54 million is up +10% versus the show’s weekly average for the year. “Tonight” topped the nearest competitor by nearly 15 million views. (Source: ListenFirst Media, 10/21/19-10/27/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], excludes WWE and Kids programming).
Year-to-date, “Tonight” is up +14% in YouTube viewing, having generated more than 2 billion views.
“Tonight” also dominated the week on Facebook, where it amassed 9 million views and boasted the four most-viewed Facebook posts across the late-night competition. “Kate Beckinsale is convinced her celebrity doppelgänger is Ryan Reynolds” and “Scarlett Johansson & Mayor Pete Buttigieg join Jimmy for True Confessions!” were the standout videos on the platform, reaching 1 million each (Source: ListenFirst Media, 10/21/19-10/27/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook], excludes and Kids programming).
Year to date, “Tonight” is the #1 most-viewed entertainment program on television across social channels in 2019 (excludes WWE programs & specials, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-10/27/19).
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” netted 19 million YouTube views for the week (12.5 million for new content), up +82% from its weekly average for the year. Last week’s three new installments of “A Closer Look” averaged 2.8 million views each. Year-to-date “Late Night” has accumulated 568 million views on YouTube, up +121% from the same time-frame last year.
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” generated 2.2 million YouTube views for the week. Since its premiere on Sept. 16, the show has amassed 24 million views on YouTube and ranks #1 among new talk series in that time-frame (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Brand Rankings; LF// TV Universe // Episodic; ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube]; Brand Type: TV Shows; Primary Genre: Talk Show; Season: 1; 9/16/19-10/27/19).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 21-25. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.41 rating, 3 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.38/2
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/2 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.23/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.21/2 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.20/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.15/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.817 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 2.912 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.943 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.235 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.086 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.160 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.631 million viewers *
* Friday’s “Tonight,” “Late Night,” “Late Late Show” and “A Little Late” were encores and NBC’s Friday rebroadcasts are excluded from these averages. “Tonight” also aired a Sunday edition, delayed by an NFL overrun.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.43 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.44/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.22/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.24/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.20/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.15/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.952 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.541 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.955 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.190 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.262 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.239 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.663 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF OCT. 21-25
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.09 (R)
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.17
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.35
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.26
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.306 million viewers (R)
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.392 million viewers
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.718 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.538 million viewers
‘SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’ IS #1 FOR THE OCT. 21-27 PRIMETIME WEEK, ‘THIS IS US’ IS #1 AMONG SCRIPTED SHOWS
Excluding Sports, “Us” Ranks #2 Among Big 4 Prime Programs in 18-49, Both “Voices” Tie for #4, “Chicago Med” & “Fire” Tie for #9, “P.D.” Ties for #11, “New Amsterdam” Ties for #15, “Superstore” Ties for #19
Sunday’s Packers-Chiefs Thriller Scores “SNF’s” Most-Dominant Viewership Win Ever Vs. the World Series
"The Voice" Is Monday’s #1 Entertainment Show in Total Viewers, "Bluff City" Retains 100% Week to Week in 18-49 and Grows in Viewers
"This Is Us," "New Amsterdam" & “The Voice” Grow Week to Week Despite World Series Competition; "New Amsterdam" Earns Its Top 18-49 Rating Since Premiere Week
NBC Is Wednesday's #1 Non-Sports Net; "Fire" & "P.D." Match Their ABC-CBS Competition Combined; "Med" Hits Its Best Non-Crossover Rating Since March
"SVU" Grows to Its Most-Watched Episode Since Premiere Week, Boosted by a “Will & Grace” Lead-In That Built On Its “Good Place” Lead-In; "Superstore," "Perfect Harmony" & "Good Place" Maintain 100% in 18-49
Friday’s “Blacklist" Grows Week to Week to Match Its Season High, Despite World Series Competition
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Oct. 29, 2019 — NBC has finished #2 for the primetime ratings week of Oct. 21-27 in the key adult 18-49 demographic behind only World Series-boosted Fox, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
Packers-Chiefs “Sunday Night Football” finished #1 for the primetime week in both 18-49 and total viewers while delivering “SNF’s” most-dominant viewership win ever against the World Series. Tuesday’s “This Is Us” generated the week’s #1 rating among scripted programs in the key 18-49 demo.
Excluding sports, “Us” ranked #2 for the week among primetime programs on the Big 4 networks in the 18-49 demo, the Monday and Tuesday editions of “The Voice” tied for #4, Wednesday’s “Chicago Med” and “Fire” tied for #9 while “P.D.” tied for #11, Tuesday’s “New Amsterdam” was knotted at #15 and Thursday’s “Superstore” tied for #19.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 5 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Oct. 21-27
Fox…2.6
NBC…1.4
CBS…0.9
ABC…0.9
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
Fox…10.9 million
CBS…6.5 million
NBC…6.4 million
ABC…4.3 million
CW…0.9 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.2
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.1
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
Fox…7.9 million
NBC…7.8 million
CBS…7.8 million
ABC…5.5 million
CW…1.0 million
NBC highlights for the week of Oct. 21-27:
Monday
NBC won the night among the Big 4 networks in adults 25-54 and total viewers.
“The Voice” (1.3 rating in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 entertainment show of the night in total viewers and adults 25-54, winning the two-hour 8-10 p.m. timeslot among the Big 4 nets in 18-49, 25-54 and total viewers. “Voice” beat “Dancing With the Stars” as the night’s top alternative series by an +86% margin in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 0.7) and increased its overall audience week to week (8.036 million vs. 7.971 million).
“Bluff City Law” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) maintained 100% week to week in adults-49 and grew +3% week to week in total viewers (3.5 million vs. 3.4 million). Delayed Viewing: The Sept. 23 “Bluff City Law” series debut has grown by +99% in 18-49 rating with digital and linear delayed viewing to date (from a 0.81 in L+SD to a 1.61) and added +4.3 million viewers (4.6 million to 8.9 million).
Tuesday
NBC was the #1 non-sports network of the night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and most other key demos.
“The Voice” (1.3 rating in 18-49, 8.1 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) tied as the #2 entertainment show of the night in adults 18-49, behind only “This Is Us.” Despite the night’s World Series competition, “Voice” maintained 100% week to week in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.3) and grew +5% in total viewers (8.1 million vs. 7.7 million). The Oct. 22 “Voice” was up +44% versus the fifth Tuesday episode of the prior cycle in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 0.9 on April 23 at 9 p.m.) and up +1.8 million persons or +28% in total viewers (8.1 million vs. 6.3 million).
“This Is Us” (1.6 rating in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) was the #1 entertainment show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and was up +7% week to week in 18-49 (1.6 vs. 1.5) and +5% in total viewers (7.1 million vs. 6.7 million), despite this week’s World Series competition. “Us” dominated the 9-10 p.m. hour among non-sports shows, beating #2 in adults 18-49 by +100% (1.6 vs. 0.8 for CBS’ “FBI”). Social: “This Is Us” was the most social scripted primetime show of the night Tuesday (and #2 of the week) with 612,000 Total Interactions, up +103% from the 310,000 for the prior week and up +28% from last season’s average 438,000 (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/21/19-10/27/19, Percent Share, Primetime, All Series). “TIU” generated the post with the second highest content responses and share percentage of the week on Facebook (31,000 responses, 83% shared) for all primetime broadcast scripted programs (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 10/21/19-10/27/19, ListenFirst Content Responses [Facebook], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast). The post is an image from last week’s episode of the Pearson family dinner featuring Young Randall, Kate, and Kevin’s respective significant others.
“New Amsterdam” (0.9 rating in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET), despite World Series competition, generated the show’s highest 18-49 rating since Premiere Week (1.0 on Sept. 24). Week to week, “New Amsterdam” was up +13% in 18-49 (0.9 vs. 0.8) and +4% in total viewers (5.1 million vs. 5.0 million). “New Amsterdam” won the hour among the ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. Social: This week’s episode of “New Amsterdam” garnered 58,000 Total Interactions, up +108% from last season’s average (28,000) and up +21% from the prior week’s episode (48,000).
Wednesday
NBC was the night’s #1 entertainment network in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and all other key measures.
“Chicago Med” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) scored the show’s highest 18-49 rating for a non-crossover episode since the March 27 (1.2) and set a season high in total viewers for a non-crossover. “Med” was the #1 entertainment program in the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and the #2 entertainment show of the night in viewers, behind only “Chicago Fire.” Social: “Chicago Med’s” YouTube channel had the second most viewed video of the week (167,000) for all primetime broadcast dramas, with a dramatic clip from this week’s episode of Manning locking herself in Lucas’ room to administer antibiotics (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 10/21/19-10/27/19, ListenFirst Content Video Views [YouTube], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast, Drama).
“Chicago Fire” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 7.9 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 entertainment show of the night in total viewers and matched the timeslot’s ABC and CBS competition combined in 18-49 (1.2 vs. a combined 1.2 for ABC and CBS). “Fire” equaled the show’s highest 18-49 rating for a non-crossover episode since the Feb. 6 (1.3) and scored a season high in total viewers for a non-crossover. Social: “Chicago Fire” scored as the #1 most social scripted primetime program Wednesday night among the Big 4 networks, with 100,000 Total Interactions(Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/23/19, Percent Share, Primetime, Drama Series). The show’s YouTube channel had the third most viewed video of the week (159,000) among all primetime broadcast dramas, with a clip from this week’s episode of Severide, Casey and Mouch working together to get victims of a car crash safely out (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 10/21/19-10/27/19, ListenFirst Content Video Views [YouTube], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast, Drama).
“Chicago P.D.” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) matched the show’s highest 18-49 rating for a non-crossover episode since Feb. 6 (1.2) and scored a season high in total viewers for a non-crossover. In 18-49, “P.D.” equaled the timeslot’s ABC and CBS competition combined (1.1 vs. a combined 1.1 for ABC and CBS) and ranked #1 in the timeslot among ABC, CBS and NBC in 10 of 10 key measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Social: “Chicago P.D.’s” Jesse Lee Soffer had the most engaging post of all NBC shows for the night with an Instagram photo of Jay and Ruzek chasing Cranston during the shootout from this week’s episode, which garnered 40,000 engagements. Thursday
“Superstore” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) maintained 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.8) and 96% in total viewers (2.8 million vs. 2.9 million, which last week represented the “Superstore” season high), to equal the show’s top 18-49 rating since May 2 (0.9) and maintain a steady 0.8 rating for a fifth week in a row.
“Perfect Harmony” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 2.0 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) retained 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.4 vs. 0.4) and 95% in total viewers (2.0 million vs. 2.1 million), maintaining a steady 0.4 rating for a third week in a row. Social: “Perfect Harmony” garnered 26,000 Total Interactions, up +134% from the prior week’s episode (11,000), to make this the show’s most social episode of the season.
“The Good Place” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 1.9 million viewers overall from 9-9:30 p.m. ET) built on its lead-in by +50% in adult 18-49 rating, to retain 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.6) and maintain a steady 0.6 rating for a fourth week in a row. Social: “The Good Place’s” Ted Danson delvered Thursday’s #2 most engaging post from a primetime comedy series, generating 16,000 Total Interactions with an Instagram post of Michael and Shawn laughing with each other (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10//24/19, Percent Share, Comedy Series).
The 11th season premiere of “Will & Grace” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.3 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m. ET) built on its lead-in in total viewers (+17%) and women 25-54 (1.0 vs. 0.9, +11%), while retaining 100% of its lead-in in adults 25-54 (0.8 vs. 0.8). In a timeslot where NBC comedies last season averaged a 79% retention of lead-in in 18-49, the Oct. 24 “W&G” retained 83% of its adult 18-49 lead-in from “The Good Place.” “Will & Grace” equaled NBC’s best 18-49 rating in the timeslot with in-season regular programming since March 21 in 18-49 (0.7) and generated the net’s best total-viewer result in the half-hour with in-season regular programming since March 28 in 18-49 (2.6 million). Social: The season premiere of “Will & Grace” ranked as the most social scripted primetime comedy of the week, with 221,000 Total Interactions, which is up +149% from last season’s premiere (88,000) and up +137% from last season’s average (93,000) (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/21/19-10/27/19, Percent Share, Comedy Series). “W&G” had the most commented-on Facebook post of the week for all primetime broadcast scripted comedies, with a photo of a “drinking game” that includes common events that occur throughout an episode (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 10/21/19-10/27/19, ListenFirst Content Comments [Facebook], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast, Comedy). Sean Hayes had the most engaging post of Thursday from a primetime comedy series with an Instagram photo (27,000) of Jack and his Cher doll (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/24/19, Percent Share, Comedy Series). Delayed Viewing: “Will & Grace” last season tripled its next-day 18-49 rating with the addition of 35 days of delayed viewing on digital and linear platforms (from a 0.74 in “live plus same day” Nielsens to a 2.26 after 35 days on all platforms). Short Form Videos: Last season, “Will & Grace” Short Form Videos generated 72 million views across YouTube and Facebook (in the 9/1/18-8/31/19 time-frame).
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) generated its most-watched telecast since Premiere Week (3.840 million), maintaining 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.6) and increasing by +8% in total viewers (3.731 million vs. 3.467 million). “SVU” ranked #1 among the 10 p.m. ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 (tie) and total viewers. Social: Total Activity for the Oct. 24 episode of “Law & Order: SVU” hit 66,000, up +13% from last season’s average (58,000).
Friday
“The Blacklist” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.6 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) grew +25% week to week in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.4) and +1% in total viewers (3.611 million vs. 3.578 million), despite the night’s high-rated World Series competition, to equal “Blacklist’s” season high in 18-49. Versus NBC’s averages in the timeslot last season, the Oct. 25 “Blacklist” maintained 100% in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5, L+SD non-sports) and grew +15% in total viewers (3.6 million vs. 3.1 million). Delayed Viewing: The Oct. 4 “Blacklist” season debut has already increased its 18-49 rating by +143% with digital and linear delayed viewing to date (from a 0.53 in L+SD to a 1.29).
“Dateline NBC” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 0.7 in 25-54, 3.0 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) retained 100% week to week in adults 25-54 (0.7 vs. 0.7) and 97% in total viewers (3.0 million vs. 3.1 million). L+7: “Dateline” is growing this season by +50% going from L+SD to L+7 Nielsens in 18-49 rating (from a 0.56 to a 0.84) and by +1.2 million viewers overall (3.6 million to 4.8 million).
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of Green Bay Packers-Kansas City Chiefs “Sunday Night Football” (5.7 rating in 18-49, 18.3 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:29 p.m. ET) dominated the night in all key ratings measures.
The Packers’ 31-24 victory over the Chiefs topped the World Series (11.4 million TV viewers) by +61% to rank as “SNF’s” most-dominant viewership performance ever against the World Series.
The game’s Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 18.8 million viewer made this the most-watched “SNF” game against the World Series since 2015. The 2015 Week 8 “SNF” game was headlined by Peyton Manning and the 6-0 Denver Broncos defeating Aaron Rodgers and the 6-0 Green Bay Packers in only the fourth meeting in NFL history between clubs with records of 6-0 or better (23.1 million viewers).
“SNF” easily won primetime as the most-watched (18.3 million TV-only) and highest-rated (10.4/20) program of the night. In addition, “SNF” topped the World Series in 38 of 42 metered markets (90%) Sunday night (Sacramento and San Francisco results were unavailable).
The Packers-Chiefs TAD of 18.8 million viewers across NBC TV, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital platforms, represents a +31% increase over last year’s Week 8 game (14.4 million for Saints-Vikings), according to television-viewership data from Nielsen and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” is averaging 20.3 million viewers across all platforms this season – the best start for the series through Week 8 (nine games) since 2015, and up +5% from the same point last season (19.2 million viewers).
The Average Minute Audience (AMA) for Sunday night’s live stream via NBC Sports Digital and NFL Digital platforms was 472,000 viewers – up +95% vs. last year’s Week 8 “SNF” game (242,000 for Saints-Vikings). NBC Sports Digital’s AMA of 486,000 viewers for “SNF” through Week 8 is up +38% from the same point last season (351,000 viewers), and its best ever through eight weeks.
‘TODAY’ IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS
TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers and the Key Demo for the Week
TODAY Posts 5-Month Highs in Total Viewers and Key Demo, Grows More than GMA and CBS Combined Week Over Week
TODAY Wins 198 out of 200 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Wins 50 Straight Months in Key Demo
NEW YORK – October 29, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. TODAY has now won 198 out of 200 weeks in the key demo. TODAY also posted five-month highs in total viewers and the key demo, delivering its largest audience since May. Versus the prior week, TODAY posted the biggest audience gains across the board, more than GMA and CBS combined.
TODAY won the month of October in the key demo marking its 50th straight month in first place. TODAY’s “October to Remember” featured special guest appearances by Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Monica Lewinsky, Micheal Jordan, Victoria Beckham, Dame Julie Andrews, Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more. Month over month, TODAY was the only morning news program to grow in total viewers while narrowing the total viewer gap with GMA by 15%. Additionally, TODAY added more A25-54 viewers than GMA and CBS combined, increasing its demo lead over GMA by 67%.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS
WEEK OF OCTOBER 21-27
TODAY averaged 1.244 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +88,000 (+8%) and CBS This Morning by +506,000 (+69%)
TODAY won its 50th consecutive month among A25-54 viewers
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
TODAY Posts 5-Month Highs in Total Viewers and Key Demo, Grows More than GMA and CBS Combined Week Over Week
TODAY Wins 198 out of 200 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Wins 50 Straight Months in Key Demo
NEW YORK – October 29, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. TODAY has now won 198 out of 200 weeks in the key demo. TODAY also posted five-month highs in total viewers and the key demo, delivering its largest audience since May. Versus the prior week, TODAY posted the biggest audience gains across the board, more than GMA and CBS combined.
TODAY won the month of October in the key demo marking its 50th straight month in first place. TODAY’s “October to Remember” featured special guest appearances by Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Monica Lewinsky, Micheal Jordan, Victoria Beckham, Dame Julie Andrews, Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more. Month over month, TODAY was the only morning news program to grow in total viewers while narrowing the total viewer gap with GMA by 15%. Additionally, TODAY added more A25-54 viewers than GMA and CBS combined, increasing its demo lead over GMA by 67%.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS
WEEK OF OCTOBER 21-27
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 0.97 | 1,171 | 0.66 | 854 | 3,625 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.60 | 729 | 0.37 | 482 | 2,758 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.91 | 1,098 | 0.59 | 759 | 3,745 |
- TODAY delivered its highest A25-54 audience since the week of 5/20/2019. The broadcast also posted its best demo leads over GMA in four weeks (week of 9/30/2019) and over CBS in 23 weeks (week of 5/13/2019)
- Week-over-week, TODAY’s demo viewership was up +73,000 (+6%), more than GMA and CBS combined. TODAY’s A25-54 lead over GMA was up 21% and its lead over CBS was 14% higher than prior week.
- TODAY had its biggest A18-49 delivery since the week of 5/13/2019 (23 weeks), its widest lead over GMA since the week of 5/20/2019 (22 weeks), and best advantage over CBS since the week of 2/25/2019 (34 weeks)
- TODAY’s A18-49 advantage over GMA was 95% higher than the same week last season.
- Week-over-week, TODAY increased by +69,000 A18-49 viewers (+8%), more than GMA and CBS combined. TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA rose 34% and its lead over CBS 13% versus prior week.
- This was TODAY’s biggest total viewership since the week of 5/27/2019 and first weekly win in 16 weeks (since week of 7/1/2019)
- TODAY also saw its best total viewer advantage over CBS since the week of 1/7/2019 (41 weeks)
- Week-over-week, TODAY added the most total viewers (+197,000, or +5%), more than 3 times the combined gains of GMA and CBS. TODAY’s lead over CBS also improved by 22% vs. prior week.
TODAY won its 50th consecutive month among A25-54 viewers
- TODAY averaged 1.193 million A25-54 viewers, topping GMA by +82,000 (+7%) and CBS This Morning by +445,000 (+59%)
- TODAY’s demo margins over the competition hit four-month highs (best vs. GMA and CBS since June)
- Month-over-month, TODAY added more A25-54 viewers than competition combined while increasing its leads over GMA by 67% and CBS by 7%
- TODAY averaged 873,000 A18-49 viewers, +95,000 (+12%) higher than GMA and +366,000 (+72%) more than CBS
- TODAY had its best A18-49 advantages over the competition in five months (since May)
- TODAY’s A18-49 viewership increased by +34,000 (+4%) versus prior month, more than GMA and CBS combined. Month-over-month, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA increased by 42% and CBS by 8%.
- This was TODAY’s biggest total viewer lead over CBS in four months
- Versus prior month, TODAY was the only morning news program to increase its total viewership (+6,000) and posted a narrower gap with GMA (15% closer)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
‘TONIGHT’S’ SUNDAY ORIGINAL TOPS THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK; MON.-FRI. ENCORES BEAT ‘KIMMEL’S’ WEEK OF MOSTLY ORIGINALS TO TAKE THE OCT. 14-18 CROWN
At 12:35 a.m., Seth Meyers Leads the Season Over “Late Late Show” & “Nightline” in 10 of 10 Key Measures
Season to Date, “Tonight” Is the #1 Most-Watched Entertainment Program on YouTube, Up +14% Year to Year
So Far This Season, Seth Meyers Is Up +180% in YouTube Views
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” Has Amassed 22 Million Views on YouTube Since the Show’s Premiere
NEW YORK — Oct. 22, 2019 — A special Sunday original telecast of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has topped the late-night talk-show week of Oct. 14-18 in adults 18-49 and total viewers, while Monday-through-Friday encore telecasts have led those nights in 18-49 over a mostly original week of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and rebroadcasts of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
According to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research, the Sunday edition of “Tonight,” which followed primetime Eagles-Cowboys NFL coverage, averaged a 0.74 rating in 18-49 and 2.375 million viewers overall, making it the top-rated late-night talk-show telecast of the week.
The 0.74 is the highest rating for a late-night talk show so far this season and best since a Sunday, Sept. 8 “Tonight” telecast (0.80) that also followed primetime NFL coverage.
“Tonight’s” Monday-through-Friday encores last week averaged a 0.34 rating in adults 18-49, to outscore the 0.33 of “Kimmel’s” week of four originals and one encore and the 0.29 of “Colbert’s” rebroadcasts.
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, encore telecasts of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” averaged a 0.20 rating in adults 18-49 to lead the 12:35 a.m. ET hour over “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (0.18). Season to date, Seth leads Corden and ABC’s “Nightline” in 10 of 10 key demographics – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
On the digital front, “Tonight” ranks season to date as the #1 most-viewed Entertainment YouTube Channel, having amassed 230 million views, topping the nearest non-NBC competitor (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”) by more than 55 million views (Source: ListenFirst Media, 9/23/19-10/20/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], excludes WWE & Kids programming). “Tonight” has also delivered three of the five most-viewed YouTube videos of existing programs thus far this season with his interviews of Joaquin Phoenix (10.6 million), Billie Eilish (7.8 million) and Taylor Swift (7.6 million) (Source: ListenFirst Media, 9/23/19-10/20/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Content Rankings, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], excludes WWE & Kids programming and trailers of upcoming seasons and series).
Year-to-date, “Tonight” also dominates, having generated over 2 billion YouTube views to easily rank as the #1 most-watched entertainment program (Source: ListenFirst Media, 01/01/19-10/20/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], excludes WWE and Kids programming). “Tonight” is up +14% year over year in YouTube viewing.
On the social engagement front, “Tonight” also easily ranks as the #1 most social late-night program of the year, having earned more than 16 million Total Interactions across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (Source: Nielsen Social SCR, 01/01/19-10/20/19. Late Fringe Daypart, Series Only. Linear Metric).
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” has accumulated 551 million views for the 2019 year to date on YouTube, up +121% from the same time-frame last year. “Late Night” has achieved its four best individual weeks of YouTube viewing ever over the last six months. “A Closer Look” segments make-up 18 of “Late Night’s” top 20 most-viewed videos of 2019. The “Late Night with Seth Meyers” channel has scored its most-viewed video ever this year with Seth and Rihanna Go Day Drinking, which has now crossed the 11 million view mark.
So far for the new 2019-20 season, “Late Night” has drawn 65 million YouTube Views, up +180% from the same period last week. The gains have been fueled by ‘A Closer Look,’ which have totaled a combined 31 million views. In each of the three weeks of originals this season, one or more of Seth’s ‘A Closer Look’ have ranked as the most-viewed non guest-celebrity-involved late-night YouTube video(s) of the week, across the broadcast competition.(Source: ListenFirst Media Content Rankings; L F // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC; Late-Fringe Daypart; ListenFirst Content Video Views [YouTube]; 9/23-9/29, 9/30-10/6, 10/7-10/13).
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” has amassed 22 million views on YouTube since its premiere. This ranks well ahead of the first four weeks of competing late-night or similar comedy/talk programs, including “Lights Out with David Spade” (10 million) and “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (10.3 million) (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], first Premiere + first 30 days post-premiere. Includes talk series that premiered after 2016).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 14-18. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.74 rating, 7 share *
NBC “Tonight” 0.34 rating, 3 share (R)
CBS “Late Show,” 0.29/2 (R)
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.33/2 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.22/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.20/2 (R)
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.18/2 (R)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.14/2 (R)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 2.375 million viewers *
NBC “Tonight,” 1.717 million viewers (R)
CBS “Late Show,” 2.104 million viewers (R)
ABC “Kimmel,” 2.033 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.194 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.971 million viewers (R)
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.054 million viewers (R)
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.617 million viewers (R)
* “Tonight” ran one original last week on Sunday night following a primetime NFL telecast. Friday’s “Kimmel” was a rebroadcast.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.43 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.43/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.33/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.22/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.24/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.19/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.15/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.971 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.566 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.915 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.163 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.256 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.245 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.670 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF OCT. 14-18
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.18
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.10
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.14 (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.40
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.32
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.622 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.267 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.407 million viewers (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.771 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.584 million viewers
** Preempted on Monday and Tuesday.
‘SNF’ IS #1 FOR THE WEEK, NBC GENERATES 6 OF THE TOP 10 ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS OF THE WEEK IN 18-49
NBC Takes the Oct. 14-20 Week in Total Viewers & Leads the Season in Viewers at This Point for the First Time in 18 Years
For the Week in 18-49, Excluding Sports, “This Is Us,” Both “Voices” and All Three “Chicago” Dramas Rank in the Big 4 Top 10
L+7: The First Three Weeks of “This Is Us” Have Delivered the Season’s Three Biggest L+7 Lifts in18-49
“The Voice” Leads NBC to #1 Finishes Monday Night Among the Big 4 in 18-49 (Tie), 25-54 and Total Viewers
NBC Rules Tuesday, "This Is Us" & "Voice" Are the Night’s #1-2 Shows on the Big 4, "New Amsterdam" Wins at 10, Maintains 100%
A "Chicago" Crossover Event Ties for #1 Wednesday Night in 18-49, Marking the 1st Time Fox Has Settled for a Tie on a Night with "Masked Singer"; NBC Sweeps the Night in Total Viewers
L+3: The Prior Week’s “Blacklist” Captures That Friday’s Heftiest L+3 Lift on the Big 4 in 18-49 Percentage
NBC Sports’ Eagles-Cowboys Telecast Is the Most-Watched Week 7 “SNF” Game in Five Years With 22 Million Viewers Across All Platforms
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Oct. 22, 2019 — NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Oct. 14-20 in total viewers while ranking #2 in adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
Eagles-Cowboys “Sunday Night Football” finished #1 for the primetime week in both 18-49 and total viewers. Excluding sports, NBC accounted for six of the week’s top 10 primetime shows on the Big 4 networks, with “This Is Us” and “Chicago Med” tying for #3, Monday’s “The Voice” tying for #5 and Tuesday’s “Voice,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.” tying for #8.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, leading by +231,000 persons over #2 CBS (7.420 million vs.7.327 million). It’s the first time NBC has ranked #1 in total viewers at this point in the season in 18 years, since the fall of 2001.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 4 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Oct. 14-20
Fox…1.8
NBC…1.6
ABC…0.8
CBS…0.7
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
NBC…7.0 million
Fox…6.1 million
CBS…5.7 million
ABC…4.3 million
CW…0.9 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.0
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.0
CW…0.2
Total Viewers
NBC…7.8 million
CBS…7.5 million
Fox…6.7 million
ABC…5.4 million
CW…0.9 million
NBC highlights for the week of Oct. 14-20:
Monday
NBC tied for the Monday night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and won the night outright among those nets in women 18-49 and adults, men and women 25-54.
“The Voice” (1.4 rating in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 (tie), adults 25-54 and total viewers, while winning its two-hour 8-10 p.m. timeslot among the Big 4 in every key ratings measure (including a tie in men 18-34). Delayed Viewing / Digital / Social: Through last season, “The Voice” reached more than 94 million viewers who watched at least of portion of the series on digital or linear platforms. “The Voice 15” was the #1 Most-Social Broadcast Primetime Series across TV in the Fall of 2018, garnering 9.3 million Total Interactions. (Source: Nielsen Social SCR , 09/24/18-12/18/18, Primetime Daypart, Linear Window, Broadcast Series Only. Twitter [Organic + Owned], Facebook [owned only], Instagram [owned only].)
“Bluff City Law” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.4 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) tied for #2 in the timeslot among the ABC, CBS and NBC dramas in adults 18-34, and finished #2 outright among those dramas in women 18-34. L+7: This season, “Bluff City Law” has grown by +47% in 18-49 rating going from L+SD to L+7 (0.70 to 1.03) and by +2.9 million persons in total viewers (4.2 million to 7.1 million).
Tuesday
NBC won the night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and most other key demos, with “This Is Us” and “The Voice” ranking as the #1-2 shows of the night on those nets in adults 18-49.
“The Voice” (1.3 rating in 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) finished as the night’s #2 show on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, behind only “This Is Us.” “The Voice” won the timeslot among those nets in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and all key adult-female demos. Versus the fourth Tuesday episode of the prior cycle, the Oct. 15 telecast was up +30% in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.0 on April 16).
“This Is Us” (1.5 rating in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, as well as adults 25-54 and nearly all other key demographics, dominating the 9-10 p.m. hour among the Big 4 networks by a +67% margin over the #2 show in adults 18-49 (1.5 vs. 0.9 for CBS’ “FBI”). L+7: The season’s first three episodes of “This Is Us” have delivered television’s #1-2-3 biggest L+7 lifts in 18-49 rating so far this season, a +1.51 increase for the Sept 24 season premiere, a +1.42 gain for the Oct. 1 telecast and a +1.50 for Oct. 8. The biggest lift for any other show on television this season is the +1.21 for the Sept. 23 season premiere of “The Good Doctor.” Social: “This Is Us” was Tuesday’s #1 most social scripted primetime show, with 301,000 Total Interactions (up +8% from last season’s fourth episode (279,000) (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/15/19, Percent Share, Primetime, All Series).
“New Amsterdam” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) won the hour among the ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 (tie), retaining 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.8). Social: The Oct. 15 “New Amsterdam” garnered 48,000 Total Interactions, up +73% from last season’s average (28,000) and up +226% from last season’s fourth episode (15,000).
Wednesday
Wednesday’s three-part “Chicago” crossover event tied for #1 for the night in adults 18-49, marking the first time Fox has settled for a tie on a Wednesday when airing “The Masked Singer.” NBC won the night outright in adults 25-54 and total viewers. NBC's 1.4 rating for the night is the network's highest for an in-season regular-schedule Wednesday since Sept. 28, 2016 (1.5). Social: The three-hour crossover event generated 306,000 Total Interactions, up +73% from last season’s three-hour crossover (177,000). The Facebook page had the week’s second and third most commented-on Facebook posts for all primetime broadcast programs (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 10/14/19-10/20/19, ListenFirst Content Comments [Facebook], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast).
“Chicago Fire” (1.3 rating in 18-49, 8.2 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) beat “The Masked Singer” to win the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and was the #3 show of the night in viewers, behind only “Chicago Med” and “Chicago P.D.” The special 8 p.m. Oct. 16 telecast of “Fire” equaled the show’s highest rating in 18-49 since Oct. 24, 2018 (1.4) and attracted its TOP overall audience since April 3 (8.243 million). “Fire” grew +8% week to week in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.2 at 9 p.m.) and +7% in total viewers (8.2 million vs. 7.7 million).
“Chicago Med” (1.5 rating in 18-49, 8.9 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) equaled the show’s highest rating in 18-49 since Thursday, March 2, 2017 (1.7) and delivers the show’s biggest overall audience since Feb. 20 (9.1 million). The Oct. 16 “Med” was the #1 show of the night in total viewers and won the 9-10 p.m. hour in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and all other key measures. “Med” grew week to week by +36% in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 1.1 at 8 p.m.) and more than +1.4 million persons or +20% in total viewers (8.9 million vs. 7.6 million)..
“Chicago P.D.” (1.3 rating in 18-49, 8.6 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) scored the top “P.D.” 18-49 and total-viewer results since Feb. 20 (1.4 in 18-49, 8.910 million viewers overall), to win the timeslot in 10 of 10 key measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Week to week, “P.D.” surged by +30% in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.0) and +2.3 million persons or +36% in total viewers (8.617 million vs. 6.342 million) and was the #2 show of the night in total viewers, behind only “Chicago Med.” “P.D.” has now won the slot or tied for #1 versus regular ABC and CBS competition with its last 64 straight original telecasts in adults 18-49 (L+SD), extending back to October 2016.
Thursday
“Superstore” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 2.9 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) equaled the show’s top 18-49 rating since May 2 (0.9) and delivered its most-watched episode since that same date (3.005 million), maintaining 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.8) and growing +5% in total viewers (2.9 million vs. 2.8 million). “Superstore” finished within 0.2 of a point of “Young Sheldon” in the half-hour (0.8 vs. 1.0) after trailing CBS in the timeslot on the year-ago night by 1.2 rating points (0.9 vs. 2.1 for “The Big Bang Theory”).
“Perfect Harmony” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 2.1 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) retained 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.4 vs. 0.4) and grew +2% in total viewers (2.120 million vs. 2.073 million.
“The Good Place” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.0 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) built on its lead-in by +50% in adult 18-49 rating, to retain 100% week to week in adult 18-49 rating (0.6 vs. 0.6) and grow +5% in total viewers (2.0 million vs. 1.9 million).
Social: For a fourth week in a row, “The Good Place” was the most social scripted comedy of the week across all dayparts in all of TV (Broadcast, Cable, Syndication) with 148,000 Total Interactions (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/14/19-10/20/19, Percent Share, Comedy Series). The episode’s Total Interactions are up +19% from last season’s fourth episode (124,000). The show’s Instagram account had the #1most engaging post of the week from a primetime broadcast comedy series, generating 31,000 Total Interactions with a still of Eleanor and Chidi from this week’s episode (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/14/19-10/20/19, Percent Share, Primetime, Comedy Series).
“Sunnyside” (0.3 rating in 18-49, 1.2 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m. ET) maintained 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.3 vs. 0.3) and increases by +2% in total viewers (1.197 million vs. 1.176 million).
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) retained 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.6) and grew in total viewers (3.5 million vs. 3.4 million). “SVU” ranked #1 or tied for #1 among the 10 p.m. ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in women 18-49 and adults, men and women 18-34. Social: Total Activity for the Oct. 17 “Law & Order: SVU” was 60,000, up +3% from last season’s average (58,000).
Friday
“The Blacklist” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 3.6 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) ranked #2 in the timeslot among the Big 4 networks in total viewers. On a night of high-rated Astros-Yankees American League Championship Series competition, “Blacklist” maintained 100% week to week in women 18-49 and adults, men and women 18-34. L+3: The previous week’s “Blacklist” increased by +83% going from L+SD to L+3 NIelsens in 18-49 rating (0.52 to 0.95) and by more than +2.1 million persons (3.8 million to 5.9 million). The +83% gain was the night’s biggest L+3 lift on the Big 4 networks. Social: “The Blacklist” garnered 43,000 Total Interactions, up +9% from last season’s average (39,000).
“Dateline NBC” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 0.7 in adults 25-54, 3.2 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 newsmagazine of the night in adults 18-49 and total viewers. For its second hour from 10-11 p.m., “Dateline” tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49.L+3: The previous week’s “Dateline” grew +43% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.61 to a 0.87) and more than +1.1 million viewers overall (3.7 million to 4.9 million).
Saturday
The NBC Movie of the Week, the 2015 feature film “Jurassic World” (0.4 in 18-49, 1.9 million viewers overall from 8-11 p.m. ET) equaled NBC’s top-rated Saturday in 18-49, excluding sports, since March 16 (0.5 with “Dateline Mystery” and “SNL Vintage”), while tying for #1 in primetime, excluding sports, among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys “Sunday Night Football” (6.6 rating in 18-49, 21.5 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:06 p.m. ET) dominated the night in all key ratings measures. The Cowboys’ 37-10 blowout victory posted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) average of 22.0 million viewers, making this the most-watched Week 7 NBC “SNF” game in five years. The 2014 Week 7 game was headlined by Peyton Manning breaking Brett Favre’s all-time record for touchdown passes, as the Broncos defeated the 49ers that night 42-17 (23.9 million viewers).
The Eagles-Cowboys TAD of 22.0 million viewers across NBC TV, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital platforms, represents a +35% increase over last year’s Week 7 game (16.3 million for Bengals-Chiefs), according to fast national data released by Nielsen and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
NBC’s Sunday Night Football is averaging 20.4 million viewers across all platforms this season – the best start for the series through Week 7 (eight games) since 2015, and up +4% from the same point last season (19.8 million viewers).
The Average Minute Audience (AMA) for Sunday night’s live stream via NBC Sports Digital and NFL Digital platforms was 511,000 viewers, up +99% versis last year’s Week 7 “SNF” game (257,000 for Bengals-Chiefs), and the third most-consumed “SNF” regular-season authenticated game on record. NBC Sports Digital’s AMA of 488,000 viewers for “SNF” season to date through Week 7 is up +34% from the same point last season (364,000 viewers) and its best ever through seven weeks.
Sunday night’s game averaged a TV-only 21.5 million viewers, marking an NFL-high 27th time (in 30 appearances) since 2011 that the Cowboys have played in an NBC “SNF” game which delivered at least 20 million TV viewers. The Eagles moved into the top five, with their 12th such “SNF” game in that stretch.
TODAY IS #1 IN KEY DEMO
TODAY Wins 197 out of 199 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers Friday
TODAY Is the Only Program to Grow in Key Demo and Total Viewers Week Over Week
NEW YORK – October 22, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo A25-54 while expanding its lead versus the prior week. The win marks 197 out of 199 weeks in first place. TODAY also won in total viewers Friday, helping narrow the weekly gap with GMA by 32% versus last week. TODAY was the only morning program to grow its audience in total viewers and in the key demo versus GMA week to week.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS
TODAY averaged 1.171 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +73,000 (+7%) and CBS This Morning by +442,000 (+61%)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers Friday
TODAY Is the Only Program to Grow in Key Demo and Total Viewers Week Over Week
NEW YORK – October 22, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo A25-54 while expanding its lead versus the prior week. The win marks 197 out of 199 weeks in first place. TODAY also won in total viewers Friday, helping narrow the weekly gap with GMA by 32% versus last week. TODAY was the only morning program to grow its audience in total viewers and in the key demo versus GMA week to week.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 0.97 | 1,171 | 0.66 | 854 | 3,625 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.60 | 729 | 0.37 | 482 | 2,758 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.91 | 1,098 | 0.59 | 759 | 3,745 |
- Week-over-week, TODAY was the only program to add A25-54 viewers (+3,000) while increasing its advantages over GMA by 16% and CBS by 5%.
- TODAY’s A18-49 advantage over GMA hit a six-week high
- Versus the same week last season, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA was 4 times higher (+95,000 vs. +23,000 prior year).
- Compared to prior week, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA rose 27% and its lead over CBS was 6%.
- Week-over-week, TODAY was the only program to increase its total viewership (+29,000, or +1%), cutting GMA’s lead by 32% and increasing its lead over CBS by 12%.
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
In A18-49, TODAY’s:
- Lead vs. GMA is 10% higher than the same point last season (+79,000 vs. +72,000 last season)
‘TONIGHT SHOW’ DELIVERS ITS BEST 18-49 RATING FOR A NON-NFL WEEK SINCE JUNE
At 12:35 a.m., Seth Meyers Leads the Season Over “Late Late Show” & “Nightline” in Nine of Nine Key Demographics
Digital / Social: “Tonight” Scores Its Biggest Week of the Year on YouTube, Garnering More Than 67 Million Total Views
With a Combined 86 Million Views on YouTube & Facebook, “Tonight” Is Easily the Week’s #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment TV Program on Those Combined Services
Seth Meyers Delivers His Second Best Week Of The Year on YouTube; Year-To-Date, “Late Night” Has Amassed 543 Million Views, Up +119% Vs. the Prior Year
“A Little Late With Lilly Singh” Has Amassed 20.4 Million Views on YouTube Since Its Premiere
NEW YORK — Oct. 15, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings week of Oct. 7-11 in adults 18-49 with the show’s highest 18-49 and total-viewers weekly averages, excluding weeks of high-rated NFL lead-ins, since June.
“Tonight’s” 0.38 rating in 18-49 and 1.850 million viewers for the week rank as the show’s best averages, excluding weeks when the show benefited from primetime NFL lead-ins, since the week of June 24-28 (0.41 in 18-49, 2.102 million viewers overall).
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” averaged a 0.22 rating in adults 18-49 to lead the 12:35 a.m. ET hour over “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (0.19). Season to date, Seth leads Corden and ABC’s “Nightline” in nine of nine key demographics – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.
On the digital front, “The Tonight Show” achieved the show’s best YouTube viewing week of the year, garnering 67.1 million total views. Videos featuring Priyanka Chopra earned more than 3.7 million views on YouTube, including the ‘Hot Ones’ segment together with Jimmy that tallied 2.3 million views.
In combined YouTube and Facebook viewing, “Tonight” easily ranked #1 as the week’s #1 most-viewed entertainment TV program across the competition, 86 million views for the week. (Source: ListenFirst Media, 10/7/19-10/13/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], excludes and Kids programming).
Year to date, “Tonight” is the #1 most-viewed entertainment program on television across social channels in 2019 (excludes WWE programs & specials, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-10/13/19).
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” notched 12.6 million views of new videos on YouTube last week, making this its second best week of the year. “A Closer Look” again powered the viewing with the three instalments generating an average of 2.7 million views each. Year-to-date “Late Night” has accumulated 543 million views on YouTube, which is up +119% from the same time-frame last year.
In each of the last five weeks, one or more of Seth’s “A Closer Look” segments have ranked as the most-viewed non guest-celebrity-involved late-night YouTube video(s) of the week across the broadcast competition (Source: ListenFirst Media Content Rankings; L F // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC; Late-Fringe Daypart; ListenFirst Content Video Views [YouTube]; 9/9-9/15, 9/16-9/22, 9/23-9/29, 9/30-10/6, 10/7-10/13).
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” amassed 3.7 million YouTube Views last week, making it the show’s second best weekly total since premiere. “A Little Late” has amassed 20.4 million views on YouTube since its premiere on Sept. 16.
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 7-11. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.38 rating, 3 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.37/3 *
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.32/2 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.21/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.22/2 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.19/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.14/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.850 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 2.991 million viewers *
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.759 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.095 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.135 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.206 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.646 million viewers *
* All Friday shows except “Nightline” were encores and NBC and CBS encores were excluded from these averages.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.39 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.39/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.33/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.22/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.23/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.19/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.15/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.891 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.306 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.841 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.138 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.191 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.222 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.666 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF OCT. 7-11
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.19
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.11
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.13 (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.34
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.28
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.665 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.262 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.382 million viewers (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.686 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.523 million viewers
** Preempted on Monday and Wednesday.
‘SNF,’ ‘US,’ BOTH ‘VOICES’ & ALL THREE ‘CHICAGO’ DRAMAS DELIVER TOP-20 RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 7-13
“The Voice” Is The Week’s #1 Most-Watched Alternative Series; With Its L+3 Boost, “This Is Us” Ranks #1 Among Scripted Series
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for Only the Second Time in 18 Years
NBC Ranks #1 Monday in Total Viewers, "Voice" Is the Night’s Most-Watched Show
NBC Wins Tuesday, "This Is Us," "Voice" Ranks #1-2 for the Night, "New Amsterdam" Maintains #1 Rating at 10 p.m.
L+7 / L+3: “This Is Us” Has Delivered the Season’s Two Biggest L+7 Lifts in18-49 and Three Biggest L+3 LIfts
"Chicago Fire" & "Med" Are the #1-2 Shows Wednesday Night in Total Viewers; "Fire" Wins at 9 in 18-49 by +50%, "P.D." at 10 by +67%
L+3: “P.D.” Apprehends Wednesday’s Biggest L+3 Lift in Total Viewers
"Superstore," "Good Place" & "Sunnyside" Retain 100% Week to Week in 18-49
L+3: “SVU” Captures Thursday’s Biggest L+3 Lift on the Big 4 in 18-49 Percentage
“Blacklist" Tops Last Season’s NBC Timeslot Average by +21% in Total Viewers, “Dateline” Delivers Its Most-Watched Friday Edition Since May
Despite a 21-0 Halftime Deficit, Steelers-Chargers “SNF” NFL Coverage Dominates Sunday Night
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Oct. 15, 2019 — NBC has finished #2 in adults 18-49 and total viewers for the primetime ratings week of Oct. 7-13, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
Leading NBC’s week were top-20 rankings in 18-49 among Big 4 primetime programs from “Sunday Night Football” (#2), “This Is Us” (#6), Monday and Tuesday editions of “The Voice” (tied for #7), “Chicago Fire” (tied for #11), “Chicago Med” (tied for #14) and “Chicago P.D.” (tied for #16 – rankings excludes sports pre- and post-game shows).
In total viewers, “The Voice” finished as the week’s #1 most-watched alternative series (8.5 million viewers for its Tuesday edition). With the addition of “live plus three day” time-shifted viewing, “This Is Us” will finish as the week’s #1 scripted show, with a 2.74 rating.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers. Teaming with last year, this is just the second time since 2001 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 3 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Oct. 7-13
Fox…1.7
NBC…1.4
CBS…0.9
ABC…0.7
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
CBS…6.6 million
NBC…6.3 million
Fox…6.0 million
ABC…4.0 million
CW…1.0 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…1.9
NBC…1.7
CBS…1.0
ABC…1.0
CW…0.2
Total Viewers
NBC…7.4 million
CBS…7.3 million
Fox…6.6 million
ABC…5.1 million
CW…0.8 million
NBC highlights for the week of Oct. 7-13:
Monday
NBC won Monday night among the Big 4 networks in total viewers and adults 25-54.
“The Voice” (1.5 rating in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) was the #1 show of the night among the Big 4 networks in adults 25-54 (tie) and total viewers, and won its two-hour 8-10 p.m. timeslot among those nets in adults 18-49, 25-54 and total viewers. Week to week, “Voice” maintained 100% in 18-49. L+3:“The Voice” increased by +21% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.50 to a 1.81) and more than +1.4 million viewers overall (8.5 million to 10.0 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
“Bluff City Law” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) maintained 100% week to week in adults, men and women 18-34 and women 18-49. L+3: “Bluff City Law” grew by +39% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.59 to a 0.82) and +2.1 million persons or +50% in total viewers (3.7 million to 5.8 million) after just three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
Tuesday
NBC won the night among the broadcast networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and all other key demos (including a tie in men 25-54).
“The Voice” (1.5 rating in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) finished as the #2 show of the night in adults 18-49, behind only “This Is Us,” and tied as the night’s #1 show on the Big 4 networks in men 18-34 and men 18-49. “The Voice” won the timeslot in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34. L+3 The Tuesday “Voice” increased by +18% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.50 to a 1.77) and +1.4 million viewers overall (8.5 million to 9.9 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. L+7: The season’s first two episodes of “This Is Us” have delivered television’s #1 and #2 biggest L+7 lifts in 18-49 rating so far this season, a +1.51 increase for the Sept 24 season premiere and a +1.42 gain for the Oct. 1 telecast
“This Is Us” (1.6 rating in 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, as well as adults 25-54, dominating the 9-10 p.m. hour with a +100% margin over the #2 entertainment show in adults 18-49 (1.6 vs. 0.8 for CBS’ “FBI” and Fox’s “Empire”). “TIU” won the hour among the broadcast networks in every key demographic. L+3:“This Is Us” increased by +65% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.66 to a 2.74) and +3.5 million viewers overall (7.3 million to 10.8 million) after just three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. So far this season, three episodes of “TIU” have delivered television’s three biggest 18-49 lifts, +1.08 for the Oct. 8 episode, +1.05 for the Oct. 1 telecast and +1.11 for the Sept. 24 season premiere. L+7: “This Is Us” generated Premiere Week’s biggest lift in 18-49, growing by +1.51 ratings points (1.84 to 3.35). The 3.35 in 18-49 confirmed “This Is Us’” status as the #1 top-rated scripted series of Premiere Week. Week 2 of “TIU” grew in 18-49 by +1.42 rating points giving the season’s first two episodes television’s two biggest L+7 lifts in the key demo. Digital: “This Is Us” delivered the video with the week’s highest number of views (2.9 million) on YouTube and Facebook for all primetime broadcast programs (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 10/7/19-10/13/19, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube + Facebook], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast) with the video of a two-minute deleted scene of Jack opening up to Rebecca about the rush of emotions he felt when he thought he’d lost his job. Social: With 347,000 Total Interactions on social media, “This Is Us” jumped +18% in Total Activity versus last season’s third episode.
“New Amsterdam” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) won the hour among the ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 (tie), maintaining 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.8) and 99% in total viewers (5.266 million vs. 5.298 million), pending updates. L+3:“New Amsterdam” grew by +84% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.80 to a 1.47) and +3.4 million viewers overall (5.3 million to 8.7 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. The 84% increase in 18-49 is the biggest Tuesday lift of the night on the Big 4 networks. L+7: “New Amsterdam” scored Premiere Week’s #3 biggest L+7 lift in 18-49, increasing by +1.18 rating points (0.99 to 2.17). Social: The Oct. 8 “New Amsterdam” garnered 70,000 Total Interactions, up +149% from last season’s average and up +210% from last season’s comparable third episode, to rank as the second most social episode of the series to date, behind the season premiere.
Wednesday
NBC won Wednesday night in total viewers.
“Chicago Med” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 7.5 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) beat “The Masked Singer” to win the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and rank as the #2 show of the night in viewers, behind only “Chicago Fire.” “Med” retained 100% week to week in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.1) and equaled the show’s season high. L+3:“Med” grew by +44% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.10 to a 1.58) and more than +2.2 million viewers overall (7.5 million to 9.7 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
“Chicago Fire” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night in total viewers and #2 in 18-49. “Fire” won the 9-10 p.m. hour among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and all other key measures (including ties in adults 18-34 and men 18-34), delivering a +50% margin of victory in the hour among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 (1.2 vs. 0.8 for ABC’s hour of comedy). “Fire” grew by +9% week to week in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.1) and +1% in total viewers (7.699 million vs. 7.650 million), hitting season highs in both measures. The 1.2 in 18-49 matches the show’s high since the Feb. 20 “Fire-P.D.” Crossover (1.3). L+3:“Fire” increased by +47% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.17 to a 1.72) and +2.7 million viewers overall (7.7 million to 10.4 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
“Chicago P.D.” (1.0 rating in 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) won the timeslot among ABC, CBS and NBC in 10 of 10 key measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers, delivering a +67% margin of victory among the ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in 18-49 (1.0 vs. 0.6 for CBS’ “S.W.A.T.” and ABC’s “Stumptown"). Week to week, “P.D.” maintained 100% in 18-49 (1.0 vs. 1.0) and grew +7% in total viewers (6.3 million vs. 5.907 million), and the show has now won the slot or tied for #1 versus regular ABC and CBS competition with its last 63 straight original telecasts in adults 18-49 (L+SD), extending back to October 2016. L+3:“P.D.” increased by +74% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.99 to a 1.72) and +3.2 million viewers overall (6.3 million to 9.5 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. The “P.D.” lift of +3.2 million viewers was the biggest for any Big 4 Wednesday telecast.
Thursday
“Superstore” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) finished within 0.2 of a point of “Young Sheldon” in the half-hour (0.8 vs. 1.0) after trailing CBS in the timeslot on the year-ago night by 1.5 rating points (0.8 vs. 2.3 for “The Big Bang Theory”). “Superstore” maintained100% week to week in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.8) and grew in total viewers (2.790 million vs. 2.787 million), while equaling the show’s top 18-49 rating since May 2 (0.9). L+3:“Superstore” increased by +38% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.80 to a 1.10) and +788,000 viewers overall (2.8 million to 3.6 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
“Perfect Harmony” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 2.1 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) retained virtually 100% week to week in total viewers (2.071 million vs. 2.072 million) and adults 25-54 (0.6 vs. 0.6). L+3: “Perfect Harmony” grew by +45% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.42 to a 0.61) and +885,000 persons in total viewers (2.1 million to 2.9 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Digital: “Perfect Harmony” generated the week’s #1 video with the highest views (2.6 million) on YouTube and Facebook for all primetime broadcast comedies (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 10/7/19-10/13/19, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube + Facebook], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast, Comedy). The video is a 30-second promo containing clips of Ginny, Wayne, and Dwayne interacting during the first three episodes. Social: Total Activity for the Oct. 10 episode soared +428% over the previous episode and +43% over the series premiere to 25,000.
“The Good Place” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 1.9 million viewers overall from 9-9:30 p.m. ET) built on its lead-in by +50% in adult 18-49 rating to maintain 100% of its result from week to week (0.6 vs. 0.6). L+3:“The Good Place” grew by +83% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.59 to a 1.08) and +1.1 million viewers overall (1.9 million to 3.0 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Social: With 304,000 Total Interactions, “The Good Place” was the most social scripted primetime comedy of the week across all dayparts in all of TV (Broadcast, Cable, Syndication) for a third week in a row (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/7/19-10/13/19, Percent Share, Comedy Series). It’s the show’s most social episode of the season and third most social telecast of the series, with Total Activity for the episode up +113% versus the prior week. The most social post of the week from a primetime broadcast comedy series was Kristen Bell’s Instagram post showing her fist-bumping Ted Danson on the show’s set (146,000 engagements, Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 10/7/19-10/13/19, Percent Share, Primetime, Comedy Series).
“Sunnyside” (0.3 rating in 18-49, 1.2 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m. ET) retained 100% week to week in adults 18-49 and grew in men 18-34. L+3: “Sunnyside” was up by +30% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.30 to a 0.39) and +306,000 persons in total viewers (1.2 million to 1.5 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Social: The Sept. 26 “Sunnyside” debut was the second highest broadcast comedy premiere by Total Activity during Premiere Week and is NBC’s most social broadcast comedy premiere in two years.
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.4 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) tied for #1 in the timeslot among the ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49 and 25-54, while retaining 99% week to week in total viewers (3.417 million vs. 3.447 million). L+3:“SVU” increased by +98% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.65 to a 1.29) and +2.3 million viewers overall (3.4 million to 5.7 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Social: “SVU’s” Total Activity for the Oct. 10 episode was 65,000, which is up +12% from last season’s average.
Friday
“The Blacklist” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET)nretrained 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5) and grew in men 18-49 and men 18-34, maintaining 100% of NBC’s average in the timeslot last season in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5, L+SD non-sports) and increasing by +21% in total viewers (3.8 million vs. 3.1 million). L+7:The Oct. 4 “Blacklist” season debut grew by +109% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.53 to a 1.11) and more than +2.7 million viewers overall (4.1 million to 6.8 million) after seven days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. The +109% gain was the night’s biggest L+7 lift on the Big 4 networks.
“Dateline NBC” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 0.9 in adults 25-54, 3.7 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) equaled the show’s highs for a Friday edition in 18-49 and 25-54 since June 7 (0.7 in 18-49, 1.0 in 25-54) and hit a new high in total viewers since May 24 (3.8 million viewers). Week to week, “Dateline” increased by +20% in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5), +29% in 25-54 (0.9 vs. 0.7) and +0.3% in total viewers (3.737 million vs. 3.734 million) and was the #1 newsmagazine of the night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. L+7: The prior week’s “Dateline” increased by +53% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.49 to a 0.75) and +1.1 million viewers overall (3.3 million to 4.4 million) after seven days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
Saturday
NBC Sports coverage of Notre Dame football, featuring USC at Notre Dame (0.7 in 18-49, 3.2 million viewers overall in 8-11 p.m. averages. The telecast averaged 3.184 million viewers across both TV & digital, up +6% from the last Notre Dame-USC matchup on NBC in 2017 (3.012 million on Oct. 21). Last Saturday’s game peaked on TV with 3.766 million average viewers in the final 15 minutes of action from 10:45-11 p.m. as Notre Dame held on for a 30-27 victory.
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of Pittsburgh Steelers-San Diego Chargers “Sunday Night Football” (4.6 rating in 18-49, 14.9 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:02 p.m. ET) dominated the night in all key ratings measures.
Despite the Steelers’ 21-0 halftime lead – the largest “SNF” halftime differential in more than three years (since a 29-point bulge for the Steelers over the Chiefs on Oct. 2, 2016) – NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” topped primetime with 15.2 million viewers across all platforms.
TODAY IS #1 IN KEY DEMO
TODAY Wins 196 out of 198 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Posts Across-the-Board Lead Gains Over CBS Vs. Last Week
NEW YORK – October 15, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo A25-54. The win marks 196 out of 198 weeks in first place. TODAY also posted across-the-board gains over CBS versus the prior week.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
TODAY averaged 1.168 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +63,000 (+9%) and CBS This Morning by +419,000 (+56%)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
TODAY Posts Across-the-Board Lead Gains Over CBS Vs. Last Week
NEW YORK – October 15, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo A25-54. The win marks 196 out of 198 weeks in first place. TODAY also posted across-the-board gains over CBS versus the prior week.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 0.96 | 1,168 | 0.66 | 856 | 3,596 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.62 | 749 | 0.39 | 505 | 2,820 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.91 | 1,105 | 0.60 | 781 | 3,773 |
- TODAY’s lead over CBS improved by 1% versus prior week
- TODAY’s A18-49 lead over CBS was 10% higher than prior week.
- Week-over-week, TODAY’s total viewer lead over CBS was up 5%.
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
‘TONIGHT SHOW’ TAKES THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF SEPT. 30-OCT. 4 IN ADULTS 18-49
At 12:35 a.m., Seth Meyers Finishes #1 Vs. “Late Late Show” for the Week in All Key Demos
Social / Digital: “Tonight” Scores its Best Week of the Year for YouTube Viewing With 66 Million Video Views
Seth Meyers Logs His 2nd-Best Week of YouTube Viewing in Six Months; On Instagram, “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” Has Garnered 240,000 Followers and Is Averaging Nearly 7,000 New Followers Daily
NEW YORK — Oct. 8, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings week of Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in adults 18-49 and most other key ratings demographics, according to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
“Tonight’s” 0.42 rating for the week in adults 18-49 topped the 0.37 of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and the 0.34 of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Fallon also finished the week #1 in adults 25-54, adults 18-34, women 18-34, women 18-49 and all key adult-male demographics.
“Tonight” was led by powerful results Sunday night after primetime NFL coverage. Sunday’s 0.68 rating in 18-49 is up +100% versus the show’s average for Premiere Week the prior week in adults 18-49 (0.34, L+SD), while that night’s 2.279 million viewers was an increase of +29% versus the Premiere Week figure of 1.767 million.
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” scored a 0.23 rating in 18-49, matching Seth’s best week excluding Sept. 2-6 (when he benefited from a Thursday primetime NFL game) since May 20-24 (0.25). In total viewers, it’s the best average for “Late Night,” excluding that Sept. 2-6 week, since June 24-28 (1.169 million).
For the week, Meyers’ outrated “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in every key demographic – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.
In the digital realm, with 66 million views, “Tonight” scored its best week of the year on YouTube. The elevated totals were powered by Jimmy’s reveal of unseen footage of Taylor Swift after her eye surgery, which drew more than 5.5 million views. A ‘Name That Song Challenge’ with Taylor was also huge, with 4.5 million views.
“Tonight” again ranked as the #1 most-viewed TV Show program on YouTube for the week (Source: ListenFirst Media, 9/30/19-10/6/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], excludes WWE and Kids programming).
“Tonight” also boasted the week’s most-viewed Facebook video across the late-night daypart with the clip of Taylor Swift reacting to video of herself post-eye surgery, as well as the most engaged-with Instagram post and Tweet across late-night last week (Source: ListenFirst Media, 9/30/19-10/6/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook] + ListenFirst Content Responses [Instagram & Twitter], excludes WWE and Kids programming).
Year to date, “Tonight” is the #1 most-viewed entertainment program on television across social channels for 2019 (excludes WWE programs & specials, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-10/6/19.
Late Night with Seth Meyers” logged its second best week of YouTube viewing in six months, with 12.2 million views of new videos, to trail only the prior week over that six-month period. “A Closer Look” totalled more than 8 million YouTube views with its three installments. Total video views – including historical content – reached 19.4 million, to rank as the show’s new highest weekly total in more than six months.
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” drew 4.7 million YouTube views last week, making it the show’s best week since its premiere week, with 2.1 million of those views being of new videos. Since its premiere on Sept. 16, the show has amassed 17 million views on YouTube. The “A Little Late” premiere monologue is up to 1.5 million views on YouTube and nine clips have topped 500,000 views.
On the younger-skewing Instagram platform, “A Little Late” has already garnered 240,000 followers and is averaging just shy of 7,000 new followers daily. The show has gained 102,000 new followers since Sept. 16, which ranks it #1 across all late-night programs in that timeframe on the platform (Source ListenFirst Media, 9/16/19-10/6/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Fan Growth Score [Instagram], Late Fringe Daypart). The account has netted more than 2 million views of clipped program content since the premiere, and Instagram posts have earned 1.3 million total responses over that timeframe.
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 4. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.42 rating, 3 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.37/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.23/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.23/3 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.18/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.16/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.902 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 3.256 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.785 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.126 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.121 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.222 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.672 million viewers *
* Friday’s “Kimmel,” “Late Night,” “Late Late Show” and “A Little Late” were encores. “Tonight” also aired a Sunday edition, delayed by an NFL overrun.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.38 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.35/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.32/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.22/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.22/2
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.18/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.15/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.840 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.107 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.808 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.134 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.120 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.204 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.666 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF SEPT. 30-OCT. 4
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.19
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.11
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.12 (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.38
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.30
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.654 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.273 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.259 million viewers (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.723 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.553 million viewers
** Preempted on Tuesday and Thursday.
COLTS-CHIEFS ‘SNF’ IS #1 IN PRIME FOR SEPT. 30-OCT. 6 WEEK, ‘THIS IS US’ IS #1 DRAMA IN 18-49, ‘VOICE’ #1 MOST-WATCHED ALTERNATIVE SHOW
Excluding Sports, “Us,” Both “Voices” & All Three “Chicago” Dramas Make the 18-49 Top 20
In Total Viewers, NBC Claims 5 of the Top 10 Primetime Entertainment Shows of the Week
NBC’s Monday Lineup of “The Voice” & "Bluff City Law" Wins the Night Among the Broadcast Networks in Adults 25-54 and Total Viewers
NBC Takes Tuesday, "This Is Us" & "Voice" Rank #1-2, “New Amsterdam” Rules at 10
L+3: “This Is Us” Has Delivered the Season’s Two Biggest L+3 Lifts in18-49
Wednesday’s "Chicago Fire" & "Med" Are the #1-2 Shows of the Night in Total Viewers Ahead of "Masked Singer"; “P.D.” Sweeps the 10 p.m. Hour
L+3: “P.D.” Locks Up Wednesday’s Top L+3 Lift in Total Viewers
"Superstore," "Perfect Harmony" & "SVU" Retain 100% of Their Previous-Week Last Week's Premiere
“The Blacklist" Opens Its Season Up +27% in Total Viewers Vs. NBC’s Average in the Timeslot Last Season
Colts-Chiefs “SNF” NFL Coverage Dominates Sunday Night
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Oct. 8, 2019 — NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” has finished #1 among all primetime telecasts in adults 18-49 and total viewers for the primetime ratings week of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research that exclude sports pre- and post-game shows.
“This Is Us” ranked as the week’s #1 drama in adults 18-49 and the Tuesday episode of “The Voice” was the week’s #1 most-watched alternative series.
NBC shows finishing in the week’s top 20 in 18-49 excluding sports included “This Is Us,” #3; Tuesday’s “Voice, tied for #4; Monday’s “Voice, #7; Wednesday’s “Chicago Med” and “Chicago Fire,” tied for #13; and Wednesday’s “Chicago Fire,” tied for #16.
In total viewers, NBC accounted for five of the week’s top 10 Big 4 entertainment programs, with Tuesday’s “Voice,” #3; Monday’s “Voice,” #4; Wednesday’s “Chicago Med,” #7; Wednesday’s “Chicago Fire,” #8; and Tuesday’s “This Is Us,” #10.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, leading by +479,000 persons over #2 CBS (6.998 million vs. 6.519 million), NBC’s biggest total-viewer margin at this point in the season in 18 years, since the fall of 2001 (+1.6 million persons).
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 2 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Fox…2.0
NBC…1.4
ABC…0.9
CBS…0.7
CW…0.2
Total Viewers
Fox…6.7 million
NBC…6.5 million
CBS…6.2 million
ABC…4.6 million
CW…0.8 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…1.9
NBC…1.6
ABC…0.9
CBS…0.9
CW…0.2
Total Viewers
CBS…7.4 million
NBC…6.5 million
ABC…5.2 million
Fox…4.4 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6:
Monday
NBC won Monday in adults 25-54 and total viewers among the Big 4 networks.
“The Voice” (1.5 rating in 18-49, 8.8 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night among the Big 4 networks in adults 25-54 and total viewers, and won its two-hour 8-10 p.m. timeslot among those nets in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. The Sept. 30 “Voice” topped “Dancing With the Stars” as the night’s top alternative series by +88% in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 0.8) and by more than +2.1 million persons in total viewers (8.7 million vs. 6.6 million). L+3:“The Voice” increased by +22% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.52 to a 1.86) and more than +1.4 million viewers overall (8.8 million to 10.2 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Delayed Viewing / Digital / Social: Through last season, “The Voice” reached more than 94 million viewers who watched at least of portion of the series on digital or linear platforms. “The Voice 15” was the #1 Most-Social Broadcast Primetime Series across TV in the Fall of 2018, garnering 9.3 million Total Interactions. (Source: Nielsen Social SCR , 09/24/18-12/18/18, Primetime Daypart, Linear Window, Broadcast Series Only. Twitter [Organic + Owned], Facebook [owned only], Instagram [owned only].)
“Bluff City Law” (0.7 rating in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) finished within 0.1 of the prior week’s series premiere in 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.8) and retained 92% in total viewers (4.246 million vs. 4.609 million). L+3: “Bluff City Law” grew by +36% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.69 to a 0.94) and more than +2.1 million persons or +50% in total viewers (4.2 million to 6.4 million) after just three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
Tuesday
NBC won the night in adults 18-49 with “This Is Us” and “The Voice” the #1-2 shows of the night,
“The Voice” (1.6 rating in 18-49, 9.0 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) maintained 100% of the prior week’s series premiere in 18-49 (1.6 vs. 1.6) and grew +8% in total viewers (9.028 million vs. 8.327 million) to deliver its most-watched Tuesday telecast since March 5 (10.222 million) and match its highest Tuesday rating since that same date (1.9). “The Voice” was the #2 show of the night in adults 18-49, behind only “This Is Us,” and the #1 show of the night in adults 25-54. “Voice” won the timeslot among the Big 4 networks in every key demographic. L+3 The Tuesday “Voice” increased by +15% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.58 to a 1.82) and +1.2 million viewers overall (9.0 million to 10.2 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Social: Last season, “The Voice” was the #2 most-viewed (short form video) Broadcast Primetime Series of the 2018-19 TV season, amassing 980.7 million views across YouTube and Facebook (Source: ListenFirst Media. LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC universe; 9/24/18-5/22/19. ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube + Facebook]; Prime Time Daypart; in-season TV shows, Broadcast, TV-Shows).
“This Is Us” (1.7 rating in 18-49, 7.4 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and dominated the 9-10 p.m. hour, beating the #2 Big 4 show in adults 18-49 by +70% (1.7 vs. 1.0 for CBS’ “FBI”). “Us” won the timeslot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and every other key demographic (including ties in men 18-34 and 25-54). L+3:“This Is Us” increased by +63% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.68 to a 2.73) and +3.4 million viewers overall (7.5 million to 10.8 million) after just three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. So far this season, “TIU” has delivered the two biggest 18-49 lifts of the season -- +1.05 for the Oct. 1 telecast and +1.11 for the Sept. 24 season premiere. Digital: “This Is Us” generated the video with the week’s #1 most views on YouTube and Facebook (2.5 million) for a primetime broadcast program (Source: ListenFirst Media, LF // TV UNIVERSE // EPISODIC, 09/30/19-10/6/19, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube + Facebook], Brand Type: TV Shows, Primetime, Broadcast). The video comes from the season premiere -- Nicky disrupts Cassie’s meeting at the VA by throwing a chair through the window.
“New Amsterdam” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) won the hour among the ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49 and all key adult-female demos and tied for #1 in adults 25-54.L+3:“New Amsterdam” grew by +86% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.83 to a 1.54) and +3.7 million viewers overall (5.3 million to 9.0 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. The 86% increase in 18-49 and the +3.7 million viewers overall were the biggest Tuesday lifts of the night on the Big 4 networks.
Wednesday
NBC won Wednesday night in total viewers.
“Chicago Med” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) beat “The Masked Singer” to win the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and rank as the #2 show of the night behind only “Chicago Fire.” “Med” improved on the prior week’s season-premiere results by +10% in 18-49 rating (1.1 vs. 1.0) and +2% in total viewers (7.7 million vs. 7.536 million). L+3:“Med” grew by +46% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.06 to a 1.55) and +2.2 million viewers overall (7.7 million to 9.8 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Digital: The Sept. 25 “Med” season premiere set a series record in seven-day digital performance.
“Chicago Fire” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night in total viewers and won the 9-10 p.m. hour among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and most other key measures. Versus the prior week’s season premiere, “Fire” maintained 100% in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.1) and grew +4% in total viewers (7.6 million vs. 7.330 million). L+3:“Fire” increased by +55% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.10 to a 1.79) and more than +2.6 million viewers overall (7.7 million to 10.3 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Social: “Chicago Fire” scored as NBC’s most social scripted primetime show of the week with 176,000 Total Interactions, up +60% versus last season’s average of 111,000. Digital: “Fire’s” Sept. 25 season debut set a new series record in seven-day digital performance.
“Chicago P.D.” (1.0 rating in 18-49, 5.9 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) won the timeslot among the ABC, CBS and NBC dramas in 10 of 10 key measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers – posting a +43% margin among those dramas in adults 18-49. “P.D.” has now won the slot or tied for #1 versus regular ABC and CBS competition with its last 62 straight original telecasts in adults 18-49 (L+SD), extending back to October 2016. L+3:“P.D.” increased by +72% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.99 to a 1.70) and +3.0 million viewers overall (5.9 million to 8.9 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. The “P.D.” lift of +3.0 million viewers was the biggest for any Big 4 Wednesday telecast. Digital: “P.D.’s” Sept. 25 season premiere has generated a new series high in seven-day digital performance.
Thursday
“Superstore” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) maintained 100% of the previous week’s season premiere in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.8) and retains 97% in total viewers (2.8 million vs. 2.9 million), to pull within 0.2 of a point of “Young Sheldon” in the half-hour (0.8 vs. 1.0) after trailing CBS in the timeslot on the year-ago night by 1.3 rating points (0.9 vs. 2.2 for “The Big Bang Theory”). L+3:“Superstore” increased by +46% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.76 to a 1.11) and +849,000 viewers overall (2.8 million to 3.6 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Digital: “Superstore’s” three-day digital performance grew +2% versus the prior week’s season premiere and finished just shy of a new series record.
“Perfect Harmony” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.1 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) retained 100% versus the prior week’s series premiere in adults 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5) and grew in the women 18-34 demo. L+3: “Perfect Harmony” grew by +54% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.46 to a 0.71) and +1.1 million persons in total viewers (2.1 million to 3.2 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
“The Good Place” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.1 million viewers overall from 9-9:30 p.m. ET) built on its lead-in by +20% in adult 18-49 rating and by +33% in women 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.6). L+3:“The Good Place” grew by +76% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.62 to a 1.09) and +1.2 million viewers overall (2.1 million to 3.3 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting. Digital: “The Good Place” has generated its two best 3-Day digital performance in series history with its first two episodes of the new season. Social: “The Good Place” was the week’s most social scripted primetime comedy across all dayparts in all of TV (Broadcast, Cable, Syndication), with 143,000 Total Interactions.
“Sunnyside” (0.3 rating in 18-49, 1.3 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m. ET) retained 100% week to week in men 18-49. L+3: “Sunnyside” was up by +34% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.35 to a 0.47) and +455,000 persons in total viewers (1.3 million to 1.7 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (0.7 rating in 18-49, 3.4 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) retained 100% of the previous week’s season premiere in 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.7), to finish #1 in the timeslot among the ABC-CBS-NBC dramas in adults 18-49. Social: “Law & Order: SVU” generated 86,000 total interactions, up +47% from last season’s average of 58,000. L+3:“SVU” increased by +100% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.66 to a 1.32) and more than +2.4 million viewers overall (3.4 million to 5.9 million) after three days of DVR and VOD time-shifting.
Friday
The seventh season debut of “The Blacklist” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 4.1 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) maintained 100% of NBC’s average in the timeslot last season in adults 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5, L+SD non-sports) and grew +30% in total viewers (4.1 million vs. 3.1 million), and was also up +4% versus last season’s Friday premiere in total viewers (4.1 million vs. 3.9 million on Jan. 4 from 9-10 p.m.). L+35+Digital: Last season, “The Blacklist” grew by +186% going from its next-day “live plus same day” rating in 18-49 to “live plus 35 days plus digital” Nielsens, increasing to a 1.64 rating, while adding +4.6 million viewers, increasing to 8.6 million persons in L+35+Digital.
“Dateline NBC” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 0.7 in adults 25-54, 3.3 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 newsmagazine of the night in total viewers and tied for #1 in adults 18-49 and 25-54. L+7: Last season, Friday’s “Dateline” grew by +51% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.57 to a 0.86) and more than +1.2 million viewers overall (3.5 million to 4.7 million) going from L+SD to L+7.
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of Indianapolis Colts-Kansas City Chiefs “Sunday Night Football” (5.6 rating in 18-49, 18.1 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:27 p.m. ET) led the night in all key ratings measures.
The Colts’ 19-13 victory over the Chiefs on NBC’s Sunday Night Football registered a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 18.6 million viewers, making this the highest Colts Viewership for a game in the NBC “SNF” package since Thanksgiving Night 2016 (vs. the Steelers). The TAD of 18.6 million was up +11% from the Chiefs-Texans on “SNF” Week 5 in 2017 (16.7 Million TAD) and on par with the 2018 Week 5 Cowboys-Texans overtime Game (19.0 Million).
Through Week 5, NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” is averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 21.0 million viewers. It’s the best average through Week 5 (six games) for “SNF” since 2016, and up +5% from last season (20.0 million).
TODAY IS #1 IN KEY DEMO
TODAY Wins 195 out of 197 Weeks in A25-54, Posts 4-Month Demo High
TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers Wednesday
TODAY Grows Across the Board Week Over Week
NEW YORK – October 8, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo A25-54. The win marks 195 out of 197 weeks in first place, its highest delivery in nearly four months. TODAY also won in total viewers Wednesday. Week over week, TODAY grew its audience across the board and more than doubled its demo lead over GMA. Additionally, TODAY narrowed the total viewer gap with GMA versus both the prior week and prior year.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
TODAY averaged 1.189 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming GMA by +103,000 (+9%) and CBS This Morning by +413,000 (+53%)
TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers Wednesday
TODAY Grows Across the Board Week Over Week
NEW YORK – October 8, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo A25-54. The win marks 195 out of 197 weeks in first place, its highest delivery in nearly four months. TODAY also won in total viewers Wednesday. Week over week, TODAY grew its audience across the board and more than doubled its demo lead over GMA. Additionally, TODAY narrowed the total viewer gap with GMA versus both the prior week and prior year.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 0.98 | 1,189 | 0.67 | 861 | 3,613 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.64 | 776 | 0.42 | 541 | 2,875 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.90 | 1,086 | 0.60 | 779 | 3,751 |
- This was TODAY highest A25-54 viewership since the week of 6/3/2019
- Week-over-week, TODAY increased its demo delivery by +3% (+33,000) and more than doubled its lead over GMA.
- TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA was up 9% versus the same week last season.
- Week-over-week, TODAY’s A18-49 viewership increased by +1% (+10,000) and widened its advantage over GMA by 41%.
- TODAY narrowed the total viewer gap vs. GMA by 39% compared to last year.
- Week-over-week, TODAY’s total viewer gap vs. GMA was 16% closer.
- TODAY ranks #1 among A25-54 and A18-49
- TODAY is narrowing the total viewer gap vs. GMA by 11% compared to a year ago
‘TONIGHT SHOW’ WINS THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF SEPT. 23-27 IN ADULTS 18-49
At 12:35 a.m., Seth Meyers Hits a Three-Month High for a Non-NFL Week
Social / Digital: With 61 Million Video Views, “Tonight” Is the #1 Late-Night Program of the Week; Seth Meyers Hits a Six-Month High with 13 Million New Video Views on YouTube; “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” Is the #1 Most-Social Late-Night Series Since Its Debut
NEW YORK — Oct. 1, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has finished #1 the late-night ratings week of Sept. 23-27 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
“Tonight’s” 0.34 rating for the week in adults 18-49 topped the 0.33 of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and the 0.31 of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Fallon also finished the week #1 or tied for #1 in adults 25-54 and all key adult-female demographics
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” scored a 0.21 rating in 18-49, matching Seth’s best for a non-NFL week in three months (since the week of June 24-28, 0.23). In total viewers, it’s also the best average for “Late Night” during a non-NFL week since June 24-28 (1.169 million).
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” scored a 0.21 rating in 18-49, matching Seth’s best for a non-NFL week in three months (since the week of June 24-28, 0.23). In total viewers, it’s also the best average for “Late Night” during a non-NFL week since June 24-28 (1.169 million).
For the week, Meyers outrated “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in every key demographic – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.
In the digital realm, “Tonight” generated 61 million video views for the week across YouTube and Facebook, to easily rank as the #1 late-night program of the week (Source: ListenFirst Media, 9/23/19-9/29/19. LF// TV Universe // Episodic, Brand Type: TV Shows, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube + Facebook]). Jimmy’s Interview with Billie Eilish was the program’s most-viewed video across platforms, totalling more than 6 million combined views on YouTube and Facebook. The show had seven Facebook videos with more than 1 milion views and five YouTube clips over 1 million.
Year to date, “Tonight” is the #1 most-viewed entertainment program on television across social channels (excludes WWE programs & specials, source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-09/29/19).
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” scored its best YouTube viewing week in more than 6 months, with 13 million new video views. The elevated totals were fueled by the three ‘A Closer Looks’ Segments which all topped 2 million views each. Interview segments with Hasan Minhaj and Woody Harrelson also delivered close to 1 million views each.
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” has earned more than 12 million short-form views on YouTube since its debut on Sept. 16, including five clips with more than 500,000 YouTube views each. In social, since its series premiere, “A Little Late” has amassed 814,00 Total Interactions to rank as the #1 Most-Social late-night series in that timeframe (Source: Nielsen Social SCR, 09/16/19-09/29/19, Late Fringe, Linear Window. Series Only. Note that due to an Instagram processing issue, data for Thursday 9/19 is unavailable).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 23-27. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.34 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.33/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.31/2 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.20/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.21/2 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.18/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.15/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.765 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 2.956 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.836 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.141 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.119 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.185 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.659 million viewers *
* Friday’s “Kimmel,” “Late Night,” “Late Late Show” and “A Little Late” were encores
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF SEPT. 23-27
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.19
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.12
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.11
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.31
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.25
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.647 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.278 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.300 million viewers
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.602 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.495 million viewers
‘TODAY’ IS #1 FOR 49 STRAIGHT MONTHS IN KEY DEMO
TODAY Tops GMA in Key Demo for the Month and Week
TODAY Posts Biggest Total Viewer Gains Month Over Month
TODAY Triples Demo Lead Vs. GMA Week Over Week
NEW YORK – October 1, 2019 – NBC News’ TODAY was the number-one morning show for the month of September, topping ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the key A25-54 demo. TODAY has now won the key demo for 49 straight months (194 out of the 196 weeks). Additionally, TODAY posted the largest total viewer gains of the morning shows month over month. TODAY also won in the demo for the week of September 23, tripling its lead over GMA versus the prior week.
TODAY was retitled last Thursday due to special coverage of Acting DNI Maguire’s Congressional testimony.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
SEPTEMBER 2019
TODAY HAS RANKED #1 IN A25-54 FOR 49 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS
TODAY averaged 1.156 million A25-54 viewers, topping GMA by +38,000 (+3%) and CBS This Morning by +459,000 (+66%)
TODAY Posts Biggest Total Viewer Gains Month Over Month
TODAY Triples Demo Lead Vs. GMA Week Over Week
NEW YORK – October 1, 2019 – NBC News’ TODAY was the number-one morning show for the month of September, topping ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the key A25-54 demo. TODAY has now won the key demo for 49 straight months (194 out of the 196 weeks). Additionally, TODAY posted the largest total viewer gains of the morning shows month over month. TODAY also won in the demo for the week of September 23, tripling its lead over GMA versus the prior week.
TODAY was retitled last Thursday due to special coverage of Acting DNI Maguire’s Congressional testimony.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
SEPTEMBER 2019
TODAY HAS RANKED #1 IN A25-54 FOR 49 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS
- TODAY averaged 1.151 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +48,000 (+4%) and CBS by +414,000 (+56%)
- Versus August 2019 levels, TODAY posted the biggest gain of demo viewers (+93,000, or +9%) and improved its leads versus the competition
- TODAY averaged 837,000 A18-49 viewers, +66,000 (+9%) more than GMA and +337,000 (+67%) higher than CBS
- Versus August 2019, TODAY saw the biggest increase of A18-49 viewers (+84,000, or +11%) and widened its leads over GMA by 50% and CBS by 18%
- TODAY averaged 3.653 million total viewers, leading CBS by +849,000 (+30%)
- Versus August 2019, TODAY added 142,000 total viewers, more than GMA’s +108,000 and CBS’s +128,000
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 0.95 | 1,156 | 0.66 | 851 | 3,560 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.58 | 697 | 0.35 | 453 | 2,670 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.92 | 1,118 | 0.61 | 793 | 3,725 |
- Week-over-week, TODAY tripled its A25-54 lead over GMA (+38,000 vs. +10,000 prior week) and increased its advantage over CBS by 16% (+459,000 vs. +397,000 prior week).
- Week-over-week, TODAY’s A18-49 viewership increased by +2% (+16,000) vs. GMA -6% and CBS -10%. TODAY improved its A18-49 advantage over CBS by 20% vs. prior week (+398,000 vs. +331,000 prior week).
- TODAY’s total viewer lead over CBS increased by +8% week-over-week (+890,000 vs. +822,000 prior week).
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT WINS ANOTHER STRAIGHT MONTH, INCREASES DEMO LEAD OVER ABC
#1 in Key A25-54 Demo in September, Best Advantage Over ABC in 11 Months
#1 in A18-49 in September, Biggest Lead Over ABC in 7 Months
Delivers 5th Straight September Win in A25-54
Also Tops ABC for Another Straight Week in A25-54, Best Streak in 40 Weeks
October 1, 2019 – NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched evening newscast in September and continues to widen its demo lead over ABC, according to Nielsen Media Research. Nightly News wins its fifth straight September in the key demo and posts its biggest A25-54 demo advantage over ABC in eleven months and its best A18-49 demo lead over them in seven months. Nightly News also wins the week of Sept. 23 with its best weekly A25-54 demo streak in 40 weeks.
For the month of September, Nightly News averages 1.617 million viewers in A25-54, the demo most valued by advertisers, topping ABC by +81,000 (+5%) and CBS by +649,000 (+67%). NBC’s signature newscast also leads in the younger A18-49 demo with 1.114 million, beating ABC by +22,000 (+2%) and CBS by +427,000 (+62%).
For the week of Sept. 23, Nightly News averages 1.583 million viewers in A25-54, topping ABC by +62,000 (+4%) and CBS by +678,000 (+75%). Additionally, the newscast is also #1 in A18-49 with 1.106 million, leading ABC by +21,000 (+2%) and CBS by +480,000 (+77%).
Last week, Lester sat down with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first U.S. network television interview. Additionally, Nightly News featured Richard Engel’s first on-camera interview with Ukraine’s former Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko and Cynthia McFadden’s exclusive investigative report on some black market THC vaping cartridges that had contaminants including vitamin E acetate, pesticides, and hydrogen cyanide.
September 2019:
Nightly News is #1 in A25-54
Note: Nightly News ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations.
WEEK OF 9/23/2019:
Nightly News is #1 in A25-54 and A18-49
Note: Nightly News ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations.
For the month of September, Nightly News averages 1.617 million viewers in A25-54, the demo most valued by advertisers, topping ABC by +81,000 (+5%) and CBS by +649,000 (+67%). NBC’s signature newscast also leads in the younger A18-49 demo with 1.114 million, beating ABC by +22,000 (+2%) and CBS by +427,000 (+62%).
For the week of Sept. 23, Nightly News averages 1.583 million viewers in A25-54, topping ABC by +62,000 (+4%) and CBS by +678,000 (+75%). Additionally, the newscast is also #1 in A18-49 with 1.106 million, leading ABC by +21,000 (+2%) and CBS by +480,000 (+77%).
Last week, Lester sat down with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first U.S. network television interview. Additionally, Nightly News featured Richard Engel’s first on-camera interview with Ukraine’s former Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko and Cynthia McFadden’s exclusive investigative report on some black market THC vaping cartridges that had contaminants including vitamin E acetate, pesticides, and hydrogen cyanide.
September 2019:
Nightly News is #1 in A25-54
- Nightly averages 1.617 million A25-54 viewers, ahead of ABC by +81,000 (+5%) and CBS by +649,000 (+67%)
- Best advantage over ABC in 11 months (since Oct. 2018)
- 5th straight September win and 3rd consecutive A25-54 monthly win
- Nightly averages 1.114 million A18-49 viewers, ahead of ABC by +22,000 (+2%) and CBS by +427,000 (+62%)
- Biggest advantage over ABC in 7 months (since Feb. 2019)
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1.617 | 1.114 | 7.423 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 0.968 | 0.687 | 5.137 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1.536 | 1.092 | 8.183 |
WEEK OF 9/23/2019:
Nightly News is #1 in A25-54 and A18-49
- Nightly averages 1.583 million A25-54 viewers, ahead of ABC by +62,000 (+4%) and CBS by +678,000 (+75%)
- Best A25-54 demo streak in 40 weeks
- Nightly averages 1.106 million A18-49 viewers, ahead of ABC by +21,000 (+2%) and CBS by +480,000 (+77%)
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1.583 | 1.106 | 7.275 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 0.905 | 0.626 | 5.064 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1.521 | 1.085 | 7.959 |
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the most-watched evening newscast in America among the key news demo, and reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the Nightly News app, The Nightly newsletter and social media platforms. The broadcast provides the latest on the day’s top stories, going beyond the headlines to uncover how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. Lester Holt is the anchor, and was named the most-trusted television news personality in America, according to The Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult 2018 survey. Jennifer Suozzo is the executive producer.
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