NBC Ties For #1 IN 18-49 For the Primetime Week of April 16-22

The Voice" Generates Three Top-10 Ratings in 18-49, Is Joined in the Top 30 Among Primetime Big 4 Shows by "SVU," the Three "Chicago" Dramas & "Good Girls"

Season to Date, NBC Rules the Adult 18-49 Race by a +44% Margin, the Biggest Advantage for Any Network at This Point in the Season in the 30-Year History of Nielsen's Current People Meter Sample

NBC Ranks #1 for the Season in Every Key Measure, Including Total Viewers, for the First Time Since 2001-02

On Monday, "The Voice" Ranks as the Night's #1 Show in 18-49 and Total Viewers, "Good Girls" Ties as the #1 Scripted Show in 18-49, NBC Wins the Night

Tuesday's "Chicago Med" Hits a Four-Week High in 18-49, "Rise" Holds Steady for a 4th Straight Week

NBC Wins Wednesday in Total Viewers, "Voice" Is the Most-Watched Show of the Night Over "Empire" & "Survivor"; "SVU" Nabs the 9 p.m. Win in 18-49 & Total Viewers; "Chicago P.D." Beats the 10 p.m. Drama Competition by +33%

L+3: "Chicago P.D." Nabs Wednesday's Top L+3 Lifts in 18-49 and Total Viewers; "Chicago Fire" Is Thursday's Biggest Gainer on the Big 4 in 18-49 Percentage; The Prior Sunday's "Timeless" Clocks That Night's Best Lifts in 18-49 and Viewers

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - April 24, 2018 - NBC has tied for #1 in ratings results for the primetime week of April 16-22, according to "live plus same day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Pacing NBC's week were three editions of "The Voice," each of which ranked in the top 10 among primetime programs on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. Joining that trio in the top 30 were "Law & Order: SVU," all three "Chicago" dramas and "Good Girls."

Monday's "Voice" tied for #4 for the week, the Tuesday and Wednesday editions both earned #8 rankings, "SVU" tied for #11, "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Med" were knotted at #17, "Chicago Fire" tied for #23 and "Good Girls" tied for #28.

For the week, NBC averaged a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49, to tie ABC and CBS for the week's top spot. In addition to its share of the 18-49 lead, NBC tied for #1 in adult 25-54.

In adults 18-49, NBC is dominating the current primetime season, with leads over #2 CBS of +0.7 of a rating point or +44% (2.3 vs. 1.6). The +44% advantage is the best for any #1 network at this point in the season in the 30-year history of Nielsen's current people-meter sample.

Season to date, NBC is also running #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in every other key ratings measure, including total viewers, for the first time since 2001-02. Excluding all sports, NBC is running closer to CBS at this point in the season in total viewers than it's been in 15 years, since 2002-03 (currently within 1.6 million total viewers of CBS excluding sports, best since the gap was 688,000 in 2002-03).

Counting entertainment programming only, NBC leads the season in adults 18-49, and also ranks #1 or tied for #1 among the Big 4 in adults 25-54, men 18-49, women 18-49 and women 25-54.

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."

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