NBC is #1 for the Night with THE VOICE & REVOLUTION

NBC is a decisive #1 for the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX with the #1 and #2 shows of the night on those networks in 18-49, The Voice and REVOLUTION, pending updates

From 8-10:01 p.m. ET, The Voice (4.6 rating, 13 share in adults 18-49, 13.1 million viewers overall) ranked #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49 and every other key demographic. In 18-49, The Voice topped ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS and Fox's original dramas by a margin of 119 percent each (4.6 vs. 2.1 for both ABC and Fox). The Voice is currently running within 0.2 of a point of last week's 4.8 official-national rating for THE VOICE's premiere (and is within a tenth of last week's 4.7 in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings).

Last night's The Voice grew 12 percent versus its 4.1 rating on the same night last year and was up 21 percent versus its year-ago total-viewer result (13.064 million vs. 10.830 million).

The Voice Built impressively throughout its two hours, with this half-hour track in 18-49: 3.9, 4.5, 4.8, 5.3 From its first half-hour to its fourth, "The Voice" grew by 36 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 5.3 from a 3.9) and 26 percent or 3.0 million persons in total viewers (14.6 million vs. 11.6 million).

From 10:01-11 p.m. ET, REVOLUTION (2.3/6 in adults 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall) ranks #1 in The Hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in 18-49 and other key demographics and is the #1 drama of the night on those networks in 18-49, pending updates. REVOLUTION is up 44 percent versus NBC's average in the time period last season in 18-49 rating (2.3 vs. 1.6, L+SD non-sports) and up 30 percent in total viewers (6.662 million vs. 5.106 million).

Note that REVOLUTION has established itself as a highly time-shifted show, growing by an average of 62 percent in the fourth quarter when going from its "live plus same day" rating (3.10) to "live plus seven days" (5.03).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH Jay Leno, 2.7/7; CBS's LATE SHOW WITH David Letterman, 2.0/5; and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel LIVE, 2.3/6.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH Jay Leno, 0.8/4; LATE SHOW, 0.5/2; and Jimmy Kimmel LIVE, 0.9/4.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET Wednesday night, ABC's NIGHTLINE averaged a 1.4/5 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's LATE LATE SHOW WITH Craig Ferguson (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, LATE NIGHT (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped LATE LATE SHOW (0.3/2).

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

For the Week:

The Voice is #1 and #2 for the week on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, all key adult-female demos and teens 12-17.

For the week of March 25-31, NBC averaged a 1.6 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 5.4 million viewers overall, according to "live plus same day" viewing data from Nielsen Media Research.

It's NBC's highest 18-49 average in nine weeks, since the week of January 21-27. In total viewers, NBC hit an 11-week high, with its biggest average audience since the week of January 7-13.

Here are "live plus same day" weekly averages for Week 27...

Week 27 Adults 18-49 vs. Same Week Last Year
Net...Week '11-12... Week '12-13...Diff
NBC...1.6...1.6...Even
CBS...2.8...2.3...Down 18%
ABC...1.8...1.7...Down 6%
Fox...2.2...1.6...Down 27%

Week 27 Total Viewers vs. Same Week Last Year
Net...Week '11-12... Week '12-13...Diff
NBC...4.873 million ...5.428 million...Up 11%
CBS...11.525 million...9.018 million...Down 22%
ABC...7.528 million ...7.112 million...Down 6%
Fox...6.713 million ...5.224 million...Down 22%

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Season figures 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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