NBC's SVU Encore Captures Biggest Audience in Timeslot

An encore telecast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.1/4 in adults 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) ranked #2 among the Big 4 networks in the time period in adults 18-49 and equaled NBC's highest non-sports rating in the slot since May 14.

In total viewers, the "SVU" encore locked up NBC's top result in The Hour since April 30.

A second rebroadcast of "Law & Order: SVU" (1.2/4 in adults 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) tied for #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49 and was #2 outright among those nets in women 18-49.

The 9 p.m. "SVU" encore grew from half-hour to half-hour in every key measure, including gains of +9% in adults 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.1), +29% in adults 18-34 (0.9 vs. 0.7) and +30% in women 18-34 (1.3 vs. 1.0).

An encore telecast of "Chicago P.D." averaged a 0.8/2 in 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET. The "Chicago P.D." rebroadcast grew from its first half-hour to its second in total viewers (to 3.0 million from 2.9 million), despite the 10 p.m. hour.

For the night, NBC tied for #2 in adults 18-49 among the Big 4 with ABC and CBS (1.0 each).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 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., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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

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