THE VOICE Finale Delivers Tuesday Night High in Key Demos

NBC won Tuesday among the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and nearly all other key demos with the #1 show of the night on those nets in every key demographic, "The Voice."

The finale of "The Voice 7" (3.2/10 in 18-49, 12.7 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) is currently rating within a tenth of a point of the prior finale (3.3/10 on from 9-11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20) and is up +9% in total viewers (12.707 million vs. 11.685 million).

Last night's "Voice" hit a high in 18-49 for any net in the time period since Sept. 30, excluding Fox's World Series.

Versus NBC's average this season in the time period, "The Voice" jumped +60% in 18-49 (3.2 vs. 2.0, L+SD non-sports) and +71% in total viewers (12.707 million vs. 7.438 million).

"The Voice" scored its top Tuesday rating since Oct. 21 (3.3) and biggest overall viewership for a Tuesday telecast since Sept. 30 (13.8 million).

"Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) grew by +8% from half-hour to half-hour in adults 18-49 (1.3 to 1.4) and increased by +20% from half-hour to half-hour in kids 2-11 (1.5 to 1.8). "Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas" held steady or grew from half-hour to half-hour in every key demographic.

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas" ranked #2 among the Big 4 in THE HOUR in kids 2-11 (1.7).

Projected "Live Plus Three Day" and "Live Plus Seven Day" Results:

Adult 18-49 Rating
Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7
The Voice...3.2...3.6...3.7

Persons 2+ (Total Viewers)
Show... L+SD... L+3...L+7
The Voice ...12.7 million...13.7 million...14.0 million

In Late-Night Metered Markets Tuesday Night:

In late-night results, following NBC's strong Tuesday in primetime:
JIMMY'S NINE-MONTH HIGH: Jimmy Fallon delivered his top-rated night (3.5/9 in metered-market households) in nine months (since Monday, March 17, 3.7)
In adults 18-49 in the local people meters, it was the top "Tonight" (1.5/7) on a non-NFL night since Monday, March 24 (also a 1.5) and matched the show's best night since Monday, March 3 (1.7).
Jimmy's guests included Christoph Waltz and Nicki Minaj with an appearance by Justin Timberlake.
Last night at 12:35 a.m. ET, Seth Meyers (1.6/5 in metered-market households, 0.7/5 in 18-49 in the LPMs) scored his highest Tuesday rating since March 25 in metered-market households and since April 18 in the LPMs.

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.5/9; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.5/7; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.6/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.7/5 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 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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