At 8 p.m. ET, “Up All Night” (2.1/6 in adults 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) is up 62 percent versus the 1.3 rating NBC averaged in this time period last season (“live plus same day,” non-sports), despite intense time-period competition that included Fox’s World Series, CBS’s “Survivor” and ABC’s “The Middle.” In total viewers, “Up All Night” topped NBC’s slot average from last season by 17 percent (5.641 million vs. 4.804 million).
Versus NBC’s 18-49 rating in the half-hour on the same night last year, “Up All Night” is up by 40 percent (2.1 vs. 1.5).
Note that “Up All Night” has been adding 49 percent to these next-day “live plus same day” ratings when Nielsen issues “live plus seven day” results so far this season, the biggest percentage increase for any comedy or any new series on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox and second biggest for any primetime series on those networks.
Week to week, “Up All Night” is matching last week’s official-national rating in 18-49 and is up a tenth of a point from the 2.0 the show got in these preliminary fast-affiliate ratings last week. In total viewers, “Up All Night” is up week to week by 8 percent (5.641 million vs. 5.238 million), pending updates. In total viewers, this is currently the top “Up All Night” result in four weeks (since the show’s September 21 time-period premiere).
At 8:30 ET, an encore telecast of “Whitney” averaged a 1.2/3 in adults 18-49 and 4.1 million viewers overall. “Whitney” is currently up week to week in this slot by 3 percent in total viewers (4.098 million vs. 3.969 million, pending updates). This week’s “Whitney” rebroadcast is up 9 percent versus NBC’s 1.1 average in the time period prior to “Whitney’s” first Wednesday telecast October 12, and up 21 percent in total viewers (4.098 million vs. 3.400 million).
Pending updates, “Whitney” is currently reporting a new NBC season high for the half-hour in total viewers against strong time-period competition that included Fox’s World Series, the second half-hour of CBS’s “Survivor” and ABC’s “Suburgatory.”
At 9 p.m. ET, “Harry’s Law” (1.2/3 in adults 18-49, 8.2 million viewers overall) maintained its 18-49 rating of the first four weeks of the new television season and in total viewers, “Harry’s Law” grew week to week by 4 percent (8.177 million vs. 7.837 million). In total viewers, “Harry Law” so far this fall has delivered NBC’s five biggest audiences in the time period on an in-season Wednesday since February 2. Versus NBC’s total-viewer average in the time slot last season, this week’s “Harry’s Law” is up 42 percent (8.177 million vs. 5.752 million, “live plus same day,” non-sports).
Note that “Harry’s Law” has been adding 43 percent to these next-day “live plus same day” ratings when Nielsen issues “live plus seven day” results so far this season, the fourth biggest percentage increase for a drama on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox.
At 10 p.m. ET, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2.1/5 in 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall) built on its lead-in by 75 percent in 18-49 rating while competing dramas on ABC and CBS were down versus their 18-49 lead-ins. “SVU” matched its 18-49 rating of the prior three weeks and grew week to week by 3 percent in total viewers (7.583 million vs. 7.337 million). Last night’s “SVU” also grew from its first half-hour to its second by 10 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 2.2 from a 2.0) and 5 percent in total viewers (7.8 million vs. 7.4 million), while rival dramas on ABC and CBS declined in both categories.
Note that “Law & Order: SVU” has been adding 45 percent to these next-day “live plus same day” ratings when Nielsen issues “live plus seven day” results so far this season, the second biggest percentage increase for a drama on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox and the third biggest for any primetime series on those networks.
(source: NBC)
