At 8 p.m. ET, “Minute to Win It” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall) hit a three-week high in 18-49 and total viewers, with its best numbers since July 14. In the time period, “Minute to Win It” is #2 among the major networks in total viewers and #1 among men 18-49.
From its first half-hour to its second, “Minute to Win It” increased by 41 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 2.4 from a 1.7) and 37 percent or 2.1 million persons in total viewers (to 7.8 million from 5.7 million), the biggest increases among the major networks in the hour. For its second half-hour from 8:30-9 p.m., “Minute to Win It” was #1 among the major networks in adults 18-49, total viewers and all key adult-male demos in a time period that includes competition from CBS’s “Big Brother” and Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.”
At 9 p.m. ET, “America’s Got Talent” (2.7/8 in 18-49, 10.0 million viewers overall) delivered the #1 results of the night in 18-49 and total viewers. “America’s Got Talent” delivered its top Wednesday 18-49 rating in three weeks (since July 14). “Talent” took the hour by a margin of 29 percent in 18-49 (2.7 vs. 2.1 for Fox’s second-place “So You Think You Can Dance”) and 40 percent or more than 2.8 million persons in total viewers (10.0 million vs. 7.1 million for CBS’s second-place “Criminal Minds” encore).
At 10 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1.8/5 in adults 18-49, 5.9 million viewers overall) ranked #1 among the major networks in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics (including a tie among men 18-34). In adults 18-49, “SVU” has now ranked #1 or tied for #1 in the time period with its last nine consecutive telecasts.
Week to week, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is up 29 percent in 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.4) and 26 percent or more than 1.2 million persons in total viewers (5.9 million vs. 4.6 million).
NBC is #1 for the night in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key categories.
NOTE: All national ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
(source NBC)
