With “The Voice” and “America’s Got Talent” accounting for the week’s top five telecasts in both adults 18-49 and total viewers, NBC has won the primetime week of June 20-26 in adults 18-49 and total viewers, averaging a 1.8 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49 and 6.2 million viewers overall.
It’s the second week in a row NBC has led in adults 18-49 and total viewers, marking the first time since the weeks of September 7-13 and September 14-20, 2010 that NBC has won both 18-49 and total viewers two weeks in a row.
NBC ranked #1 this week among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in all key demographic measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers — including a tie for #1 with Fox in men 18-34. NBC won four nights this week in adults 18-49 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Versus the same week last year, NBC was up by double-digit percentage in every key ratings category, including gains of 20 percent in both adults 18-49 (with a 1.8 rating vs. a 1.5) and total viewers (6.2 million vs. 5.1 million).
NBC programmed the top five shows of the week on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox or CW in both adults 18-49 and total viewers. The Tuesday edition of “The Voice” was the #1 program of the week in adults 18-49, followed by the Wednesday telecast of “America’s Got Talent,” the Tuesday “Talent,” the Wednesday “Voice” results show and a Wednesday 10:16 p.m. ET encore of “Talent.” In total viewers, the Wednesday edition of “America’s Got Talent” was #1 for the week, followed by the Tuesday “Talent,” the Tuesday “Voice,” the Wednesday “Talent” encore and the Wednesday “Voice.”
“The Voice” and “America’s Got Talent” combined to account for at least the top three telecasts of the week in every key ratings category.
Primetime averages for the week of June 20-26 in adults 18-49 were NBC (1.8/6), Fox (1.4/5), ABC (1.3/4), CBS (1.1/3) and CW (0.3/1). In overall total viewers the weekly averages were NBC (6.2 million), CBS (5.9 million), ABC (4.7 million), Fox (3.8 million) and CW (0.8 million).
(source: NBC)
