Wednesday Primetime Results:
A rebroadcast of "Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas" (0.8/3 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):
· Is tied for the #1 primetime telecast of the night on the Big 4 networks among kids 2-11 (0.8, tied with CBS's "Survivor").
· Is up versus the show's prior encore on Christmas by 0.5 of a point in 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.3 at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014) and up more than 1.9 million persons in total viewers (3.084 million vs. 1.133 million).
An encore telecast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (0.7/2 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET):
· Grew from its first half-hour to its second by 0.1 of a point or +14% in 18-49 (0.7 to 0.8) and +16% in total viewers (3.3 million to 3.8 million).
A rebroadcast of "Chicago P.D." (0.9/3 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):
· Is close to rounding up to a 1.0 (currently reporting a 0.94 in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings).
· Is up versus last season's initial encore by +13% in 18-49 (0.9 vs. 0.8 on Oct. 29, 2014) and +14 in total viewers (4.588 million vs. 4.022 million).
· Outrates ABC's original "Nashville: On the Road" special in all key measures.
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night:
· Jimmy Fallon (1.0) matched the combined ratings of Colbert (0.4) and Kimmel (0.6) in adults 18-49 in the local people meters.
· Seth Meyers (0.5) beat Colbert (0.4) in 18-49 in the local people meters, despite starting an hour later.
· Fallon's guests Wednesday night included Will Ferrell, Alicia Vikander and musical guest Twenty One Pilots.
· Meyers' guests Wednesday included Quentin Tarantino, Nick Kroll & John Mulaney and musical guest Moon Taxi.
· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.7/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.8/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.3/6.
· 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," 0.6/3.
· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.5/5 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.9/3). 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 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
NOTE: Last night's primetime results are based on "fast affiliate time period" data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are "live plus same day" unless otherwise indicated.
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