In Late-Night Metered-Market Household Averages for Saturday night:
- An encore telecast of “Saturday Night Live” (3.3/8 in metered-market households) with host Katy Perry and musical guest Robyn, dominated its time period. “SNL” was the night’s #1 non-sports telecast in metered-market households, ahead of all primetime entertainment programs on ABC, NBC and Fox.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Saturday Night Live” averaged a 1.9 rating, 8 share in adults 18-49. It’s the top Local People Meter result for an “SNL” encore since February 23 (with host Charlie Day and musical guest Maroon 5, 2.3/10). “SNL” was the night’s #1 entertainment telecast in the Local People Meters, ahead of all primetime non-sports programs on ABC, NBC and Fox.
Saturday Primetime Results:
- At 8 p.m. ET, “Escape Routes” averaged a 0.2/1 in 18-49 and 1.1 million viewers overall. At 9 p.m., “The Firm” averaged a 0.3/1 in 18-49 and 2.1 million viewers overall. And at 10 p.m. ET, an encore of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” captured a 0.7/2 in 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers overall. From its first half-hour to its second, “SVU” grew in nearly all key ratings categories, including gains of 33 percent in adults 18-49 (to a 0.8 rating from a 0.6) and 26 percent in total viewers (3.8 million vs. 3.0 million).
NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
(Source: NBC)