The Sept. 30 episode of “The Blacklist” has set a new record for biggest “live plus seven day” lift, becoming the first broadcast network show to add more than 6 million viewers when going from its “live plus same day” audience to its “live plus seven day” result.
The Sept. 30 telecast of “Blacklist” averaged 17.858 million viewers in L+7 results, an increase of 6.504 million or 57% versus its 11.354 million in L+SD, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. That 6.504 million lift tops the previous record set the prior week by CBS’s “Big Bang Theory” (5.705 million). The “Blacklist” L+7 percentage increase went up from 45% in week one to 57% in week two.
Week two of “The Blacklist” retained 98% of its premiere-week viewership in L+7 (17.858 million vs. 18.279 million).
This episode of “The Blacklist” also set the record for biggest jump fro L+SD to “live plus three day,” 5.081 million viewers, and was the first broadcast show to grow by 5 million viewers or more in that comparison.
Adults 18-49
Week two of “The Blacklist” retained 100% of its premiere rating in “live plus seven day” 18-49 results (5.49 in week two vs. 5.49 in week one, L+7).
The lift from L+SD to L+7 was bigger in week two than in week one – from a lift of 1.66 rating points in week one to 2.20 in week two.
That L+7 increase jumped from 43% in week one to 67% in week two.
In adults 18-49, week two of “The Blacklist” rose from a 3.29 rating in “live plus same day” to a 5.49 in “live plus seven day,” according to data from Nielsen Media Research, a lift of 2.20 rating points or 67%. In week one, the show grew from a 3.83 rating in L+SD to a 5.49 in L+7, a gain of 1.66 rating points or 43%.
Source: NBC
The Sept. 30 telecast of “Blacklist” averaged 17.858 million viewers in L+7 results, an increase of 6.504 million or 57% versus its 11.354 million in L+SD, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. That 6.504 million lift tops the previous record set the prior week by CBS’s “Big Bang Theory” (5.705 million). The “Blacklist” L+7 percentage increase went up from 45% in week one to 57% in week two.
Week two of “The Blacklist” retained 98% of its premiere-week viewership in L+7 (17.858 million vs. 18.279 million).
This episode of “The Blacklist” also set the record for biggest jump fro L+SD to “live plus three day,” 5.081 million viewers, and was the first broadcast show to grow by 5 million viewers or more in that comparison.
Adults 18-49
Week two of “The Blacklist” retained 100% of its premiere rating in “live plus seven day” 18-49 results (5.49 in week two vs. 5.49 in week one, L+7).
The lift from L+SD to L+7 was bigger in week two than in week one – from a lift of 1.66 rating points in week one to 2.20 in week two.
That L+7 increase jumped from 43% in week one to 67% in week two.
In adults 18-49, week two of “The Blacklist” rose from a 3.29 rating in “live plus same day” to a 5.49 in “live plus seven day,” according to data from Nielsen Media Research, a lift of 2.20 rating points or 67%. In week one, the show grew from a 3.83 rating in L+SD to a 5.49 in L+7, a gain of 1.66 rating points or 43%.
Source: NBC
Wow! Well,those numbers made many people at the peacock very happy i'm sure.Well done Blacklist!
ReplyDeleteThat kind of retention is very impressive, excellent! Love the show, so happy for it!
ReplyDeleteThis show really deserves all the views it gets!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it will be able to survive without The Voice lead in afterall.
ReplyDeleteI hope it survives without The Voice next year,
ReplyDeleteThink if it this way - These Blacklist DVR numbers (demo & total viewers) are higher than the live totals for Grimm's highest rated season two episode. The Blacklist may not end up being a runaway hit without a Voice lead-in but it would still be a keeper for NBC.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I was saying! :-)
ReplyDeleteExactly.
ReplyDeleteThe L+7 numbers seem to mean those people are not watching it live after The Voice. I think those fans will follow it with or without The Voice next year.
Even if only half of the current 11 million+ continue to watch after a schedule move, when you add in the L+7 numbers you are still somewhere around 10 million viewers. How it affects the prime demo I'm not sure, but even with a slight drop I think it should be okay.
All of that of course is based on the show continuing to have strong stories and not go down the rabbit hole...
The Blacklist is television for adults. Yes there are actually some adults that still watch TV thank you NBC for a show for adults. The Voice has nothing to do with it. People have remotes and channel changers. The reason for the popularity is simple. SPADER
ReplyDeleteThe last 10 minutes of the last episode were positively haunting. I'm sure that word of mouth is really pushing this show's ratings.
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