NBC’S ‘NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH CARSON DALY’ PRESENTS GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING GROUP TRAIN AND RECENT WINNER OF NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’ CASSADEE POPE LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE ON DECEMBER 31

The Special Also Includes the Year’s Best Music Performances of 2012 from Artists Such as Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Adele, Madonna, The Spice Girls, PSY, Beyonce and David Guetta

Stars Scheduled to Appear Include Amy Poehler, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera, Donald Trump, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and Anglea Kinsey

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—December 22, 2012 – NBC’s “New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly” will ring in 2013 with Grammy Award-winning group Train, performing “Mermaid” and John Lennon’s “Imagine,” and, Cassadee Pope, the winner of NBC’s “The Voice,” as well as some of the best musical performances from 2012. The two-hour special will air live on Monday, December 31, beginning in primetime from 10-11 p.m. (ET), and continuing from 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (ET) with the first performances of the New Year.

“NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly” will broadcast in high definition from the middle of the world’s most famous New Year’s Eve destination — Times Square in New York City.

Angela Kinsey (NBC’s “The Office”) will join Daly with live reports from the heart of Times Square among the one million spectators.

The 2012 musical retrospective includes Justin Bieber in Mexico City, Coldplay from the Paralympics Closing Ceremony, Madonna’s halftime show at the Super Bowl XLVI, Adele from Albert Hall, The Spice Girls from the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony, PSY from the MTV European Music Awards, Beyonce from World Humanitarian Day and David Guetta from Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro.

Among other highlights from the show’s segments will be: coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera from NBC’s “The Voice” talking about their New Year’s parties; Jay Leno and Nick Offerman (NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) talking about New Year’s resolutions; Donald Trump (NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice”) offers real estate advice for buyers in the New Year; Amy Poehler and Adam Scott (NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) explain “Auld Lang Syne” and NBC’s “Parenthood” cast giving new celebrity mothers parenting advice. Jimmy Fallon from NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” also appears.

”California 37” is Train’s fifth studio album, and features the double-platinum hit “Drive By” and platinum hit “50 Ways to Say Goodbye.” The multi-platinum selling band made its mark on music history with the Grammy Award-winning song “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” and chart-topping singles like “Meet Virginia” and “Calling All Angels,” earning its third Grammy in 2011 for the worldwide smash “Hey, Soul Sister” from “Save Me, San Francisco.” The top-selling single of 2010, “Hey, Soul Sister” hit #1 at radio in the US and in 15 countries abroad. “Save Me, San Francisco” has sold over one million albums worldwide and over ten million tracks. In addition to taking the sales and radio worlds by storm, Train has made numerous television appearances, performing on the NFC Championship Game, Daytona 500, “American Music Awards,” the Grammy Nomination Concert, “Crossroads,” the “Today” show, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Monday Night Football,” A&E “Private Sessions,” “America’s Got Talent,” “The View,” “Dancing With The Stars,” “Live With Regis and Kelly,” “Ellen,” “The Bachelor,” “Rachael Ray” and more. http://savemesanfrancisco.com/

NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’ CROWNS CASSADEE POPE AS WINNER OF THIRD CYCLE OF HIT VOCAL COMPETITION SERIES TONIGHT

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – December 18, 2012 — NBC’s “The Voice” crowned Cassadee Pope as the winner of the popular vocal competition series’ third cycle in tonight’s (Tuesday, December 18) live results show and season finale, earning Pope the grand prize of a recording contract with Universal Republic Records.

Pope, from Team Blake, beat out fellow finalists Terry McDermott (who came in second place) and Nicholas David (third place) — all of whom performed on the December 18 finale.

The musician coaches are Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green and Blake Shelton.

Pope, from Los Angeles, is starting out fresh as a solo artist after touring with her pop/rock band, Hey Monday. She plays guitar as well as some bass, drums and violin and prides herself on knowing a “surprising amount of 1980s rock music.” In her spare time, Pope enjoys her hobbies of cooking, hiking and writing. Follow her on Twitter @CassadeePope and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CassadeePopeMusic.

McDermott, from New Orleans, La., was on Team Blake. Originally from Scotland, McDermott moved to the United States years ago with his band, Driveblind, but now he’s trying to make it as a solo artist. His favorite song is “Imagine” by John Lennon. McDermott is a huge soccer enthusiast and currently lives in New Orleans with his wife and son. Follow McDermott on Twitter @TerryMacMusic and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Terry-McDermott-Music.

David is from St. Paul, Minn. and was on Team CeeLo. Formerly overweight, David fell into bad habits when he began performing with a country band after college. After meeting his dream girl five years ago and finding a spiritual path, he has cleaned up his life and now raises their two children (with another on the way). Singing what he calls “heart music,” David continues to perform in nightly gigs. Follow David on Twitter @TheFeelin and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefeelin

“The Voice” returns for a new fourth cycle of new shows on March 25, 2013.

“The Voice” is a presentation of One Three Media (a Hearst/Mark Burnett company), Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

For previews and embeddable clips, please visit NBC.com’s official show site: www.nbc.com/TheVoice

NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’ ARTISTS HAVE CAPTURED TWO #1 SINGLES ON THE US iTUNES CHART FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE SEASON

NBC HITS THE HIGH NOTES WITH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS FOR ADAM LEVINE AND BLAKE SHELTON OF ‘THE VOICE,’ JIMMY FALLON AND ‘SMASH’

NBC’s been making beautiful music this past year with its successful programming, and some high notes were especially underscored yesterday with the announcement of Grammy nominations for the network’s stars and shows — Adam Levine (with Maroon 5) and Blake Shelton of “The Voice,” Jimmy Fallon and “Smash.”

 

Shelton was honored with a Grammy nomination for Best Country Solo Performance for his song “Over”; Levine and his legendary band Maroon 5 received two nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album in “Overexposed” and for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the collaboration of Maroon 5 & Khalifa’s “Payphone.”

 

Fallon earned a Grammy nod for Best Comedy Album for “Blow Your Pants Off”; and NBC’s returning musical drama series “Smash” was a nominee as Best Song Written for Visual Media (“Let Me Be Your Star” from series songwriters Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman; performed by Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty). Shaiman and Wittman are also executive producers on “Smash.”

NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’ GETS A JUMP ON THE HOLIDAYS IN EARLY DECEMBER WITH MUSICAL GUESTS MICHAEL BUBLE, NE-YO AND MATCHBOX TWENTY

NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’ GIVES VIEWERS THE CHOICE DURING ELECTION WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5, AS LIVE PLAYOFFS BEGIN AND FANS WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THEIR 12 FAVORITE ARTISTS

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – October 26, 2012 – During Election Week of November 5, NBC’s “The Voice” will roll out of the Knockout Rounds into the live Playoffs – and audience members have their first chance to vote for their favorite artists as the hit vocal competition series must choose the Top 12 singers — forcing the four coaches to take only three artists to advance.

The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.

“As ‘The Voice’ enters the crucial Presidential Election week, our audiences will see yet another twist for this cycle as they get a democratic opportunity to determine the top two singers from each team that will be safe,” said Telegdy. “In addition, the coaches get to choose one artist of their own from their teams to continue into the next week as we compile our Top 12 singers.”

“The Voice” is the #1 unscripted series of the new fall season in adults 18-49 and total viewers, averaging a 5.2 rating, 14 share in 18-49 and 14.1 million viewers overall with its Monday edition. The Tuesday telecast is delivering a 4.7 rating, 14 share in 18-49 and 12.8 million viewers overall. Counting all primetime series on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox (except sports pre- and post-game shows), the Monday “Voice” is #4 so far this season in 18-49 and #8 in total viewers, while the Tuesday edition is tied for #6 in 18-49 and #14 in total viewers.

During the pivotal week of “Playoffs,” each coach will have five artists on their respective teams, who will perform over the live shows during a three-night event on Monday, November 5 (8-10 p.m. ET) and Wednesday, November 7 (8-10 p.m. ET) — culminating with a Results show on Thursday, November 8 (8-9 p.m. ET) that will reveal “The Voice’s” Top 12 artists.

After viewing this trial to see if they have what it takes, America then will choose two artists to be saved for each coach’s team — and the coach will be allowed to choose one final singer to round out each team of three artists – all to be revealed on the Playoff Results show on Thursday, November 8 (8-9 p.m. ET). The four coaches and their teams will move on to regular live shows during the remaining competition of “The Voice.”

During the Knockout Rounds on October 29-30 (8-10 p.m. ET both nights), the battle winners and coach steals will have to prove themselves worthy to get to the live Playoffs. They will compete head-to-head in a sudden death vocal matchup. At the start of the Knockouts, each coach had 10 artists left — eight battle winners and two steals.

The artists will have no clue who they are up against until they are about to perform. Coaches will line their teams up on the stage and call out two artists to go head-to-head immediately. This time the competitors will pick their own song, one which they feel symbolizes who they are as an artist. Each singer will then perform for all of the coaches, while their opposing teammate watches from a stool in the ring. The coach then decides who earns the live show spot and the other artist is eliminated.

“The Voice” features the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition show’s third season. Celebrity musician coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return along with Carson Daly as host and Christina Milian as Social Media Correspondent.

In the final live performance phase of the competition, the top artists from each team will compete each week against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience will vote to save their favorite artists and the two artists with the lowest number of votes will be sent home each week, no matter what team they are on. In the end, one will be named “The Voice” and will receive the grand prize of a recording contract.

“The Voice” is a presentation of Mark Burnett’s One Three Media, Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

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NBC WELCOMES USHER AND SHAKIRA AS NEW COACHES TO ‘THE VOICE’ FAMILY FOR NEXT SPRING’S FOURTH CYCLE

CHRISTINA AGUILERA AND CEELO GREEN WILL TAKE THE CYCLE OFF TO FULFILL OTHER COMMITMENTS BEFORE RETURNING NEXT YEAR

ADAM LEVINE AND BLAKE SHELTON WILL REMAIN FOR SEASON FOUR

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – September 17, 2012 – On the heels of its potent debut last week, NBC’s “The Voice” welcomes music superstars Usher and Shakira to the family as two new celebrity musician coaches when it returns next spring for its fourth cycle. Christina Aguilera, who is releasing a new album and going on tour, and CeeLo Green, who is developing new music plus a scripted comedy series for NBC based on his life, will take the next cycle off, it was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.

Current celebrity musician coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will remain through season four.

“We are thrilled to welcome Usher and Shakira to ‘The Voice.’ The addition of these popular iconic artists continues the tradition established by Christina, CeeLo, Adam and Blake,” said Greenblatt. “Doing two back-to-back cycles of this show requires a tremendous amount of time, and we are happy to accommodate the commitments made by Christina and CeeLo. The participants on our show benefit from our coaches’ expertise and their continued success in the music business allows for significant new contributions to the contestants when they return.”

“‘The Voice’ has always been known for pairing incredible up-and-coming talent with superstar coaches who are top-level current artists,” said executive producer Mark Burnett. “Having award-winning artists as coaches means they need to be able to tour. Whether in the red chair or on tour, our coaches have their chairs for life. This is exactly why, after three seasons, we needed to allow them to rotate out so they can get on the road amongst their fans. Meanwhile, we’re incredibly excited to have singular artists like Usher and Shakira joining the fold.”

“Being a coach on ‘The Voice’ is a wonderful experience and the relationship amongst us all is like an extended family,” said Aguilera. “I am so proud of being part of the show from the beginning, all the work we’ve done, and proud of what the show stands for as a whole. As I have expressed since day one of the show, that I am a singer and performer first and I am so excited to get back to that love. Since this year NBC and ‘The Voice’ have decided to tape back-to-back seasons, requiring a full-year commitment, it is important for me to take season four off, allowing me to support my music that my fans have been waiting for — with the release of my new album ‘Lotus’ on November 13. By pursuing my first passion of music during the break, I am also able to come back and offer even more to my team on ‘The Voice’ in the future.”

“First …thank you NBC for supporting my decision to take this season four hiatus! It says that I’m seen and respected as a complete artist and not just a cast member. I’m highly enthusiastic about focusing my undivided attention on my additional endeavors and interests like my upcoming solo album, new Goodie Mob album, Las Vegas residency ‘Loberace,’ new memoir, and new NBC comedy,” said Green. “It’s great to also give a host of other talent the chance to experience what a joy it is to be part of what is truly THE BEST SHOW of them all, THE VOICE! I will return for season five and will be watching season four. NBC is home and as far as Usher and Shakira are concerned – ‘mi casa su casa.’”

Usher is a singer, songwriter, actor and dancer who soared to fame in the late 1990s with his second album “My Way.” The album provided his first Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit “Nice & Slow.” The album was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA. Usher’s next album, “8701,” yielded the Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits “U Remind Me” and “U Got It Bad,” and has been certified four-times platinum by the RIAA. Usher’s album “Confessions” sold over 10 million copies in the United States in 2004, and has been certified diamond by the RIAA. It gave four consecutive Billboard #1 hits, including “Yeah!,” “Burn,” “Confessions Part II” and “My Boo.” Usher’s album “Here I Stand” sold over five million copies worldwide in 2008, and its lead single “Love in This Club” climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album – “Raymond v. Raymond,” which resulted in his third-consecutive album to open at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It has been certified platinum and originated another Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit in “OMG”. As a result, the song became his ninth #1 single in the U.S., making him the first artist in the current decade to register #1 singles in three consecutive decades. Usher then issued an extended play and deluxe edition of “Raymond v. Raymond” in “Versus,” which debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album’s the lead single — “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” — reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In addition, the RIAA ranks Usher as one of the highest-selling artists in American music history with over 23 million copies sold in the United States alone. To date, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Usher has won numerous accolades, including seven Grammy Awards. At the end of 2009, Usher was named the number one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade. Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade, with his 2004 album “Confessions” ranked as the top solo album of the first decade of the 2000s. Billboard also placed Usher at #6 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years.

Over the course of her career, Colombian singer-songwriter and Grammy winner Shakira has sold close to 60 million albums worldwide and has won numerous awards, including two Grammys, four World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and five Billboard Music Awards, to name a few. Her collaborations with such stars as Beyonce and Alejandro Sanz have helped keep her audience expanding continually and she is the only artist from South America to have a #1 song in the United States. She has had four of the 20 top-selling hits of the last decade, more than any other artist — including 2006′s unforgettable “Hips Don’t Lie,” the biggest-selling single of the 21st century, which reached the #1 spot in an astonishing 55 countries.

Shakira began writing songs at the age of 8, learned to speak English by studying the work of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Walt Whitman, and took history classes at UCLA during her break between albums. At the age of 18, she founded the Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation, which currently provides education and nutrition to over 6,000 impoverished children in Colombia and is expanding its work to other countries, including newly launched projects in Haiti and South Africa.

“Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” along with its Spanish language version, “Waka Waka (Esto es África),” was another worldwide sensation. It sold over two million singles and was the theme song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the event’s biggest song ever released. The official video has seen nearly 500 million YouTube hits, making it the #3 most watched video of all time and the #3 most watched music video. The track was also the soundtrack to Shakira’s 1Goal campaign for universal education. On her ninth album, “Sale El Sol/The Sun Comes Out,” the global superstar continued her creative journey by looking both forward and back. Released on the heels of the worldwide success of “Waka Waka,” the album also marked the next chapter after 2009′s critically acclaimed, dance-oriented “She Wolf,” the long-awaited follow-up to 2005′s groundbreaking one-two punch comprised of “Fijacion Oral, Volume 1” and “Oral Fixation, Volume 2” — a pair of albums which sold over 12 million copies combined worldwide and secured the young Colombian-born singer’s place among pop-music royalty. Shakira is currently in Barcelona recording her new album.

“The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition show’s third season. Celebrity musician coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return along with Carson Daly as host and Christina Milian as Social Media Correspondent.

The show’s innovative format features four stages of competition: the first begins with the blind audition, then the battle round, the brand new knockouts and finally, the live performance shows.

During the blind auditions, the decisions from the musician coaches are based solely on voice and not on looks. The coaches hear the artists perform, but they don’t get to see them — thanks to rotating chairs. If a coach is impressed by the artist’s voice, he/she pushes a button to select the artist for his/her team. At this point, the coach’s chair will swivel so that he/she can face the artist he/she has selected. If more than one coach pushes their button, the power then shifts to the artist to choose which coach they want to work with. If no coach pushes their button, the artist is eliminated from the competition.

Once the teams are set, the battle is on. Coaches will dedicate themselves to developing their team of artists, giving them advice, and sharing the secrets of their success along with the help from their celebrity advisers. During the battle rounds the coaches will pit two of their own team members against each other to sing the same song together in front of a studio audience.

After the vocal battle, the coach must choose which of his/her singers will advance to the next round of competition, while the losing artist is available to be stolen by another coach. Each coach has two steals during the battle rounds.

At the end of the battles, only the strongest members of each coach’s roster remain and proceed to the new knockout rounds. The artists will be paired again with a member of their team, but this time they find out only minutes before performing who they are being compared against. The artists each select their own song to perform individually, while their direct competitor watches and waits. They are vying for their coach’s confidence and decision to take them to the live shows. Their coach will choose the winner and the artist not selected will be sent home.

In the final live performance phase of the competition, the top artists from each team will compete each week against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience will vote to save their favorite artists and the two artists with the lowest number of votes will be sent home each week. In the end, one will be named “The Voice” and will receive the grand prize of a recording contract.

“The Voice” is a presentation of Mark Burnett’s One Three Inc., Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

For embeddable clips and more, please visit NBC.com’s official show site: http://www.nbc.com/TheVoice.

NBC ADDS PREVIEW OF NEW COMEDY ‘THE NEW NORMAL’ ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 TO FOLLOW SEASON DEBUT OF ‘THE VOICE’

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – September 4, 2012 – NBC will add a series preview of its new comedy “The New Normal” on Monday, September 10 (10-10:30 p.m. ET) following the season premiere of “The Voice” (8-10 p.m. ET). “The New Normal” will premiere in its regular day and time on the following night – Tuesday, September 11 (9:30-10 p.m. ET) – with a new episode.

In addition, the preview pilot of the series will have an encore broadcast on Wednesday, September 12 (10:30-11 p.m. ET), giving “The New Normal” three consecutive days of broadcasts.
These days, families come in all forms – single dads, double moms, sperm donors, egg donors, one-night-stand donors… It’s 2012 and anything goes. Bryan (Andrew Rannells, “Girls,” “The Book of Mormon”) and David (Justin Bartha, “The Hangover”) are a Los Angeles couple and they have it all. Well, almost. With successful careers and a committed, loving partnership, there is one thing that this couple is missing: a baby. And just when they think the stars will never align, enter Goldie (Georgia King, “One Day”), an extraordinary young woman with a checkered past. A midwestern waitress and single mother looking to escape her dead-end life and small-minded grandmother (Emmy and Tony Award-winner Ellen Barkin), Goldie decides to change everything and move to L.A. with her precocious eight year-old daughter. Desperate and broke – but also fertile – Goldie quickly becomes the guys’ surrogate and quite possibly the girl of their dreams. Surrogate mother, surrogate family.

Ryan Murphy serves as creator/executive producer and director along with creator/executive producer Ali Adler (“Glee,” “Chuck”) and executive producer Dante Di Loreto (“Glee,” “American Horror Story”). “The New Normal” is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Productions.

For embeddable clips from “The New Normal,” please visit NBC.com’s official show site: www.nbc.com/the-new-normal/.

‘THE VOICE’ RANKS #1 FOR THE PRIMETIME WEEK OF MARCH 5-11 IN 18-49

NBC JUMPS 20 PERCENT VS. THE SAME WEEK LAST YEAR IN ADULTS 18-49; ALSO GAINS BY DOUBLE-DIGITS IN EVERY OTHER KEY RATINGS CATEGORY

‘THE VOICE’ IS #1 FOR THE WEEK IN ADULTS 18-49, ADULTS 18-34, ALL KEY ADULT-FEMALE DEMOS, TEENS AND KIDS

FOR FIVE OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS, ‘THE VOICE’ HAS RANKED #1 OR TIED FOR #1 AMONG ALL SERIES PROGRAMS ON ABC, CBS, NBC OR FOX IN ADULTS 18-49

ON MONDAY, ‘THE VOICE’ TOPS EVERY SERIES TELECAST ON ABC, CBS, NBC OR FOX OVER THE PRIOR FOUR WEEKS

MONDAY’S ‘SMASH’ SCORES A 17 PERCENT INCREASE WEEK TO WEEK TO HIT A THREE-WEEK HIGH

ON WEDNESDAY, ‘WHITNEY’ SCORES THREE-WEEK HIGHS IN 18-49 AND TOTAL VIEWERS AND ‘CHELSEA’ EARNS FOUR-WEEK HIGHS

ON THURSDAY, ‘PARKS AND RECREATION’ NABS ITS HIGHEST 18-49 RATING SINCE JANUARY, WHILE ‘THE OFFICE’ AND ‘UP ALL NIGHT’ MATCH FIVE-WEEK HIGHS

THURSDAY’S ‘AWAKE’ BEATS NBC’S SLOT AVERAGE BEFORE ‘AWAKE’ BY 33 PERCENT IN 18-49

FRIDAY’S ‘DATELINE NBC’ GROWS 23 PERCENT WEEK TO WEEK IN TOTAL VIEWERS

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – March 13, 2012 – With “The Voice” ranking as primetime’s #1 show of the week on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, NBC has delivered an average 1.8 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 6.0 million viewers overall for the week of March 5-11, according to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Versus the same week last year, NBC is up 20 percent in 18-49 rating (with a 1.8 vs. a 1.5. NBC is also up by double-digit percentages in all other key ratings categories: adults, men and women 18-34; men and women 18-49; adults, men and women 25-54; plus total viewers. NBC ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults, men and women 18-34 and women 18-49 (tied) for the week.

The broad-based Monday hit “The Voice” ranked #1 for the week among all primetime shows on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 with a 6.2 rating, and was also #1 in adults 18-34, all key adult-female demographics (including a tie in women 25-54), teens 12-17 and kids 2-11. This marks the fifth time in six weeks “The Voice” has been #1 or tied for #1 among primetime series on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox.

Also ranking among last week’s top-15 programs in 18-49 were NBC’s “Smash” (#13) and “The Office” (tied for #14), with “Celebrity Apprentice” and “Biggest Loser” also ranking in the top 30. In the valuable adult 18-34 demo, “The Voice” was #1, “The Office” #7, “Smash” #13 and “Parks and Recreation” tied for #14.

Primetime averages for the week of March 5-11 in adults 18-49 were Fox (2.4/7), CBS (2.0/6), NBC (1.8/5), ABC (1.6/5) and CW (0.4/1). In overall total viewers the weekly averages were CBS (9.5 million), Fox (7.0 million), NBC (6.0 million), ABC (5.5 million) and CW (1.1 million).

NBC highlights for the week of March 5-11

* On Monday, “The Voice” jumped week to week by 15 percent in 18-49 rating to deliver the highest rating for any series program on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox in the four weeks since the February 6 regular-slot debut of “The Voice.” .

* Versus last year’s fifth regular telecast, “The Voice” was up 63 percent in 18-49 rating and 98 percent in total viewers. Through five weeks, “The Voice” has delivered NBC’s five highest 18-49 ratings in this time period, excluding Olympics, in nearly four and a half years.

* Also on Monday, “Smash” delivered three-week highs with week-to-week gains of 17 percent in both 18-49 and total viewers. This week’s “Smash” beat NBC’s time-period average this season prior to “Smash” by 170 percent in 18-49.

* NBC dominated Monday night in all key categories and more than doubled #2 ABC in 18-49.

* Tuesday’s “The Biggest Loser” grew throughout its telecast to move into first place among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox by its fourth and final half-hour in adults 18-49 and other key demographics.

* On Wednesday, “Whitney” delivered three-week highs in 18-49 and total viewers and “Are You There, Chelsea?” generated four-week highs.

* On Thursday, “Parks and Recreation” delivered its highest 18-49 rating since January 19 and both “The Office” and “Up All Night” equaled five-week highs in the demo.

* Also on Thursday, “Awake” topped NBC’s time-slot average prior to “Awake” by 33 percent in 18-49 rating.

* On Friday, “Dateline NBC” reported a 23 percent gain week to week in total viewers.

* On Saturday, an encore “Harry’s Law” led its time period in total viewers and “The Firm” grew week to week by 50 percent in 18-49 rating and 59 percent in total viewers.

* On Sunday, the time-period debut of “Harry’s Law” attracted NBC’s biggest overall audience in the slot, excluding sports, since January 15.

* On Sunday, “The Celebrity Apprentice” grew from its first half-hour to its fourth to tie for #1 in adults 18-49 and rank #1 outright in adults 25-54 among ABC, CBS and NBC for its fourth half-hour from 10:30-11 p.m. ET.

Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”

Additional NBC highlights for the week of March 5-11:

On Monday, March 5 from 8-10 p.m. ET, “The Voice” (6.2 rating, 16 share in adults 18-49, 16.8 million viewers overall) jumped week to week by 15 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 6.2 from a 5.4) and by 13 percent in total viewers (16.8 million vs. 14.9 million), to claim its top results in four weeks, since the show’s regular-slot Monday debut the night after the Super Bowl. Versus last year’s fifth regular telecast, “The Voice” was up 63 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 6.2 from a. 3.8) and up 98 percent in total viewers (16.848 million vs. 8.488 million). “The Voice” has now generated NBC’s five highest non-Olympic 18-49 ratings in this slot in nearly four and a half years (since September 24, 2007).

With this week’s start of the dramatic Battle Rounds, “The Voice” delivered its #3 best results ever, behind only this year’s premiere following the Super Bowl and the next day’s regular-slot debut. The 6.2 rating in 18-49 is the highest for any series program on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox since the February 6 regular-slot debut of “The Voice.” The March 5 telecast of “The Voice” dominated its time period in all key ratings categories. From its first half-hour to its fourth, “The Voice” grew by 18 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 6.5 from a 5.5) and by 9 percent or 1.4 million persons in total viewers (17.2 million vs. 15.8 million).

Monday at 10 p.m. ET, “Smash” (2.7/7, 7.8 million viewers overall) delivered three-week highs in 18-49 and total viewers, up week to week by 17 percent in both 18-49 rating (to a 2.7 from a 2.3) and total viewers (7.755 million vs. 6.638 million). Note that “Smash” grows by an average 35 percent above these next-day “live plus same day” 18-49 ratings when Nielsen adds the extra time-shifted viewing included in “live plus seven day” results. Versus CBS and ABC encore competition, “Smash” won the hour in all key categories.

“Smash” has now delivered NBC’s five highest 18-49 ratings in the time period since September 20, 2010. This week’s “Smash” beat NBC’s time-period average this season prior to “Smash” by 170 percent in 18-49 rating (with a 2.7 vs. a 1.0) and by 101 percent in total viewers (7.755 million vs. 3.864 million).

NBC dominated Monday night in all key categories and more than doubled #2 ABC in 18-49 (5.0 vs. 2.1). NBC has now won four of the last five Mondays in 18-49 after having not won an in-season Monday with regularly scheduled programming in four years

On Tuesday, March 6, from 8-9 p.m. ET, “The Biggest Loser 13″ averaged a 2.0/6 in 18-49 and 6.0 million viewers overall, to match its 18-49 rating of the prior week and generate a week-to-week gain of 6 percent in total viewers (to 6.0 million from 5.7 million). In the time period, “The Biggest Loser 13″ ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW in total viewers and adults 25-54. This week’s telecast grew from its first half-hour to its fourth by 17 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 2.1 from a 1.8) and 10 percent in total viewers (6.4 million vs. 5.8 million). For its fourth half-hour from 9:30-10 p.m., “The Biggest Loser” ranked #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW in adults 18-49, adults 18-34 (tie), adults 25-54, men 18-34 (tie) and all key adult-female demos.

Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET, the NBC News Special “Decision 2012″ averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 2.6 million viewers overall. In the time period, the news special ranked #2 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults, men and women 18-34, men 18-49 and men 25-54.

On Wednesday, March 7 from 8-8:30 p.m. ET, “Whitney” (1.6/4 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall) scored three-week highs in 18-49 and total viewers, with week-to-week gains of 7 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.6 from a 1.5) and 2 percent in total viewers (4.2 million vs. 4.1 million). In an intensely competitive time period opposite Fox’s “American Idol,” CBS’s “Survivor: One World” and ABC’s encore of “The Middle,” “Whitney” earned its top 18-49 and total-viewer results since February 15. Versus NBC’s average in the time period last season, “Whitney” was up 23 percent in 18-49 rating (with a 1.6 vs. a 1.3, “live plus same day” non-sports). Note that first-run telecasts of “Whitney” have averaged a 36 percent increase on these next-day “live plus same day” ratings when Nielsen has issued “live plus seven day” results.

Wednesday at 8:30 ET, “Are You There, Chelsea?” (1.5/4 in 18-49, 3.6 million viewers overall) delivered four-week highs in 18-49 and total viewers, with week-to-week gains of 15 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.5 from a 1.3) and 5 percent in total viewers (3.625 million vs. 3.452 million). In an intensely competitive time period opposite against Fox’s “American Idol,” CBS’s “Survivor: One World” and ABC’s encore of “Suburgatory,” “Chelsea” served up its highest results since February 8. This week’s “Chelsea” retained 94 percent of its 18-49 lead-in from “Whitney.” Keep in mind that first-run telecasts of “Chelsea” have been adding 28 percent to these next-day “live plus same day” ratings when Nielsen issues “live plus seven day” results.

Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1.0/3 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) locked up NBC’s top 18-49 and total-viewer results in this time period since February 8. The “SVU” encore grew from its first half-hour to its second in every key ratings category. “SVU” grew from half-hour to half-hour by 22 percent in adults 18-49 (to a 1.1 rating from a 0.9) and 16 percent in total viewers (3.7 million vs. 3.2 million).

Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET, “Rock Center with Brian Williams” (1.0/3 in adults 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) shifted to the 10 p.m. hour with the show’s highest results since February 8. Versus the prior week’s figures in the 9 p.m. hour, “Rock Center” was up 43 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.0 from a 0.7), up 63 percent in adults 25-54 (1.3 vs. 0.8) and up 28 percent in total viewers (3.530 million vs. 2.748 million).

On Thursday, March 8 at 8 p.m. ET, “30 Rock” delivered a 1.4/4 in 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers in a highly competitive time period versus CBS’s “Big Bang Theory,” Fox’s “American Idol,” and ABC’s rebroadcast “Wipeout.” “30 Rock” equaled its 18-49 rating of the prior week. Note that “30 Rock” originals have been adding 46 percent to these next-day “live plus same day” ratings when Nielsen issues “live plus seven day” results so far this season.

Thursday at 8:30 ET, “Parks and Recreation” (1.8/5 in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall) delivered its highest 18-49 rating since January 19. Week to week, “Parks and Rec” is up 6 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.8 from a 1.7) in a competitive time period versus Fox’s “American Idol,” CBS’s “Big Bang Theory” rebroadcast and ABC’s encore “Wipeout.” “Parks” built on its lead-in by 29 percent in 18-49 rating. Keep in mind that on average this season, original telecasts of “Parks” have been adding 36 percent to their next-day “live plus same day” 18-49 rating when Nielsen includes additional time-shifted viewing in “live plus seven day” ratings.

Thursday from 9-9:31 p.m. ET, “The Office” (2.6/7 in 18-49, 4.9 million viewers overall) matched its highest 18-49 rating since February 2. “The Office” built on its lead-in by 44 percent in 18-49 rating and 34 percent in total viewers. “The Office” is #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW in adults 18-49 and #1 in adults, men and women 18-34 in a competitive time period versus CBS’s “Person of Interest,” Fox’s “Finder” and ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” encore. Note that on average this season, “Office” originals have been adding 47 percent to their next-day “live plus same day” 18-49 rating when Nielsen reports additional time-shifted viewing in “live plus seven day” ratings.

Thursday at 9:31 ET, “Up All Night” (1.7/4 in 18-49, 3.4 million viewers overall) matched its highest rating since February 2 and delivered its biggest overall audience since February 9. Week to week, “Up All Night” is up 6 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.7 from a 1.6) and up 2 percent in total viewers (3.444 million vs. 3.384 million). In a competitive time period versus the concluding half-hours of CBS’s “Person of Interest,” Fox’s “The Finder” and ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” encore, “Up All Night” is #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW in adults 18-34 and women 18-34. Note that “Up All Night” originals have been adding 50 percent to these next-day “live plus same day” ratings when Nielsen issues “live plus seven day” results so far this season.

Thursday at 10 p.m. ET, “Awake” (1.6/4 in 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall) has in its first two weeks earned NBC’s two highest 18-49 ratings in this time period since December 8. In its second half-hour this week, “Awake” remained within a tenth of a point of its first half-hour (with a 1.5 rating vs. a 1.6). In the time period, “Awake” is #2 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49, ahead of ABC’s repeat of the “GCB” premiere, and is tied for #1 in adults 18-34.

Versus NBC’s season average in the time period prior to “Awake,” this week’s telecast is up 33 percent in 18-49 rating (with a 1.6 rating vs. a 1.2).

On Friday, March 9, at 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” averaged a 1.0/3 in 18-49 and 4.9 million viewers overall.

Friday at 9 p.m. ET, “Grimm” (1.5/4 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW in the time period in adults 18-49, total viewers and most other key categories and finished #1 in adults 18-34. “Grimm” built on its lead-in by 50 percent in 18-49. Note that on average this season, “Grimm” originals have been adding 61 percent to their next-day “live plus same day” 18-49 rating when Nielsen reports additional time-shifted viewing in “live plus seven day” ratings.

Friday at 10 p.m. ET, “Dateline NBC” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall) maintained a 1.3 rating in 18-49 for a third week in a row to equal its highest rating since February 10. In total viewers, the Friday “Dateline” grew week to week by 23 percent (to 5.0 million from 4.0 million.

On Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of “Harry’s Law” (0.6/2 in 18-49, 4.4 million viewers overall) finished #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in total viewers, tied for #1 in women 25-54 and tied for #2 in adults 18-49. “Harry’s Law” filed NBC’s highest 18-49 rating in the time period since February 11 and attracted the network’s biggest overall audience in the slot since January 21.

Saturday at 9 p.m. ET, “The Firm” (0.6/2 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) grew versus the prior week by 50 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 0.6 from a 0.4) and 59 percent or 1.3 million persons in total viewers (3.512 million vs. 2.211 million). These are the top 18-49 and total-viewers results for “The Firm” in its four original Saturday telecasts to date.

Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (0.7/2 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) grew from its first half-hour to its second in nearly all key categories, including gains of 33 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 0.8 from a 0.6) and 19 percent in total viewers (3.8 million vs. 3.2 million).

On Sunday, March 11 from 7-8 p.m. ET, “Dateline NBC” (0.9/3 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall) grew from its first half-hour to its second in all key ratings categories, including gains of 25 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.0 from a 0.8) and 20 percent in total viewers (5.2 million vs. 4.3 million).

Sunday from 8-9 p.m. ET, the time-period debut of “Harry’s Law” (1.1/3 in 18-49, 9.0 million viewers overall) matched NBC’s top 18-49 rating in the time period since February 19 and attracted the network’s biggest overall audience in the slot, excluding sports, since the Golden Globe Awards on January 15. Versus NBC’s non-sports average in the time period last season, “Harry’s Law” was up 90 percent in total viewers (9.047 million vs. 4.756 million).

Sunday from 9-11 p.m. ET, “The Celebrity Apprentice” delivered a 2.0/5 in 18-49 and 6.5 million viewers overall, and ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 25-54 in a competitive time period versus ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and “GCB,” Fox’s “Family Guy” and “American Dad” and CBS’s “Good Wife” and “CSI: Miami.” “Celebrity Apprentice” built on NBC’s results in the prior hour from 8-9 p.m. ET by 82 percent in 18-49 rating (2.0 vs. 1.1).

From its first half-hour to its fourth, “Celebrity Apprentice” grew by 21 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 2.3 from a 1.9) and by 14 percent in total viewers (7.1 million vs. 6.2 million), to move into a tie for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in 18-49 during the 10:30-11 p.m. ET half-hour and to rank #1 outright in adults 25-54 with a 3.1 rating in that category.

WEEKLY AVERAGES
Average rating, share and audience in each category

ADULTS 18-49

Fox 2.4/7, 3.1 million

CBS 2.0/6, 2.6 million

NBC 1.8/5, 2.4 million

ABC 1.6/5, 2.1 million

CW 0.4/1, 0.6 million

Each rating point equals 1.28 million viewers

ADULTS 25-54

CBS 2.8/7, 3.4 million

Fox 2.8/7, 3.4 million

NBC 2.2/6, 2.7 million

ABC 2.0/5, 2.4 million

CW 0.4/1, 0.5 million

Each rating point equals 1.21 million viewers

TOTAL VIEWERS

CBS 3.3/9, 9.5 million

Fox 2.4/6, 7.0 million

NBC 2.1/5, 6.0 million

ABC 1.9/5, 5.5 million

CW 0.4/1, 1.1 million

Each rating point equals 2.90 million viewers

2011-12 SEASON AVERAGES
Average rating, share and audience in each category

ADULTS 18-49

Fox 3.3/9, 4.2 million

CBS 3.1/8, 4.0 million

NBC 2.7/7, 3.4 million

ABC 2.5/7, 3.2 million

CW 0.8/2, 1.0 million

Each rating point equals 1.28 million viewers

ADULTS 25-54

CBS 4.1/10, 4.9 million

Fox 3.8/9, 4.6 million

NBC 3.1/8, 3.8 million

ABC 3.1/7, 3.7 million

CW 0.8/2, 0.9 million

Each rating point equals 1.21 million viewers

TOTAL VIEWERS

CBS 4.2/11, 12.1 million

Fox 3.2/8, 9.1 million

ABC 2.9/7, 8.3 million.

NBC 2.7/7, 7.8 million

CW 0.6/1, 1.8 million

Each rating point equals 2.90 million viewers

NBC’S “THE VOICE” TO BEGIN LIVE TWO-HOUR EPISODES ON APRIL 2; SIX WEEKS OF LIVE TUESDAY RESULTS SHOWS BEGIN APRIL 3

“The Voice’s” Last Live Performance Episode Will Be on Monday, May 7 (8-10 p.m. ET) with Second Season Winner Announced in Live Finale on Tuesday, May 8 (8-10 p.m. ET)

“America’s Got Talent” – Now with New Judge Howard Stern – Debuts Following Week with Two-hour Episodes on Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – March 7, 2012 – NBC will commence live episodes of “The Voice” on Monday, April 2 (8-10 p.m. ET) and will expand the hit singing competition series to a second night with live elimination rounds beginning on Tuesday, April 3 (9-10 p.m. ET).

In addition, “The Voice’s” last live performance episode will be on Monday, May 7 (8-10 p.m. ET), with the season’s winner announced in the two-hour live finale on Tuesday, May 8 (8-10 p.m. ET).

“America’s Got Talent” – NBC’s top-rated summer series — will then debut its new seventh season the following week with two-hour episodes on Monday, May 14 (8-10 p.m. ET) and Tuesday, May 15 (8-10 p.m. ET). The show’s return will feature the first appearance of new judge Howard Stern, who joins fellow judges Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne. The series then resumes in its regular day and time on Monday, May 21 (8-9 p.m. ET) and on Tuesday, May 22 (9-10 p.m. ET).

NBC’s new Tuesday night lineup starting on April 3 will be “The Biggest Loser” (8-9 p.m. ET), “The Voice” (9-10 p.m. ET) and the new “Fashion Star” (10-11 p.m. ET). “Fashion Star” debuts Tuesday, March 13 (9:30-11 p.m. ET).

This week’s edition of “The Voice” jumped 15 percent versus the prior week in adult 18-49 rating (to a 6.2 from a 5.4) in “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research and was up 13 percent week to week in total viewers (16.8 million vs. 14.9 million), to achieve the show’s top results in the four weeks since its regular-slot debut on February 6. Counting this week’s results, “The Voice” this season is averaging a 7.5 in 18-49 and 19.3 million viewers overall, making it the season’s #1 entertainment series in adults 18-49 and other key demographics.

“The Voice” returned with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition. Celebrity musician coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton also returned, along with Carson Daly as host. Christina Milian joined this season as Social Media Correspondent.

The hit vocal competition series features the four superstar coaches who recently hand-picked their favorite vocalists in a blind audition and will guide them through an intense competition that ultimately crowns one winner. The show’s innovative format showcases the live performance shows that follow the blind auditions and the current battle phase.

“The Voice” is a presentation of Mark Burnett’s One Three Inc., Talpa Content USA, Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

Last summer, “America’s Got Talent” delivered its highest-rated cycle ever, averaging a 4.1 rating, 12 share in adults 18-49 and 14.3 million viewers overall with its Tuesday edition, up in both categories by 17 percent versus the prior year to set new series highs. The Wednesday Results Show averaged a 3.7/11 in 18-49, up 9 percent versus the prior year, and 13.3 million viewers overall, up 6 percent. “America’s Got Talent” ranked #1 among non-sports telecast on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox in total viewers every week it aired over the Summer of 2011, making it the #1 summer series in total viewers for a sixth year in a row.

“America’s Got Talent,” NBC’s top-rated summer series from “American Idol” producers FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell’s SYCO Television, returns with the hottest performers from across the country ready to compete in the blockbuster reality show. This year, outspoken, unedited radio personality television host and author Stern joins Mandel (“Deal or No Deal”) and Osbourne on the judging panel, while actor/producer/comedian Nick Cannon returns as host.

“America’s Got Talent” is produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell’s SYCO Television. Simon Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz (“American Idol”), Jason Raff, Ken Warwick (“American Idol”) and Georgie Hurford-Jones are executive producers.

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