Adele obliterates ratings with NBC special: highest in 12yrs
Emperor of music, Adele the record destroyer, and King of ratings have shatter TV Ratings with Her NBC special.
Adele Live in New York City averaged an impressive 3.0 rating among adults 18-49 and 11.3 million viewers. That's barely down at all from its Voice lead-in, the highest-rated series of the night, which averaged a 3.2 rating in the key demo.
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The last primetime concert special to pull in such a strong showing with adults 18-49 was in 2005 with — wait for it — the Eagles Farewell Tour.
The biggest TV Concert of the decade.The highest-rated concert special on broadcast in a decade.The biggest TV concert in over 11 years.
Bigger than every award show this year except the Grammy's and the CMA