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After the delayed viewing fireworks for the Monday series where two shows, NBC’s_ Manifest_ and ABC’s_ The Good Doctor_, added more than 5 million viewers to their premiere tallies in three

days of playback, we have a more run-of-the-mill Live+3 results for Premiere Tuesday. The Season 3 premiere of NBC’s _This Is Us_ led the pack with the largest absolute L+3 lifts: +1.28

rating points in 18-49 (3.0 to 4.3) and +4.0 million viewers overall (10.6 million to 14.6 million). The family drama widened its lead over CBS’ _The Big Bang Theory_ (3.7 18-49 rating in

L+3) for the No.1 non-sports program of the week honors in adults 18-49. (Long-time leader_ BBT_ is in a tight race for No.2 in the demo and No. 1 in total viewers with NBC’s hot newcomer

_Manifest,_ which gained on the veteran in L+3 – 3.6 vs. 3.7 in 18-48 and 16.1 vs. 16. 8 million viewers) WATCH ON DEADLINE The third season opener of Fox’s revamped _Lethal Weapon_, which

introduced new co-lead, Seann Willian Scott, posted the highest percentage gains on Tuesday, +59% in 18-49 (0.8 to 1.3) and 63% in total viewers (3.4 million to 5.6 million). This is

believed to be a series high demo % L3 lift for _Lethal Weapon_ whose Season 3 premiere is now running ahead of the Season 2 finale by +8% in 18-49. In absolute gains, _This Is Us_ was

followed by its lead-out, freshman NBC drama _New Amsterdam_, which added +0.84 18-49 rating points (1.8 to 2.7) and almost as many viewers as _This Is Us,_ 3.9 million (8.4 million to 12.3

million). Here are the L+3 gains for all Tuesday series on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. network…………………….adults 18-49 rating…………….total viewers (in millions) ABC………………………….L+SD….L3…..Lift…

%Lift……L+SD…L3……Lift… %Lift Dancing w/the Stars    0.9       1.1     +0.17 +19%      6.6      7.6    +1.1 +16% CBS…………………………..L+SD….L3…..Lift… %Lift…….L+SD…L3……Lift… %Lift NCIS

                              1.4         2.0   +0.6  +38%      12.6     15.5   +3.0  +24% FBI                                  1.3        1.8    +0.5  +42%      10.1      12.9    +2.8 +28%

NCIS: New Orleans       1.0       1.5     +0.5  +49%      9.0        11.7   +2.8  +31% NBC…………………………..L+SD….L3…..Lift… %Lift…….L+SD…L3……Lift… %Lift The Voice                       2.2

        2.5  +0.3  +14%        9.9       11.3    +1.4 +14% This Is Us                       3.0        4.3   +1.3  +43%       10.6      14.6    +4.0 +38% New Amsterdam            1.8       

2.7  +0.8  +46%        8.4       12.3    +3.9 +46% FOX…………………………..L+SD….L3…..Lift… %Lift…….L+SD…L3……Lift… %Lift The Gifted                      0.9       1.3    +0.4 +42%       2.6      3.8

    +1.2  +46% Lethal Weapon               0.8       1.3    +0.5 +59%       3.4      5.6    +2.2 +63%