nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for monday, august 20, 2012)

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to local market preemptions, Fast Nationals for ABC are approximate.]

FOX (5.67 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) was the top draw on Monday thanks to new episodes of "Hotel Hell" (5.16 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and "Hell's Kitchen" (6.17 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1).

CBS (4.96 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) then was among those splitting the silver with its all-repeat lineup of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.20 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8), "2 Broke Girls" (4.77 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7), another "2 Broke Girls" (5.43 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T3), "Mike & Molly" (5.31 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.01 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #11).

Next up was NBC (4.38 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) with a repeat of "America's Got Talent" (4.70 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T9) followed by week two of "Stars Earn Stripes" (3.55 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T9) and "Grimm" (4.90 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T3).

Meanwhile, ABC (4.13 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) offered up an original "Bachelor Pad" (4.78 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5) alongside the season finale of "The Glass House" (2.81 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #12).

And finally, a repeat of "Remodeled" (0.58 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and the season finale of "Remodeled" (0.47 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) on The CW (0.53 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Remodeled" delivered a 0.4 rating at 8:00/7:00c and a 0.3 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Remodeled
+28.57% - The Glass House
+25.00% - Bachelor Pad
+5.26% - Hotel Hell
-7.41% - Hell's Kitchen
-20.00% - Grimm
-35.29% - Stars Earn Stripes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Remodeled (vs. One Tree Hill (Repeat))
-5.88% - Grimm (vs. American Ninja Warrior)
-7.41% - Hell's Kitchen
-10.00% - The Glass House (vs. Castle (Repeat))
-16.67% - Hotel Hell (vs. Hell's Kitchen)
-28.57% - Bachelor Pad
-35.29% - Stars Earn Stripes (vs. American Ninja Warrior)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.8/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.3/4.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3; "Late Show," 0.4/2; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

·At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2 with an encore).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (8/22/11):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to local NFL preseason preemptions, Fast Nationals for ABC are inflated.]

FOX (6.13 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1) was the network to beat on Monday with new epsiodes of "Hell's Kitchen" (5.92 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2) and a second original "Hell's Kitchen" (6.33 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1).

ABC (5.93 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) then claimed the silver with a new "Bachelor Pad" (6.63 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #3) followed by a repeat of "Castle" (4.55 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T10).

Next up was NBC (3.95 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) with a repeat of "America's Got Talent" (3.96 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T10) followed by the two-hour season finale of "American Ninja Warrior" (3.95 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.7, #4).

Meanwhile, CBS (4.68 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4) offered up repeats of "How I Met Your Mother" (3.66 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #9), another "How I Met Your Mother" (3.94 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T6), "Two and a Half Men" (5.32 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #5), "Mike & Molly" (5.28 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T6) and "Hawaii Five-0" (4.95 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8).

And finally, repeats of "Gossip Girl" (0.59 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) and "One Tree Hill" (0.35 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.1, #13) on The CW (0.47 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49): Bachelor Pad (0.0%), Hell's Kitchen (-7.1%).

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.1/5 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5 with an original; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.9/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.2/4 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with David Letterman," 0.6/3 with an original; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2 with an encore.

At 12:35 a.m., household results were: "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," 1.1/4 with an original. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/2 in 18-49 with an encore) tied an original "Late Late Show" (0.4/3).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research