nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, may 28, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

NBC (6.576 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) was still the top draw on Tuesday with its mix of a "The Voice" (6.378 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) recap followed by a new "The Voice" (10.437 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.0, #1) and a rebroadcast of "The Office" (2.912 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8) finale.

FOX (4.958 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) then was a closed second with its summer mainstay "So You Think You Can Dance" (4.958 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2).

Next up was ABC (5.293 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) with the return of "Extreme Weight Loss" (4.214 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4) followed by the de facto series finale of "Body of Proof" (7.449 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4).

Meanwhile, CBS (7.272 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up encores of "NCIS" (8.641 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #7) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (8.186 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4) followed by the debut of "Brooklyn DA" (4.990 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8).

And finally, repeats of "Hart of Dixie" (0.890 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #10) and "America's Next Top Model" (0.470 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #11) on The CW (0.680 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.3 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Model" a 0.3 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-3.23% - The Voice
-5.26% - So You Think You Can Dance
-14.29% - Body of Proof (vs. 5/14/13)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+80.00% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. New Girl (Repeats))
-4.00% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. Cougar Town/20/20)
-7.69% - Body of Proof (vs. 20/20)
-18.92% - The Voice (vs. America's Got Talent)
-28.57% - Brooklyn DA (vs. 48 Hours Mystery (Repeat))

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," 2.2/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5 with an encore.

* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.6/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3 with an encore.

* From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET Wednesday night, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

* From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore) tied CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore) tied "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

* At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.1/1 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 (5/29/12):

NBC (6.18 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) was the top draw on Memorial Day with new episodes of "America's Got Talent" (10.03 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1), "American Ninja Warrior" (5.73 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and a repeat of "Grimm" (2.78 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #9).

The silver then went to ABC (5.23 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) with a new "The Bachelorette" (5.73 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #3) followed by a repeat of "Castle" (4.21 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10).

Next up was CBS (5.06 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) and its all-repeat mix of "How I Met Your Mother" (3.83 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7), "2 Broke Girls" (4.20 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7), "Two and a Half Men" (5.86 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4), "Mike & Molly" (5.49 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.51 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.42 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up repeats of "House" (2.30 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #12) and another "House" (2.55 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10).

And finally, repeats of "Gossip Girl" (0.56 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) and "Hart of Dixie" (0.80 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) on The CW (0.68 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Gossip" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Dixie" posted a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-12.90% - America's Got Talent
-16.67% - American Ninja Warrior
-25.00% - The Bachelorette

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+200.00% - America's Got Talent (vs. Minute to Win It (Repeat))
+81.82% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
-14.29% - The Bachelorette

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

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Source: Nielsen Media Research