nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, june 25, 2013)

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

NBC (8.009 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) was the network to beat on Tuesday thanks to a new two-hour "America's Got Talent" (9.967 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1). Leading off the night was a repeat of "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (4.033 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4) followed by an original "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (4.153 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4).

FOX (4.415 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2) then took home the silver with its weekly telecast of "So You Think You Can Dance" (4.415 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2).

Next up was ABC (3.544 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) with the return of "Extreme Weight Loss" (3.915 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) plus a repeat of "Body of Proof" (2.804 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #9).

Meanwhile, CBS (6.377 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) offered up repeats of "NCIS" (8.044 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #6), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (5.994 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7) and "Person of Interest" (5.093 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7).

And finally, repeats of "Hart of Dixie" (0.830 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10) and "America's Next Top Model" (0.646 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10) on The CW (0.738 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.2 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Model" a 0.3 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. 6/4/13)
+14.29% - So You Think You Can Dance
0.00% - Betty White's Off Their Rockers (vs. 3/19/13)
-10.34% - America's Got Talent

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+60.00% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. Last Man Standing (Repeats)/Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (Repeat))
+8.33% - America's Got Talent (vs. America's Got Talent/Love in the Wild)
-27.27% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. Hell's Kitchen/MasterChef)
-42.11% - Betty White's Off Their Rockers (vs. U.S. Olympic Team Trials)

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," 3.1/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.8/4.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.5/5 in metered-market households with an encore telecast) beat CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 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 (6/26/12):

NBC (7.83 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #T1) was the most-watched network on Tuesday thanks to its mix of the "U.S. Olympic Team Trials" (6.95 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #4), "America's Got Talent" (11.52 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.2, #1) and "Love in the Wild" (5.03 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.6, #5).

FOX (5.33 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.2, #T1) then shared the demo crown with fresh installments of "Hell's Kitchen" (5.35 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #T2) and "MasterChef" (5.32 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.2, #T2).

Next up was CBS (6.67 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and its all-repeat lineup of "NCIS" (7.92 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #6), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (6.44 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T7) and "48 Hours Mystery" (5.66 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T7).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.57 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) offered up its own repeat mix of "Last Man Standing" (3.65 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9), another "Last Man Standing" (3.46 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9) and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (2.08 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #11).

And finally, a new "The Catalina" (0.57 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) and a repeat of "The L.A. Complex" (0.30 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.1, #13) on The CW (0.44 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Catalina" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Complex" posted a 0.2 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+23.08% - Love in the Wild
+10.00% - MasterChef
+6.67% - America's Got Talent (vs. 6/12/12)
0.00% - Hell's Kitchen
-50.00% - The Catalina

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):

+175.00% - MasterChef (vs. Raising Hope (Repeat)/Raising Hope (Repeat))
+29.41% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. MasterChef)
0.00% - The Catalina (vs. One Tree Hill (Repeat))
-25.58% - America's Got Talent (vs. The Voice)
-40.63% - U.S. Olympic Team Trials (vs. America's Got Talent)
-62.79% - Love in the Wild (vs. The Voice)

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," 2.7/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.7/6; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.2/4.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.6/3; "Nightline," 0.8/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research