nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, august 13, 2013)

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

NBC (6.939 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) took home the demo crown for the fourth consecutive week on Tuesday thanks to a repeat of "Hollywood Game Night" (3.731 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) and a new two-hour "America's Got Talent" (8.543 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1).

FOX (3.878 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) then snagged the silver with its mainstay "So You Think You Can Dance" (3.878 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2).

Next up was ABC (3.348 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) with a new "Extreme Weight Loss" (3.548 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) and a repeat of "Body of Proof" (2.948 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7).

Meanwhile, CBS (6.011 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up second runs of "NCIS" (7.971 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (5.375 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7) and "Person of Interest" (4.688 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7).

And finally, a new "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (2.190 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #6), a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.852 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7) and a new "Capture" (0.790 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) on The CW (1.406 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Line" delivered a 0.7 and a 0.6 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Capture" a 0.4 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - So You Think You Can Dance
0.00% - Capture
-4.00% - America's Got Talent
-8.33% - Extreme Weight Loss
-11.11% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+166.67% - Whose Line Is It Anyway? (vs. Hart of Dixie (Repeat))
+57.14% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. The Middle (Repeat)/Last Man Standing (Repeat)/Happy Endings (Repeat)/Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (Repeat))
+50.00% - Capture (vs. The L.A. Complex)
+17.07% - America's Got Talent (vs. America's Got Talent/Stars Earn Stripes (Repeat))
-40.91% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. Hotel Hell/MasterChef)

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," 2.3/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.9/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/5.

· 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; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, 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" (1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) 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 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (8/14/12):

NBC (7.88 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) was back in front on Tuesday with the return of "America's Got Talent" (9.82 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) followed by an encore of "Stars Earn Stripes" (3.99 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4).

FOX (5.39 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.2, #2) then had to settle for second place with night two of "Hotel Hell" (5.09 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.1, #3) alongside the return of "MasterChef" (5.70 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2).

Next up was CBS (6.47 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and its all-repeat lineup of "NCIS" (7.16 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (6.34 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5) and "The Mentalist" (5.90 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.98 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) was out of the hunt with its mix of "The Middle" (3.24 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9), "Last Man Standing" (2.74 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9), "Happy Endings" (1.85 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11) and "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" (1.67 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11) plus a new "NY Med" (4.20 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #8).

And finally on The CW (0.65 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5), a repeat of "Hart of Dixie" (0.77 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) and a new "The L.A. Complex" (0.53 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Complex" posted a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - The L.A. Complex
+42.86% - NY Med
+3.85% - America's Got Talent (vs. 7/24/12)
-7.69% - MasterChef (vs. 7/24/12)

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

+45.95% - America's Got Talent (vs. It's Worth What?/America's Got Talent)
+11.11% - NY Med (vs. Combat Hospital)
-12.50% - Hotel Hell (vs. MasterChef)
-14.29% - MasterChef (vs MasterChef)
-33.33% - The L.A. Complex (vs. Shedding for the Wedding (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; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.6/7; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.7/6; 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," 0.6/3; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

·At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.1/4 in metered-market households) trailed CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) tied "Late Late Show" (0.4/2 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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research