nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for friday, august 16, 2013)

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 significant local NFL pre-season preemptions, all Fast Nationals are inflated.]

FOX (4.687 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) scored the top spot on Friday with its coverage of "NFL Preseason: Buccaneers at Patriots" (4.687 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1).

NBC (4.969 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then had to settle for second place with its mix of "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (3.201 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6), another "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (3.350 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5) and a two-hour "Dateline NBC" (5.816 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2).

Next up was CBS (4.605 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3) and its all-repeat lineup of "Undercover Boss" (4.581 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3), "Hawaii Five-0" (4.289 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "Blue Bloods" (4.945 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.093 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3) served up its combination of "Last Man Standing" (3.227 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9), "The Neighbors" (2.303 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12), "Shark Tank" (3.038 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "20/20" (3.478 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3).

And finally, the return of "Perfect Score" (0.800 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13), a second "Perfect Score" (0.711 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and a new "America's Next Top Model" (1.361 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11) on The CW (1.058 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Score" delivered a 0.2 and a 0.3 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Top Model" a 0.8 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-28.57% - America's Next Top Model
-33.33% - Perfect Score - 8:00 (vs. 7/23/13)
-33.33% - Perfect Score - 8:30 (vs. 7/16/13)
-35.71% - 20/20

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+30.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. Grimm (Repeat)/Dateline NBC)
+25.00% - America's Next Top Model (vs. Nikita (Repeat))
-6.25% - NFL Preseason: Buccaneers at Patriots
-40.00% - 20/20 (vs. 20/20 (Repeat))
-50.00% - Perfect Score - 8:00 (vs. Nikita (Repeat))
-50.00% - Perfect Score - 8:30 (vs. Nikita (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," 2.3/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.9/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5 with an encore.

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

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.3/4 in metered-market households with an encore) 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 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2 with an encore).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (8/17/12):

FOX (4.90 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) topped the demo chart on Friday with its coverage of "NFL Preseason: Detroit at Baltimore" (4.90 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1).

ABC (5.23 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2) however was the most-watched network with repeats of "Shark Tank" (4.54 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #5), "20/20" (5.74 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2) and another "20/20" (5.50 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2).

Next up was NBC (3.83 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with rebroadcasts of "America's Got Talent" (3.84 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6) and "Grimm" (2.55 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) followed by the return of "Dateline NBC" (5.11 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4).

Meanwhile, CBS (4.16 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) offered up its new special "Teachers Rock" (3.32 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10) alongside repeats of "CSI: NY" (4.28 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) and "Blue Bloods" (4.89 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7).

And finally, repeats of "Nikita" (1.25 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11) and another "Nikita" (1.08 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11) on The CW (1.16 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+13.04% - Dateline NBC (vs. 7/20/12)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
-18.75% - Dateline NBC
-57.14% - Teachers Rock (vs. Flashpoint)

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," 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.0/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4 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; "Late Show," 0.5/2 with an encore; "Nightline," 0.8/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2 with an encore.

·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" (1.1/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/2 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2 with an encore).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research