nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, september 17, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

FOX (5.269 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) lead the demo race on Tuesday with the premieres of "Dads" (5.566 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.1, #4) and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (5.997 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.5, #2) followed by the return of "New Girl" (5.562 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) and "The Mindy Project" (3.953 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.9, #5).

Last fall (9/25/12), FOX's Tuesday lineup opened as follows: "New Girl" (5.33 million viewers; adults 18-49: 2.7), "Ben & Kate" (4.19 million viewers; adults 18-49: 2.0), a second "New Girl" (5.19 million viewers; adults 18-49: 2.7) and "The Mindy Project" (4.73 million viewers; adults 18-49: 2.4).

NBC (9.023 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) then had to settle for second place with its mix of "Million Second Quiz" (5.189 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8) and "America's Got Talent" (10.941 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #3).

Next up was ABC (3.775 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) and its telecast of "Iron Man 2" (3.775 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7).

Meanwhile, CBS (8.146 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) served up repeats of "NCIS" (10.365 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #6), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.885 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8) and "Person of Interest" (6.189 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #10).

And finally, a new "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (2.431 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11), a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (2.329 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11) and a new "Capture" (1.066 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #13) on The CW (1.723 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Line" delivered a 0.9 and a 0.9 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Capture" a 0.5 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - Capture
+14.29% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
+4.35% - America's Got Talent
-26.67% - Million Second Quiz

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+166.67% - Whose Line Is It Anyway? (vs. Hart of Dixie (Repeat))
+150.00% - Capture (vs. The Next (Repeat))
+81.25% - New Girl (vs. So You Think You Can Dance)
+56.25% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (vs. So You Think You Can Dance)
+31.25% - Dads (vs. So You Think You Can Dance)
+18.75% - The Mindy Project (vs. So You Think You Can Dance)
+5.26% - America's Got Talent (vs. Go On/The New Normal/Parenthood)
-75.56% - Million Second Quiz (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," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/6 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/4.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 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 (9/18/12):

NBC (8.71 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1) was the top draw on Tuesday thanks to week two of its lineup of "The Voice" (13.31 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.5, #1), "Go On" (9.33 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.3, #2), "The New Normal" (6.20 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.2, #3) and "Parenthood" (5.04 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4).

FOX (4.63 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2) then claimed a distant silver with the two-hour season finale of "So You Think You Can Dance" (4.63 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5).

Next up was CBS (8.77 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) and its all-repeat lineup of "NCIS" (10.18 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (8.43 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T8) and another "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.70 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T8).

Meanwhile, ABC (6.28 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4) offered up repeats of "The Middle" (4.18 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T10) and "Last Man Standing" (3.85 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T10) plus the new two-hour special "20/20: Best in TV: The Greatest Shows of Our Time" (7.41 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5).

And finally, repeats of "Hart of Dixie" (0.68 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #12) and "The Next" (0.59 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.63 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.5 rating while "The Next" posted a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
15.38% - The Voice
6.67% - So You Think You Can Dance
-2.94% - Go On
-5.26% - Parenthood
-12.00% - The New Normal

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+95.65% - The Voice (vs. The Biggest Loser 12)
+43.48% - Go On (vs. The Biggest Loser 12)
-4.35% - The New Normal (vs. The Biggest Loser 12)
-14.29% - Parenthood
-37.25% - 20/20: Best in TV: The Greatest Shows of Our Time (vs. Dancing With the Stars/Body of Proof)
-58.97% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. Glee/New Girl/Raising Hope)

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; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 4.0/10; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.1/8; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3; "Late Show," 1.1/6; "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) trailed CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.9/7). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) trailed "Late Late Show" (0.6/4).

·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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research