nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for saturday, june 9, 2012)

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

NBC (2.80 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) took home a modest victory on Saturday with its coverage of the "NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Game 5" (2.80 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1).

FOX (3.07 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) then claimed the silver with its "Saturday Baseball Game of the Week" (3.07 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3).

Next up was CBS (3.38 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) and its mix of "Rules of Engagement" (2.03 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4), "How to Be a Gentleman" (1.63 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7), "CSI: NY" (3.39 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4) and "48 Hours Mystery" (4.93 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2).

And finally, encores of "Concert for the Queen: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Katie Couric" (2.74 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7) and "Secret Millionaire" (2.40 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4) on ABC (2.63 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) closed out the evening.

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

An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Maya Rudolph and musical guest Sleigh Bells (3.3/8 in metered-market households), dominated its time period. "SNL" matched its rating for the same night last year in metered-market households.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Saturday Night Live" averaged a 1.8 rating, 8 share in adults 18-49, making it the night's #1 program in the Local People Meters, ahead of all primetime telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. Versus the same night last year, "SNL" is up 6 percent in the Local People Meters (1.8 vs. 1.7).

[NOTE: Today's numbers are courtesy of TVMediaInsights.com due to delays from our usual sources.]

Here are the highlights of the nine ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/11/11):

FOX (4.08 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) was the network to beat on Saturday with the penultimate weeks of "Cops" (3.64 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2) and "America's Most Wanted" (4.52 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1).

CBS (4.48 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2) then was the most-watched network with a new "Chaos" (3.23 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8) followed by repeats of "NCIS" (4.60 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5) and "48 Hours Mystery" (5.61 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2).

Next up was ABC (2.64 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2) with encores of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (2.61 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5) and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (2.69 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4).

And finally, the original movie "Field of Vision" (2.69 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8) led into a repeat of "Law & Order: Los Angeles" (3.57 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5) on NBC (2.98 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4).

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

Currently not available.

Source: Nielsen Media Research