nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for wednesday, january 30, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

FOX (15.593 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.4, #1) coasted to victory on Wednesday with a new two-hour installment of "American Idol" (15.593 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.4, #1).

A distant second place then went to CBS (8.072 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) with its annual "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2013" (9.866 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T2) special followed by repeats of "Criminal Minds" (7.175 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T7) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (7.174 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T7).

Next up was NBC (5.610 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) and its lineup of "Whitney" (3.585 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T10), "Guys With Kids" (2.895 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.1, #12), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (6.366 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.7, #6) and "Chicago Fire" (7.225 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #4).

Meanwhile, ABC (4.633 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #4) offered up a repeat of "The Middle" (5.517 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T10), a new "The Neighbors" (5.249 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T7), a repeat of "Modern Family" (6.165 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T2), a new "Suburgatory" (4.868 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.8, #5) and a repeat of "Nashville" (3.000 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T13).

And finally, originals from "Arrow" (2.996 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T13) and "Supernatural" (0.281 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T13) on The CW (2.638 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Arrow" delivered a 0.6 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Supernatural" a 0.7 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - American Idol
0.00% - Supernatural
-7.14% - Whitney (vs. 1/9/13)
-9.09% - Chicago Fire (vs. 1/9/13)
-15.38% - Guys With Kids (vs. 1/9/13)
-15.79% - The Neighbors
-18.18% - Arrow
-19.05% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (vs. 1/9/13)
-21.74% - Suburgatory

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+200.00% - Supernatural (vs. Remodeled)
+54.55% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (vs. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Repeat))
+33.33% - The Neighbors (vs. Suburgatory (Repeat))
+28.57% - Arrow (vs. One Tree Hill)
+25.00% - Chicago Fire (vs. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Repeat))
+22.73% - American Idol (vs. American Idol/Mobbed)
0.00% - Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2013
-5.26% - Suburgatory (vs. Happy Endings (Repeat))
-23.53% - Whitney
-35.29% - Guys With Kids (vs. Are You There, Chelsea?)

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," 2.4/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.1/6.

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

* From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET Wednesday night, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/2).

* At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (2/1/12):

FOX (13.06 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.4, #1) overshadowed its mostly repeat competition on Wednesday thanks to new episodes of "American Idol" (18.19 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.9, #1) and "Mobbed" (7.94 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.9, #2).

The silver then went to CBS (8.10 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2) with its annual "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2012" (8.66 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T4) alongside repeats of "Criminal Minds" (8.23 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T4) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (7.40 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.5, #10).

Next up was NBC (4.96 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T3) with new episodes of "Whitney" (4.44 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T7) and "Are You There, Chelsea?" (4.08 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T7) plus repeats of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (4.79 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #13) and another "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (5.82 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.6, #9).

Meanwhile, ABC (4.77 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T3) offered up its all-repeat lineup of "The Middle" (4.90 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T11), "Suburgatory" (4.21 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T11), "Modern Family" (7.66 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.7, #3), "Happy Endings" (5.25 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.9, #6) and "Revenge" (3.29 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.9, #14).

And finally, a new "One Tree Hill" (1.47 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #15) led into the Wednesday premiere of "Remodeled" (0.75 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #16) on The CW (1.11 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Hill" delivered a 1.3 rating while "Remodeled" posted a 0.4 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+123.08% - Mobbed (vs. 1/11/12)
+21.43% - Whitney
+21.43% - Are You There, Chelsea?
0.00% - One Tree Hill
-7.81% - American Idol
-25.00% - Remodeled (vs. 1/24/12)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+110.00% - Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2012 (vs. Live to Dance)
+75.00% - One Tree Hill (vs. Smallville (Repeat))
+11.54% - Mobbed (vs. Human Target)
0.00% - Whitney (vs. Minute to Win It)
0.00% - Are You There, Chelsea? (vs. Minute to Win It)
-25.00% - Remodeled (vs. Supernatural (Repeat))
-33.71% - American Idol

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

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 with an encore in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.0/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/7; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.9/7; 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," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.7/3; "Nightline," 0.8/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.7/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.7/5 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 1.0/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research