nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for monday, june 3, 2013)

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

NBC (9.460 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1) was once again the network to beat on Monday with a new "The Voice" (11.050 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.2, #1) and the season finale of "Revolution" (6.281 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2).

ABC (5.207 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) then claimed a distant second place with week two of "The Bachelorette" (5.600 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) followed by the premiere of "Mistresses" (4.421 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4).

Next up was CBS (4.461 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) and its repeat lineup of "How I Met Your Mother" (3.405 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8), "Rules of Engagement" (3.449 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8), "2 Broke Girls" (4.385 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5), "Mike & Molly" (4.799 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #7) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.365 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.734 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) offered up its mix of "Raising Hope" (2.235 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8), "The Goodwin Games" (1.665 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12), "New Girl" (1.393 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12) and "Anger Management" (1.642 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11).

And finally, a new "Oh Sit!" (0.714 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14) and a repeat "The Carrie Diaries" (0.404 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #15) on The CW (0.559 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Sit!" delivered a 0.2 rating while "Carrie" posted a 0.2 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+5.26% - Revolution
+3.23% - The Voice
0.00% - The Goodwin Games
-10.53% - The Bachelorette
-33.33% - Oh Sit! (vs. 5/20/13)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Revolution (vs. Grimm (Repeat))
+33.33% - Mistresses (vs. Castle (Repeat))
+18.52% - The Voice (vs. America's Got Talent/American Ninja Warrior)
0.00% - Oh Sit! (vs. Breaking Pointe (Repeat))
-19.05% - The Bachelorette
-69.57% - Anger Management (vs. MasterChef)
-75.00% - The Goodwin Games (vs. Hell's Kitchen)

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," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5 with an encore.

* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.0/4; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

* From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET Wednesday night, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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" (1.1/4). 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 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 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 (6/4/12):

The season premieres of "Hell's Kitchen" (5.40 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2) and "MasterChef" (5.17 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 2.3, #3) put FOX (5.28 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) in front on Monday.

NBC (7.29 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2) then had to settle for second place with new episodes of "America's Got Talent" (12.06 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.2, #1) and "American Ninja Warrior" (6.65 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.2, #4) plus a repeat of "Grimm" (3.15 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.0, #11).

Next up was ABC (6.23 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) with a new "The Bachelorette" (6.72 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #5) alongside a repeat of "Castle" (5.24 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #12).

Meanwhile, CBS (5.39 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4) offered up its all-repeat lineup of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.20 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T7), "2 Broke Girls" (4.54 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T7), "Two and a Half Men" (6.51 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #6), "Mike & Molly" (5.92 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T7) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.58 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #10).

And finally, encores of "Breaking Pointe" (0.55 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) and "The Catalina" (0.34 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.1, #14) on The CW (0.44 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Pointe" delivered a 0.2 rating while "Catalina" posted a 0.1 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+18.52% - America's Got Talent
+16.67% - The Bachelorette
+10.00% - American Ninja Warrior

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+220.00% - America's Got Talent (vs. Minute to Win It (Repeat))
+144.44% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
+91.67% - MasterChef (vs. House (Repeat))
+33.33% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. MasterChef)
-19.23% - The Bachelorette

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," 2.4/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.8/6; 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," 0.5/2; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

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" (1.0/3 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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research