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[06/04/13 - 08:24 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Cruises to Victory Behind "The Voice"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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





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