nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, june 4, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

NBC (10.926 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1) overshadowed the competition on Tuesday with a new "The Voice" (10.572 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.0, #2) followed by the two-hour season premiere of "America's Got Talent" (11.102 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1).

FOX (4.388 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2) then claimed a distant second place with a new "So You Think You Can Dance" (4.388 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3).

Next up was CBS (6.823 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3) with repeats of "NCIS" (8.624 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.762 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) and a new "Brooklyn DA" (4.082 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7).

Meanwhile, ABC (4.002 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3) offered up week two of "Extreme Weight Loss" (3.779 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5) and a rebroadcast of "Body of Proof" (4.447 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #8).

And finally, repeats of "Hart of Dixie" (0.668 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T9) and "America's Next Top Model" (0.489 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T9) on The CW (0.578 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.2 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Model" a 0.3 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Voice
-11.11% - So You Think You Can Dance
-16.67% - Extreme Weight Loss
-20.00% - Brooklyn DA

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+93.75% - America's Got Talent (vs. Love in the Wild)
-4.76% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. Last Man Standing (Repeats)/Concert for the Queen: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Katie Couric)
-11.76% - The Voice (vs. America's Got Talent)
-23.81% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. Hell's Kitchen/MasterChef)
-27.27% - Brooklyn DA (vs. 48 Hours Mystery (Repeat))

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," 3.0/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.5/2; 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 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.6/5 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 0.9/4 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 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/5/12):

NBC (7.40 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) held off the competition on Tuesday with a new "America's Got Talent" (12.22 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.4, #1) and the two-hour season premiere of "Love in the Wild" (4.99 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #4).

FOX (4.82 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2) then took home a competitive second place with night two of "Hell's Kitchen" (4.85 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T2) and "MasterChef" (4.79 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T2).

Next up was CBS (7.21 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3) and its all-repeat lineup of "NCIS" (8.54 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.37 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5) and "48 Hours Mystery" (5.74 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #8).

Meanwhile, ABC (5.60 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3) offered up repeats of "Last Man Standing" (3.29 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9), another "Last Man Standing" (3.05 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9) and the two-hour special "Concert for the Queen: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Katie Couric" (6.81 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5).

And finally, week two of "The Catalina" (0.81 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and a repeat of "The L.A. Complex" (0.67 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) on The CW (0.74 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Catalina" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Complex" posted a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Catalina
-8.11% - America's Got Talent

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):

+90.91% - MasterChef (vs. Raising Hope (Repeat)/Raising Hope (Repeat))
+10.53% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. Masterchef)
0.00% - The Catalina (vs. One Tree Hill (Repeat))
-5.56% - America's Got Talent
-64.44% - Love in the Wild (vs. The Voice)
-76.36% - Concert for the Queen: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Katie Couric (vs. NBA Finals, Game 4)

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," 2.3/6; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.1/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4.

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," 0.8/8; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.1/4 in metered-market households) tied CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 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 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research