nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for wednesday, june 5, 2013)

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

FOX (5.377 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) was the top draw on Wednesday with a new "MasterChef" (4.875 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and a second "MasterChef" (5.879 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1).

CBS (5.320 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) then claimed the silver with week two of "The American Baking Competition" (4.623 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8) followed by repeats of "Criminal Minds" (5.005 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (6.332 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T3).

Next up was ABC (3.892 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) with its mix of "The Middle" (4.079 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8), "Family Tools" (3.435 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #12), "Modern Family" (4.459 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T3), "How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)" (3.790 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T3) and "The Lookout" (3.794 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T6).

Meanwhile, NBC (4.297 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) offered up a new "Dateline NBC" (5.196 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T6) plus repeats of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (4.733 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8) and "Chicago Fire" (2.964 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #13).

And finally, rebroadcasts of "Arrow" (1.382 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #14) and "Supernatural" (1.066 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #15) on The CW (1.224 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Arrow" delivered a 0.2 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Supernatural" a 0.2 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+4.17% - MasterChef - 9:00
0.00% - MasterChef - 8:00
0.00% - How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)
0.00% - The Lookout
0.00% - The American Baking Competition
-10.00% - Family Tools
-31.25% - Dateline NBC

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+37.50% - The Lookout (vs. Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (Repeat)/Modern Family (Repeat))
+22.22% - Dateline NBC (vs. Betty White's Off Their Rockers (Repeat)/Up All Night (Repeat))
+18.18% - How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)
+11.11% - The American Baking Competition
+4.17% - MasterChef - 9:00
0.00% - Family Tools
-16.67% - MasterChef - 8:00

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," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5 with an encore.

* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3; "Late Show," 0.6/3; 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 1.3/4 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" (1.3/4 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" (0.4/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

* At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 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 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/6/12):

FOX (6.54 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1) was the network to beat on Wednesday thanks to a two-hour "So You Think You Can Dance" (6.54 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1).

CBS (5.84 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then claimed the silver with week two of "Dogs in the City" (5.16 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9) alongside repeats of "Criminal Minds" (5.90 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (6.45 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3).

Next up was ABC (3.18 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) with its all-repeat lineup of "The Middle" (3.92 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #8), "Suburgatory" (3.40 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9), "Modern Family" (4.30 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2), "Happy Endings" (2.96 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5), "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" (2.41 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9) and another "Modern Family" (2.12 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T13).

Meanwhile, NBC (3.81 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) likewise offered up its second run mix of "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (4.55 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5), "Up All Night" (2.62 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T13), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (3.61 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #12) and another "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (4.23 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5).

And finally, repeats of "America's Next Top Model" (0.76 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15) and another "America's Next Top Model" (0.69 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15) on The CW (0.72 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Top Model" delivered a 0.4 rating at 8:00/7:00c and a 0.4 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-7.69% - So You Think You Can Dance
-30.77% - Dogs in the City

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
-10.00% - Dogs in the City (vs. Undercover Boss (Repeat))
-14.29% - So You Think You Can Dance

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," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.0/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/5.

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," 1.0/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/4 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 0.9/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research