nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for friday, june 7, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

ABC (4.526 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) pulled back in front on Friday with its mix of "Shark Tank" (4.896 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T1), "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (4.209 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T1) and "20/20" (4.475 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3).

NBC (5.807 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then had to settle for second place with its lineup of "Dateline NBC" (6.319 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) and "Rock Center With Brian Williams" (4.783 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3).

Next up was CBS (4.473 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with rebroadcasts of "The American Baking Competition" (3.228 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9), "Hawaii Five-0" (4.544 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "Blue Bloods" (5.650 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.369 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up repeats of "Bones" (3.105 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "The Following" (1.634 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10).

And finally, repeats of "Nikita" (0.803 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and "Supernatural" (0.702 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) on The CW (0.752 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Nikita" delivered a 0.3 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Supernatural" a 0.1 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Primetime: What Would You Do?
-8.33% - Rock Center With Brian Williams
-15.38% - 20/20
-21.43% - Dateline NBC

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+29.41% - Dateline NBC (vs. Whitney (Repeat)/Community (Repeat)/Dateline NBC)
+18.18% - Primetime: What Would You Do? (vs. Primetime: What Would You Do? (Repeat))
0.00% - Rock Center With Brian Williams (vs. Dateline NBC)
-21.43% - 20/20

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

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Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/8/12):

ABC (4.21 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) took home top honors on Friday with its mix of "Shark Tank" (4.30 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4), "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (3.69 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) and "20/20" (4.66 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1).

NBC (4.20 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) then claimed the silver with its summer lineup of "Whitney" (2.72 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7), "Community" (1.87 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11) and a two-hour "Dateline NBC" (5.15 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2).

Next up was CBS (5.08 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) with repeats of "Undercover Boss" (4.50 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5), "CSI: NY" (4.84 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7) and "Blue Bloods" (5.90 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #6).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.03 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up its second run combination of "House" (1.74 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10) and "Bones" (2.33 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7).

And finally, repeats of "Nikita" (0.99 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12) and "Supernatural" (0.87 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12) closed out the evening on The CW (0.93 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-6.67% - 20/20
-21.43% - Dateline NBC

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+16.67% - 20/20
-31.25% - Dateline NBC (vs. NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Game 5)

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," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.0/7; 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," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.6/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/3 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 0.9/3 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