nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for sunday, june 23, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

ABC (4.046 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1) shared top demo honors on Sunday thanks to a repeat of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.842 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T7), the return of "Celebrity Wife Swap" (4.438 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T3), the premiere of "Whodunnit?" (4.039 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T3) and a rebroacast of "Castle" (2.864 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12).

FOX (2.476 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1) then shared the gold despite an all-repeat lineup of "The Cleveland Show" (1.445 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14), "American Dad" (1.715 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9), "The Simpsons" (2.605 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5), "Bob's Burgers" (2.538 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5), "Family Guy" (3.319 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) and "American Dad" (3.237 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2).

Next up was NBC (4.161 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) with an encore of "America's Got Talent" (3.952 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9) followed by the premiere of "Crossing Lines" (4.425 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12) and a second hour of "Crossing Lines" (4.317 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9).

And finally, CBS (4.900 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) closed out the evening with encores of "60 Minutes" (8.229 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T7), "Elementary" (4.181 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #16), "The Good Wife" (3.361 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #17) and "The Mentalist" (3.831 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+18.18% - Celebrity Wife Swap (vs. 5/2/13)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+44.44% - Whodunnit? (vs. Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (Repeat))
+18.18% - Celebrity Wife Swap (vs. Secret Millionaire (Repeat))
-33.33% - Crossing Lines - 10:00 (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
-41.67% - Crossing Lines - 9:00 (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/24/12):

NBC (4.61 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) took home top demo honors on Sunday with its mix of the "U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Track & Field Finals" (4.48 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T1), "Dateline NBC" (5.18 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T1) and repeats of "America's Got Talent" (4.52 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T1) and another "America's Got Talent" (4.24 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T1).

ABC (3.42 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then claimed the silver with its all-repeat lineup of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.55 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6), "Secret Millionaire" (3.84 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #5) and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (2.65 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8).

Next up was CBS (5.72 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3) and its combination of "60 Minutes" (8.09 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6), "Person of Interest" (5.31 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #12), "The Good Wife" (4.41 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13) and "CSI: Miami" (5.05 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10).

And finally, repeats of "American Dad" (1.57 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13), "The Cleveland Show" (1.72 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10) and "FOX's 25th Anniversary Special" (2.28 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8) closed out the evening on FOX (2.07 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. 6/10/12)
0.00% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Track & Field Finals (vs. Dateline NBC)
+25.00% - 60 Minutes
-25.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))

Source: Nielsen Media Research