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[07/02/13 - 08:25 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "Under the Dome" Keeps CBS in Front
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for monday, july 1, 2013)

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

CBS (7.080 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) held onto the top spot on Monday with repeats of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.273 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5), "Mike & Molly" (4.396 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8), "2 Broke Girls" (4.984 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5) and "The Big Bang Theory" (5.795 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #4) plus week two of "Under the Dome" (11.517 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1).

ABC (5.460 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2) then claimed the silver with originals from "The Bachelorette" (6.291 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) and "Mistresses" (3.798 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5).

Next up was NBC (4.351 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) with the two-hour premiere of "American Ninja Warrior" (4.930 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) followed by the debut of "Siberia" (3.195 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.579 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up its mix of "Raising Hope" (2.040 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10), "The Goodwin Games" (1.525 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11), "New Girl" (1.387 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11) and "The Mindy Project" (1.365 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #13).

And finally, repeats of "Oh Sit!" (0.792 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #14) and "The Carrie Diaries" (0.427 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #15) on The CW (0.609 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Sit!" delivered a 0.4 rating while "Carrie" posted a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+9.09% - Mistresses
0.00% - The Goodwin Games
-5.26% - The Bachelorette
-12.50% - Under the Dome

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+211.11% - Under the Dome (vs. Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat))
0.00% - Mistresses (vs. The Glass House)
-28.00% - The Bachelorette
-34.62% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. U.S. Olympic Team Trials/America's Got Talent)
-62.07% - Siberia (vs. America's Got Talent)
-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," 2.2/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.2/6.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.8/4 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/3 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.8/4.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.0/4 in metered-market households with an encore) trailed 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" (0.2/2 with an encore).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/2/12):

NBC (9.71 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) was the network to beat for the fourth consecutive night thanks to its coverage of the "U.S. Olympic Team Trials" (7.29 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #5) and an expanded "America's Got Talent" (10.19 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1).

FOX (5.59 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2) then took home the silver with fresh installments of "Hell's Kitchen" (5.75 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.4, #3) and "MasterChef" (5.44 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.3, #4).

Next up was ABC (6.04 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #3) and originals of "The Bachelorette" (7.40 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.5, #2) and "The Glass House" (3.32 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.2, #6).

Meanwhile, CBS (4.22 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) offered up repeats of "How I Met Your Mother" (3.71 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #7), "2 Broke Girls" (3.71 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8), "Two and a Half Men" (4.42 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8), "Mike & Molly" (3.97 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #11) and "Hawaii Five-0" (4.76 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #10).

And finally, repeats of "Breaking Pointe" (0.72 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) and "90210" (0.36 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.1, #13) on The CW (0.54 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Pointe" delivered a 0.3 rating while "90210" posted a 0.2 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+13.64% - The Bachelorette
+4.55% - MasterChef
+4.35% - Hell's Kitchen
0.00% - The Glass House
-3.33% - America's Got Talent
-5.26% - U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+360.00% - MasterChef (vs. House (Repeat))
+257.14% - The Bachelorette (vs. The Bachelorette (Repeat))
+166.67% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. MasterChef (Repeat))
+76.83% - America's Got Talent (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat)/Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular/Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular (Repeat))
+50.00% - U.S. Olympic Team Trials (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
+20.00% - The Glass House (vs. Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (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," 2.9/7 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.8/6; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.2/4 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/4 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2 with an encore.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.4/5 in metered-market households with an encore) 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" (0.2/1 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 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





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