nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for saturday, july 6, 2013)

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

FOX (2.657 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #1) squeaked out a narrow demo victory on Saturday with its weekly "FOX Saturday Baseball" (2.657 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T1) coverage.

CBS (2.991 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) then was the most-watched network with its mix of "NCIS: Los Angeles" (3.001 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5), "Brooklyn DA" (2.453 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5) and "48 Hours" (3.520 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T1).

Next up was ABC (2.279 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) with new episodes of "Zero Hour" (1.953 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5) and "666 Park Avenue" (1.890 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5) plus a special edition of "20/20 Saturday" (2.994 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T1).

And finally, a rebroadcast of "American Ninja Warrior" (2.120 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T1) and a new "Do No Harm" (1.598 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5) on NBC (1.946 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) closed out the evening.

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

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Here are the highlights of the 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/7/12):

FOX (3.90 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) was the network to beat last night with the season finale of the "Saturday Baseball Game of the Week" (3.90 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1).

CBS (3.67 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2) then took home the silver with the return of "NYC 22" (3.15 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8) followed by a second "NYC 22" (3.34 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4) and a repeat of "48 Hours Mystery" (4.53 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2).

Next up was NBC (2.64 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3) with encores of "America's Got Talent" (2.48 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4) and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (3.12 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) plus the penultimate "The Firm" (2.27 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8).

And finally, ABC (1.97 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) closed out the night with repeats of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (1.73 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4), "Ball Boys" (1.32 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8) and "Castle" (2.88 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4).

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

An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Sofia Vergara and musical guest One Direction (2.9/8 in metered-market households), dominated its time period. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Saturday Night Live" averaged a 1.3 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49, making it the night's #1 non-sports program in the Local People Meters, ahead of all primetime telecasts on ABC, CBS and NBC.

Source: Nielsen Media Research