nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, july 9, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

NBC (7.609 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) was the top draw on Tuesday with its mix of "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (3.710 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7), another "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (3.995 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5) and a two-hour "America's Got Talent" (9.488 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1).

FOX (4.359 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) then snaked the silver with its latest edition of "So You Think You Can Dance" (4.359 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2).

Next up was CBS (6.718 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) with repeats of its soon-to-be fall lineup of "NCIS" (8.519 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (6.197 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5) and "Person of Interest" (5.438 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.086 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) offered up an original "Extreme Weight Loss" (3.332 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) plus a repeat of "Body of Proof" (2.594 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #9).

And finally, repeats of "Hart of Dixie" (0.614 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.2, #10) and "America's Next Top Model" (0.377 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.1, #11) on The CW (0.495 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.3 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Model" a 0.3 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - Betty White's Off Their Rockers
+10.00% - Extreme Weight Loss
+8.70% - America's Got Talent
0.00% - So You Think You Can Dance

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - America's Got Talent (vs. America's Got Talent/Love in the Wild)
-15.38% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. Wipeout/Trust Us With Your Life)
-48.28% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. MLB All-Star Game)
-62.96% - Betty White's Off Their Rockers (vs. America's Got Talent)

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," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.2/4 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" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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

FOX (9.99 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) was the network to beat on Tuesday with its coverage of the "MLB All-Star Game" (9.99 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1).

NBC (8.36 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.2, #2) then had to settle for second place with its expanded two-hour "America's Got Talent" (10.35 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #2) and a new "Love in the Wild" (4.38 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T4).

Next up was ABC (4.42 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with a special "Wipeout" (4.63 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) followed by the premiere of "Trust Us With Your Life" (3.38 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7), a second "Trust Us With Your Life" (3.09 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) and the debut of "NY Med" (5.41 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #6).

Meanwhile, CBS (6.53 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up repeats of "NCIS" (8.29 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T4), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (6.32 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) and "48 Hours Mystery" (4.98 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7).

And finally, The CW (0.70 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening with encores of "Hart of Dixie" (0.93 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and "The L.A. Complex" (0.46 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+17.39% - America's Got Talent
0.00% - Love in the Wild

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):

+50.00% - NY Med (vs. Combat Hospital)
-3.33% - MLB All-Star Game
-3.57% - America's Got Talent (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat)/America's Got Talent)
-11.76% - Wipeout (vs. Wipeout (Repeat))
-31.25% - Trust Us With Your Life (vs. 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show)
-66.67% - Love in the Wild (vs. America's Got Talent)

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," 2.3/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.0/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4.

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," 0.8/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/2 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 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