nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for monday, august 19, 2013)

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

CBS (6.181 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) was back in front on Monday with its mix of "How I Met Your Mother" (3.766 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8), "Mike & Molly" (3.979 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8), "2 Broke Girls" (4.195 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4), another "Mike & Molly" (4.536 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) and "Under the Dome" (10.304 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1).

NBC (3.486 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then took home the silver with its all-original lineup of "American Ninja Warrior" (4.975 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2), "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls" (3.532 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) and "Siberia" (1.951 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10).

Next up was ABC (3.916 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with repeats of "Shark Tank" (4.487 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) and "Castle" (3.765 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) followed by a new "Mistresses" (3.496 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) - a series low.

Meanwhile, FOX (1.602 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) served up second runs of "Raising Hope" (1.881 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10), another "Raising Hope" (1.535 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #15), "New Girl" (1.505 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and "The Mindy Project" (1.488 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10).

And finally, a repeat "Hart of Dixie" (0.881 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #16) and a new "Breaking Pointe" (0.550 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #17) rounded out the evening over on The CW (0.715 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Pointe" posted a 0.2 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+4.35% - Under the Dome
0.00% - Siberia
0.00% - Breaking Pointe
-6.25% - American Ninja Warrior
-14.29% - Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
-23.08% - Mistresses (vs. 7/29/13)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+140.00% - Under the Dome (vs. Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat))
+36.36% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
+11.11% - Mistresses (vs. The Glass House)
+9.09% - Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls (vs. Stars Earn Stripes)
0.00% - Breaking Pointe (vs. Remodeled)
-56.25% - Siberia (vs. Grimm)

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," 1.7/5 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.5/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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" (0.9/3 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" (0.2/1 with an encore).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.5/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (8/20/12):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to local market preemptions, Fast Nationals for ABC are approximate.]

FOX (5.67 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) was the top draw on Monday thanks to new episodes of "Hotel Hell" (5.16 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and "Hell's Kitchen" (6.17 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1).

CBS (4.96 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) then was among those splitting the silver with its all-repeat lineup of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.20 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8), "2 Broke Girls" (4.77 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7), another "2 Broke Girls" (5.43 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T3), "Mike & Molly" (5.31 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.01 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #11).

Next up was NBC (4.38 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) with a repeat of "America's Got Talent" (4.70 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T9) followed by week two of "Stars Earn Stripes" (3.55 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T9) and "Grimm" (4.90 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T3).

Meanwhile, ABC (4.13 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) offered up an original "Bachelor Pad" (4.78 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5) alongside the season finale of "The Glass House" (2.81 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #12).

And finally, a repeat of "Remodeled" (0.58 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and the season finale of "Remodeled" (0.47 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) on The CW (0.53 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Remodeled" delivered a 0.4 rating at 8:00/7:00c and a 0.3 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Remodeled
+28.57% - The Glass House
+25.00% - Bachelor Pad
+5.26% - Hotel Hell
-7.41% - Hell's Kitchen
-20.00% - Grimm
-35.29% - Stars Earn Stripes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Remodeled (vs. One Tree Hill (Repeat))
-5.88% - Grimm (vs. American Ninja Warrior)
-7.41% - Hell's Kitchen
-10.00% - The Glass House (vs. Castle (Repeat))
-16.67% - Hotel Hell (vs. Hell's Kitchen)
-28.57% - Bachelor Pad
-35.29% - Stars Earn Stripes (vs. American Ninja Warrior)

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," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.8/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.3/4.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3; "Late Show," 0.4/2; "Nightline," 0.9/4; 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" (1.0/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2 with an encore).

·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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research