nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, august 20, 2013)

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

NBC (6.747 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) was the top draw for the fifth consecutive Tuesday thanks to a rebroadcast of "Hollywood Game Night" (3.538 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4) and a new two-hour "America's Got Talent" (8.351 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1).

FOX (3.751 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then took home a distant second place with its weekly "So You Think You Can Dance" (3.751 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) coverage.

Next up was ABC (3.421 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) with a new "Extreme Weight Loss" (3.692 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) alongside a repeat "Body of Proof" (2.879 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10).

Meanwhile, CBS (6.282 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up repeats of "NCIS" (7.685 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (5.986 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6) and "Person of Interest" (5.176 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6).

And finally, The CW (1.644 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5) closed out the evening with its lineup of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (2.265 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6), another "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (2.240 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6) and "Capture" (1.035 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #11). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Line" delivered a 0.9 and a 0.9 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Capture" a 0.5 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - Capture
+18.18% - Extreme Weight Loss
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-7.69% - So You Think You Can Dance
-8.33% - America's Got Talent

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+166.67% - Whose Line Is It Anyway? (vs. Hart of Dixie (Repeat))
+100.00% - Capture (vs. The L.A. Complex)
+73.33% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. Various (Repeats))
+18.92% - America's Got Talent (vs. America's Got Talent/Go On (Repeat)/Animal Practice (Repeat))
-36.84% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. MasterChef (Repeat)/MasterChef)

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," 2.4/7 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/4 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 0.9/3 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" (1.3/4 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" (0.4/2 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2 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 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (8/21/12):

NBC (7.86 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) held onto top honors on Tuesday with a new two-hour "America's Got Talent" (9.64 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1) followed by encores of "Go On" (4.85 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) and "Animal Practice" (3.74 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8).

FOX (4.66 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2) then was a close second with a repeat of "MasterChef" (3.42 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4) followed by an original "MasterChef" (5.90 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2).

Next up was CBS (7.15 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and its second run mix of "NCIS" (8.05 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #5), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.11 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T6) and "The Mentalist" (6.28 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T6).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.00 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up repeats of "The Middle" (3.25 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10), "Last Man Standing" (2.92 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10), "Happy Endings" (2.12 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10), "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" (1.72 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13) and a new "NY Med" (4.01 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8).

And finally, a repeat of "Hart of Dixie" (0.88 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #14) and a new installment of the Monday-bound "The L.A. Complex" (0.59 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #15) on The CW (0.74 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Dixie" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Complex" posted a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - MasterChef
0.00% - NY Med
0.00% - The L.A. Complex
-7.41% - America's Got Talent

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

+220.00% - MasterChef (vs. Glee (Repeat)/Raising Hope (Repeat))
+19.05% - America's Got Talent (vs. It's Worth What?/America's Got Talent)
0.00% - NY Med (vs. Combat Hospital)
0.00% - The L.A. Complex (vs. Shedding for the Wedding (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," 2.5/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.7/7; 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," 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.5/3; "Nightline," 0.8/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2.

·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 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research