nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for monday, august 26, 2013)

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

CBS (6.828 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) was the network to beat on Monday with its mix of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.449 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T4), "2 Broke Girls" (3.988 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7), another "2 Broke Girls" (5.193 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T4), "Mike & Molly" (5.708 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) and a new "Under the Dome" (10.814 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1).

NBC (3.919 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then took home the silver with a new "American Ninja Warrior" (5.783 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2), the season finale of "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls" (4.099 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #6) and a new "Siberia" (1.876 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12).

Next up was ABC (3.731 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with a repeat of "Shark Tank" (4.564 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) followed by the relocated "Mistresses" (3.436 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #9) and a second run of "Castle" (3.194 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #15).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.873 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up repeats of "Raising Hope" (2.152 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10), "Raising Hope" (1.886 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12), "New Girl" (1.788 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10) and "The Mindy Project" (1.665 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12).

And finally, a repeat "Hart of Dixie" (0.800 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T16) plus a new "Breaking Pointe" (0.533 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T16) on The CW (0.666 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) finished out the night. 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):
+13.33% - American Ninja Warrior
+8.33% - Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
+4.17% - Under the Dome
0.00% - Mistresses
0.00% - Siberia
0.00% - Breaking Pointe

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+127.27% - Under the Dome (vs. Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat))
+88.89% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
+44.44% - Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls (vs. Stars Earn Stripes)
-23.08% - Mistresses (vs. Bachelor Pad)
-33.33% - Breaking Pointe (vs. America's Next Top Model (Repeat))
-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," 2.3/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4 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; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/3 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" (1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore) tied 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 0.3/2 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 (8/27/12):

FOX (6.46 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1) was the top draw on Monday thanks to originals from "Hotel Hell" (5.91 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2) and "Hell's Kitchen" (7.00 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.0, #1) - both season highs.

CBS (5.72 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2) then claimed the silver with its all-repeat lineup of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.93 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #7), "The Big Bang Theory" (6.42 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #4), "2 Broke Girls" (6.54 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #33), "Mike & Molly" (6.12 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.7, #5) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.16 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #9).

Next up was NBC (3.95 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) with a repeat of "America's Got Talent" (4.16 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10) followed by week three of "Stars Earn Stripes" (2.97 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10) and "Grimm" (4.72 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.6, #6).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.98 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up a new "Bachelor Pad" (4.37 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #8) and a repeat of "Castle" (3.19 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #12).

And finally, the relocated "The L.A. Complex" (0.73 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) and a repeat of "America's Next Top Model" (0.79 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) on The CW (0.76 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Complex" delivered a 0.4 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Top Model" a 0.8 rating at 9:00/8:00c.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - The L.A. Complex (vs. 8/21/12)
+20.00% - Hell's Kitchen
+15.00% - Hotel Hell
0.00% - Grimm
-13.33% - Bachelor Pad
-18.18% - Stars Earn Stripes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+35.29% - Hotel Hell (vs. Hell's Kitchen (Repeat))
+14.29% - Grimm (vs. Dateline NBC)
+3.45% - Hell's Kitchen
0.00% - The L.A. Complex (vs. Gossip Girl (Repeat))
-30.77% - Stars Earn Stripes (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
-35.00% - Bachelor Pad

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," 2.1/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.6/6; 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," 0.7/3; "Late Show," 0.6/3; "Nightline," 0.8/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3 with an encore.

·At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore) tied "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 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research