| Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)
 Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (3/9/15): NBC (10.945 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) held onto the top spot on Monday with new episodes of "The Voice" (13.515 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.6, #1) and "The Night Shift" (5.804 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #8). ABC (9.569 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.7, #2) then had to settle for second place despite the season finale of "The Bachelor" (9.526 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.7, #T2) and its special "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" (9.656 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.7, #T2). Next up was CBS (9.816 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3) and originals from "2 Broke Girls" (8.308 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T4), "Mike & Molly" (8.780 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T4), "Scorpion" (10.433 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T4) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (10.472 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #7). Meanwhile, FOX (2.991 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) served up a repeat of "Gotham" (2.529 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10) and a new "The Following" (3.453 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #9). And finally, new episodes of "The Originals" (1.358 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.292 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11) on The CW (1.325 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) closed out the evening.
In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), the former delivered a 0.6 rating while the latter posted a 0.7 rating. Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):+12.50% - The Bachelor
 +6.25% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. 2/23/15)
 0.00% - The Night Shift
 -4.76% - Scorpion (vs. 2/23/15)
 -4.76% - 2 Broke Girls (vs. 2/23/15)
 -5.26% - The Voice
 -9.09% - Mike & Molly
 -16.67% - The Originals (vs. 2/16/15)
 -16.67% - Jane the Virgin (vs. 2/16/15)
 -31.25% - The Following
 
 Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):+150.00% - Jane the Virgin (vs. Beauty and the Beast)
 +66.67% - The Originals (vs. Star-Crossed)
 +42.86% - Mike & Molly (vs. 2 Broke Girls (Repeat))
 +30.77% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. Intelligence)
 +29.03% - Scorpion (vs. Mike & Molly/Mom (Repeat))
 -2.70% - The Voice
 -15.63% - The Bachelor
 -25.93% - 2 Broke Girls (vs. How I Met Your Mother)
 -26.67% - The Following
 -28.95% - The Bachelor: After the Final Rose
 -48.15% - The Night Shift (vs. Believe)
 
 In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
 ·         In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.4/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.6/7.  
 ·         In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/5 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.9/4.  
 ·         From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/5 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
 ·         From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/3 with an encore).  In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 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 with an encore in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 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 (3/10/14): ABC (10.083 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.4, #1) slipped into the top spot on Monday with the season finale of "The Bachelor" (9.624 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 3.2, #3) followed by "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" (11.002 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.8, #1). NBC (12.617 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.3, #2) then had to settle for a close second place with a new "The Voice" (13.575 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.7, #2) alongside the premiere of "Believe" (10.702 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.7, #T4). Next up was CBS (6.594 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T3) and its mix of "How I Met Your Mother" (7.701 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.7, #T4), a repeat "2 Broke Girls" (5.352 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.4, #9), "Mike & Molly" (7.674 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #6), a repeat "Mom" (5.786 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T10) and "Intelligence" (6.525 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T10). Meanwhile, FOX (5.696 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T3) served up the relocated "Bones" (6.505 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.7, #7) and a new "The Following" (4.888 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.5, #8). And finally, a new "Star-Crossed" (1.044 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #12) and the hiatus-bound "Beauty and the Beast" (0.807 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.926 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night.
In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Star-Crossed" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Beast" posted a 0.3 rating. Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):+45.45% - The Bachelor
 +8.33% - Intelligence
 +6.25% - Bones (vs. 1/31/14)
 -11.76% - The Following
 -17.78% - The Voice
 -18.18% - How I Met Your Mother
 -18.18% - Mike & Molly
 -25.00% - Star-Crossed
 -33.33% - Beauty and the Beast
 
 Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):+125.00% - Believe (vs. Deception)
 +94.74% - The Voice (vs. The Biggest Loser)
 +80.00% - How I Met Your Mother (vs. How I Met Your Mother (Repeat))
 +41.67% - Bones (vs. Bones (Repeat))
 +5.88% - Mike & Molly (vs. 2 Broke Girls (Repeat))
 0.00% - Beauty and the Beast (vs. 90210)
 0.00% - The Bachelor: After the Final Rose
 -3.03% - The Bachelor
 -7.14% - Intelligence (vs. Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat))
 -25.00% - Star-Crossed (vs. The Carrie Diaries)
 -42.31% - The Following (vs. The Following)
 
 In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
 ·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.8/9; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.2/6.  
 
 ·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.5/7; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.8/4.  
 
 ·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
 
 ·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.8/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.0/4).  In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.8/5 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).
 
 ·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 1.0/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
 Source: Nielsen Media Research 
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