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 (7/13/15):

ABC (5.863 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T1) was the most-watched network on Monday thanks to new episodes of "The Bachelorette" (6.955 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) and "The Whispers" (3.679 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6).

NBC (5.207 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T1) then shared in the top demo honors with a new "American Ninja Warrior" (5.897 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) and the return of "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" (3.827 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3).

Next up was FOX (3.245 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) with a new "So You Think You Can Dance" (3.245 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4).

Meanwhile, CBS (5.038 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up its repeat lineup of "2 Broke Girls" (4.564 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4), "Mike & Molly" (4.571 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6), "Scorpion" (4.895 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (5.650 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8).

And finally, originals from "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.986 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10), "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.569 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10) and "Cedric's Barber Battle" (1.078 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) on The CW (1.655 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), said trio posted a 0.5, 0.4 and a 0.3 rating, respectively.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - Cedric's Barber Battle
+12.50% - The Whispers
0.00% - So You Think You Can Dance
0.00% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-5.00% - The Bachelorette
-5.56% - American Ninja Warrior

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+150.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
+100.00% - Cedric's Barber Battle (vs. Seed)
+42.86% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us (vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway?/Backpackers)
+41.67% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. Last Comic Standing (Repeat)/American Ninja Warrior)
+11.76% - The Bachelorette
0.00% - The Whispers (vs. Mistresses)
-23.53% - Running Wild with Bear Grylls (vs. American Ninja Warrior)
-41.18% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. MasterChef/24: Live Another Day)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

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Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/14/14):

FOX (5.970 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) was the top draw on Monday thanks to a new "MasterChef" (5.472 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) and the conclusion of "24: Live Another Day" (6.468 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3).

NBC (4.574 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) then claimed the silver with a rebroadcast of "Last Comic Standing" (2.900 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11) and a new two-hour "American Ninja Warrior" (5.412 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3).

Next up was CBS (5.820 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T3) with repeats of "2 Broke Girls" (4.431 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8), "Mom" (4.306 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8), "Mike & Molly" (5.311 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #7), "The Big Bang Theory" (5.785 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #6) and a new "Under the Dome" (7.545 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1).

Meanwhile, ABC (5.665 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T3) offered up originals from "The Bachelorette" (6.647 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3) and "Mistresses" (3.701 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8).

And finally, The CW (0.875 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening with its new lineup of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.520 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #12), "Backpackers" (0.660 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13), another "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.772 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and "Seed" (0.548 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), said quartet posted 0.5, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.2 rating, respectively.

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," 2.7/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; 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 Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; 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 Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 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" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

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

Source: Nielsen Media Research