nielsen ratings (fast national numbers for monday, september 3, 2012)
Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:
FOX (4.36 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) was the network to beat on Labor Day with a new "Hotel Hell" (4.45 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T1) followed by the season finale of "Hotel Hell" (4.27 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3).
CBS (4.63 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) then claimed the silver with its all-repeat lineup of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.55 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #7), "The Big Bang Theory" (5.79 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T1), "2 Broke Girls" (5.05 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #4), "Mike & Molly" (4.57 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8) and "Hawaii Five-0" (3.90 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #11).
Next up was ABC (4.09 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) with the penultimate week of "Bachelor Pad" (4.44 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T5) followed by a repeat of "Castle" (3.38 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #12).
Meanwhile, NBC (3.44 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3) offered up a new "Stars Earn Stripes" (3.01 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #10), the season finale of "Stars Earn Stripes" (2.76 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.0, #9) and a new "Grimm" (4.56 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T5).
And finally, an original "The L.A. Complex" (0.77 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) and a repeat of "America's Next Top Model" (0.65 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) closed out the night on The CW (0.71 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).
In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Complex" delivered a 0.3 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Top Model" a 0.5 rating at 9:00/8:00c.
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+11.11% - Stars Earn Stripes
+7.69% - Bachelor Pad
0.00% - The L.A. Complex
-12.50% - Grimm
-21.74% - Hotel Hell
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - The L.A. Complex (vs. Gossip Girl (Repeat))
+38.46% - Hotel Hell - 8:00 (vs. Hell's Kitchen (Repeat))
+27.27% - Grimm (vs. Children of 9/11)
+25.00% - Stars Earn Stripes - 9:00 (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
+12.50% - Stars Earn Stripes - 8:00 (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
-22.22% - Bachelor Pad
-34.62% - Hotel Hell - 9:00 (vs. Hell's Kitchen)
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," 2.0/5 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.7/4 with an encore; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.5/6; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.1/4 with an encore.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.6/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; "Nightline," 0.8/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2 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 "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.8/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.3/2 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 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (9/5/11):
FOX (4.51 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) was the demo champ on Labor Day thanks to a repeat of "Hell's Kitchen" (3.19 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5) followed by an original "Hell's Kitchen" (5.83 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1).
ABC (5.34 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) then was the top viewership draw with a new "Bachelor Pad" (5.88 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) and a rebroadcast of "Castle" (4.27 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #10).
Next up was CBS (4.49 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with encores of "How I Met Your Mother" (3.70 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7), another "How I Met Your Mother" (3.93 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4), "Two and a Half Men" (5.03 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3), "Mike & Molly" (5.05 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5) and "Hawaii Five-0" (4.61 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8).
Meanwhile, NBC (3.71 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) offered up a repeat of "America's Got Talent" (3.83 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #11) alongside the special "Children of 9/11" (3.47 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8).
And finally, repeats of "Gossip Girl" (0.68 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T12) and "One Tree Hill" (0.53 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T12) on The CW (0.61 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening.
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49): Bachelor Pad (-10.0%),
Hell's Kitchen (-10.3%).
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," 2.1/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.7/5 with an encore; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.6/6; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.9/3 with an encore.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters (with several major markets currently excluded), adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.7/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/2 with an encore; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.3/2 with an encore.
At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (0.9/3 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.8/3). 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 0.6/2 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
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