Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data (includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)
Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (9/27/13):
CBS (9.631 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) was the network to beat on a competitive Friday with the season premieres of "Undercover Boss" (8.125 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T4), "Hawaii Five-0" (9.381 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T4) and "Blue Bloods" (11.387 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2).
ABC (5.422 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2) then was a close second with week two of "Last Man Standing" (5.663 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8), "The Neighbors" (4.113 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #9) and "Shark Tank" (6.749 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) plus a new "20/20" (4.628 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T6).
Next up was FOX (3.499 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with the debut of "MasterChef Junior" (4.224 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) followed by a rebroadcast of "Sleepy Hollow" (2.774 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #10).
Meanwhile, NBC (5.686 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up repeats of "The Michael J. Fox Show" (4.044 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11), a second "The Michael J. Fox Show" (3.969 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11) followed by a two-hour "Dateline NBC" (6.526 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T6).
And finally, the season finale of "Perfect Score" (0.811 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) lead into a repeat of "Perfect Score" (0.611 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) and a new "America's Next Top Model" (0.992 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #13) on The CW (0.852 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).
In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Score" delivered a 0.2 and a 0.3 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Top Model" a 0.7 rating at 9:00/8:00c.
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+18.18% - Dateline NBC
+11.76% - Shark Tank
0.00% - America's Next Top Model
0.00% - Perfect Score
-7.14% - 20/20
-16.67% - The Neighbors
-20.00% - Last Man Standing
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - America's Next Top Model (vs. Nikita (Repeat))
+72.73% - Shark Tank (vs. Last Resort (Repeat))
+45.45% - MasterChef Junior (vs. The X Factor (Repeat))
+36.36% - Hawaii Five-0 (vs. Made in Jersey)
+15.38% - Undercover Boss (vs. CSI: NY)
+13.33% - Blue Bloods
-7.14% - 20/20
-10.34% - Dateline NBC (vs. Grimm/Dateline NBC)
-20.00% - Last Man Standing (vs. Shark Tank)
-33.33% - The Neighbors (vs. Shark Tank)
-60.00% - Perfect Score (vs. America's Next Top Model)
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," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5 with an encore.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/4; "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 1.2/4 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" (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).
· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 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 (9/28/12):
CBS (9.25 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T1) was the most-watched network on a tight premiere Friday with its mix of "CSI: NY" (9.00 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5) - its lowest-rated premiere ever, "Made in Jersey" (7.74 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) and "Blue Bloods" (11.02 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2) - likewise its lowest-rated premiere to date.
Sharing the demo crown was ABC (4.69 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T1) with a new "Shark Tank" (5.89 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2), an encore of "Last Resort" (4.01 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) and a new "20/20" (4.17 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4).
Next up was NBC (4.32 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) with a repeat of "Grimm" (2.84 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11) followed by originals from "Grimm" (5.31 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "Dateline NBC" (4.79 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5).
Meanwhile, FOX (3.23 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up a repeat of "The X Factor" (3.28 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) plus the return of "Fringe" (3.18 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7).
And finally, a new "America's Next Top Model" (1.18 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #12) and a repeat of "Nikita" (0.63 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.91 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night.
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
30.00% - Dateline NBC
14.29% - Grimm (vs. 9/3/12)
0.00% - 20/20
0.00% - America's Next Top Model
-6.25% - Shark Tank
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
+42.86% - Shark Tank (vs. Modern Family (Repeat)/Suburgatory (Repeat))
+16.67% - 20/20
+8.33% - CSI: NY (vs. A Gifted Man)
0.00% - Grimm (vs. Dateline NBC)
-8.33% - Fringe
-16.67% - America's Next Top Model (vs. Nikita)
-16.67% - Blue Bloods
-18.75% - Dateline NBC
-31.25% - Made in Jersey (Vs. CSI: NY)
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," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/7; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.7/6; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4.
·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.6/3; "Nightline," 0.9/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.
·At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/2).
·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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