The Bachelorette was scheduled to run until 10:02pm, and True Beauty was scheduled to run from 10:02-11pm, increasing the likelihood that both will be adjusted in the final ratings.
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| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 2.4/7 | 1.8/5 | 1.6/5 | 1.5/4 | 0.9/3 | 0.2/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.0/7 | 1.0/3 | 1.7/5 | 1.3/4 | 0.6/2 | 0.3/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 7.769 | 6.929 | 3.668 | 3.888 | 3.056 | 0.622 |
ABC's The Bachelorette was down from last Monday, but still was the top rated show on a holiday Monday. NBC's Persons Unknown hit a series low adults 18-49 rating.
The Bachelorette's 2.7 adults 18-49 rating was down 16% from last Monday. True Beauty ratings may have stabilized, its 1.7 rating was the same as last week, but that's still tied for a series low.
In other series low news, NBC's Persons Unknown (due to be shipped off to the broadcast Siberia of Saturday night) fell 11% to a series low 0.8 adults 18-49 rating. Last Comic Standing was the original broadcast standout on the night, the only show to increase vs. last week. It's 1.8 rating was up 13% compared to last Monday.
via NBC press note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (2.4/6 in metered-market households with an encore telecast) out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.2/5 with an encore) and ABC's combination of "Nightline (2.6/6) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (1.1/3 with an encore) in Nielsen's 56 metered markets.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.9/4 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.7/3 with an encore; "Nightline," 1.0/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.
- At 12:35 a.m., "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" (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.4/2 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.
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00 | ABC | The Bachelorette | 2.5 | 8 | 8.531 |
| CBS | How I Met Your Mother (repeat) | 1.5 | 5 | 4.782 | |
| FOX | Lie To Me (repeat) | 1.0 | 3 | 3.247 | |
| NBC | Persons Unknown | 0.8 | 3 | 3.116 | |
| CW | 90210 (repeat) | 0.3 | 1 | 0.954 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | The Bachelorette | 2.5 | 8 | 8.425 |
| CBS | Rules of Engagement (repeat) | 1.8 | 6 | 5.665 | |
| FOX | Lie To Me (repeat) | 1.0 | 3 | 3.599 | |
| NBC | Persons Unknown | 0.8 | 2 | 2.793 | |
| CW | 90210 (repeat) | 0.2 | 1 | 0.639 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | The Bachelorette | 2.8 | 8 | 9.314 |
| CBS | Two and a Half Men (repeat) | 2.2 | 6 | 8.275 | |
| NBC | Last Comic Standing | 1.4 | 4 | 3.596 | |
| FOX | The Good Guys (repeat) | 0.8 | 2 | 2.757 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl (repeat) | 0.2 | 0 | 0.440 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | The Bachelorette | 3.2 | 9 | 10.123 |
| CBS | Big Bang Theory (repeat) | 2.4 | 7 | 8.446 | |
| NBC | Last Comic Standing | 1.6 | 4 | 3.974 | |
| FOX | The Good Guys (repeat) | 0.7 | 2 | 2.621 | |
| CW | Gossip Girl (repeat) | 0.2 | 0 | 0.455 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Last Comic Standing | 2.0 | 6 | 4.949 |
| ABC | True Beauty | 1.8 | 5 | 5.496 | |
| CBS | CSI: Miami (repeat) | 1.5 | 4 | 7.220 | |
| 10:30 | NBC | Last Comic Standing | 2.1 | 6 | 4.901 |
| CBS | CSI: Miami (repeat) | 1.6 | 5 | 7.185 | |
| ABC | True Beauty | 1.6 | 5 | 4.723 |
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Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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