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| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 2.0/6 | 1.7/5 | 1.6/5 | 1.5/4 | 1.0/3 | 0.4/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 1.7/6 | 1.2/4 | 1.8/6 | 1.1/4 | 0.7/2 | 0.4/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 6.416 | 6.927 | 3.661 | 4.362 | 3.239 | 1.044 |
CBS's Big Brother rose 10% from last week and tied its season high 3.2 adults 18-49 rating, dominated the 8pm hour and lead CBS to the adults 18-49 ratings win on the night.
NBC's America's Got Talent slid 14% vs. last Wednesday tying its summer low 2.5 adults 18-49 rating. Note that AGT has had a recent pattern of adjustments upwards in the final ratings, which would reduce the apparent week to week decline. Earlier in the night Minute To Win It was down a tenth of a point (7%) to a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating. NBC topped the average viewership in primetime on Wednesday.
Fox's Buried Treasure, didn't bury itself any further, equalling its premiere 1.0 adults 18-49 rating last week.
Late-night results are below the primetime data.
Overnight ratings for Wednesday, August 31, 2011:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | Big Brother 13 | 3.1 | 11 | 8.216 |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 1.3 | 4 | 5.049 | |
| ABC | THE MIDDLE - R | 1.1 | 4 | 4.310 | |
| FOX | BURIED TREASURE | 0.9 | 3 | 3.071 | |
| CW | AMERICA'S NEXT MODEL - R | 0.4 | 1 | 1.186 | |
| 8:30PM | CBS | Big Brother 13 | 3.2 | 10 | 8.203 |
| NBC | Minute To Win It | 1.5 | 5 | 5.790 | |
| ABC | THE MIDDLE - R | 1.3 | 4 | 4.095 | |
| FOX | BURIED TREASURE | 1.0 | 3 | 3.451 | |
| CW | AMERICA'S NEXT MODEL - R | 0.4 | 1 | 1.165 | |
| 9:00PM | NBC | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT 6 | 2.4 | 7 | 9.850 |
| ABC | Modern Family - R | 1.8 | 5 | 4.698 | |
| CBS | Criminal Minds - R | 1.5 | 4 | 5.260 | |
| FOX | BURIED TREASURE - R | 1.0 | 3 | 3.216 | |
| CW | AMERICA'S NEXT MODEL - R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.845 | |
| 9:30PM | NBC | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT 6 | 2.5 | 7 | 10.666 |
| ABC | Modern Family - R | 1.8 | 5 | 4.400 | |
| CBS | Criminal Minds - R | 1.5 | 4 | 5.264 | |
| FOX | BURIED TREASURE - R | 1.0 | 3 | 3.218 | |
| CW | AMERICA'S NEXT MODEL - R | 0.4 | 1 | 0.981 | |
| 10:00PM | ABC | PRIMETIME Nightline: MY | 1.5 | 4 | 4.348 |
| NBC | LAW & ORDER: SVU - R | 1.4 | 4 | 5.114 | |
| CBS | CSI: CRIME SCENE I - R | 1.2 | 3 | 5.588 | |
| 10:30PM | NBC | LAW & ORDER: SVU - R | 1.5 | 4 | 5.093 |
| ABC | PRIMETIME Nightline: MY | 1.4 | 4 | 4.321 | |
| CBS | CSI: CRIME SCENE I - R | 1.2 | 4 | 5.967 |
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via NBC press note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
Note: Currently available metered-market averages exclude Richmond, Hartford and Providence.
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 2.9/7; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.2/4 with an encore.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.6/3; "Nightline," 1.0/4; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2 with an encore.
At 12:35 a.m., "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). 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 with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Starting with data for Mon 3/28/11, all program ratings will now include multiple viewings of a telecast on a DVR. Previously only the first viewing was counted. HUT/PUT will now consist of Live TV viewing and DVR playback at time of play. Previously, HUT/PUT consisted of live viewing and DVR playback credited to time of live telecast.
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Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
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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