HELL'S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF Give FOX Monday Night Victory

FOX (6.00 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) was the top demo draw on Monday thanks to new episodes of HELL'S KITCHEN(6.16 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) and MASTERCHEF (5.84 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.6, #2).

Here are the other highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

ABC (6.58 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2) then was the most-watched network with a new "The Bachelorette" (7.33 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #3) followed by a repeat of "Castle" (5.06 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #10).

Next up was NBC (4.15 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) with its coverage of the "Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6" (4.15 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.6, #4).

Meanwhile, CBS (5.67 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4) offered up its all-repeat mix of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.85 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #8), "2 Broke Girls" (5.53 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5), "Two and a Half Men" (6.41 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5), "Mike & Molly" (5.83 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.71 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #9).

And finally, encores of "Breaking Pointe" (0.73 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and "The Catalina" (0.44 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) on The CW (0.58 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Pointe" delivered a 0.4 rating while "Catalina" posted a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+13.04% - MasterChef
+12.50% - Hell's Kitchen
+9.52% - The Bachelorette
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+107.69% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. MasterChef (Repeat))
+30.00% - MasterChef
-4.17% - The Bachelorette
-15.79% - Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6
In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
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Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/13/11):

ABC (7.16 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) was the network to beat on Monday with fresh installments of "The Bachelorette" (7.82 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1) and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (5.84 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T2).

A silver medal then went to NBC (5.26 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2) with its coverage of "Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6" (5.26 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.9, #4).

Next up was FOX (4.09 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) with an encore of "Masterchef" (3.30 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T9) followed by a new "Masterchef" (4.88 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T2).

Meanwhile, CBS (6.00 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4) offered up repeats of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.56 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T9), another "How I Met Your Mother" (4.39 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T7), "Two and a Half Men" (6.03 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T7), "Mike & Molly" (6.27 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5) and "Hawaii Five-0" (7.39 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T5).

And finally, repeats of "90210" (0.71 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and "Gossip Girl" (0.58 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) on The CW (0.65 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49): Masterchef (11.10%), The Bachelorette (-7.70%), Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (-9.10%).

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

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