Viewers Check In to HOTEL HELL Premiere on FOX

FOX (5.79 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) took home top honors on Monday with the premiere of HOTEL HELL (5.12 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3) and the return of "Hell's Kitchen" (6.46 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1).

Here are the other highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

NBC (5.33 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) then had to settle for second place despite the launch of "Stars Earn Stripes" (5.26 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T4), a second "Stars Earn Stripes" (5.04 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T4) and the season premiere of "Grimm" (5.68 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2).

Next up was CBS (4.91 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with repeats of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.37 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9), "2 Broke Girls" (4.62 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #8), another "2 Broke Girls" (4.85 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7), "Mike & Molly" (5.30 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #6) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.16 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.41 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up originals from "Bachelor Pad" (4.06 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T9) and "The Glass House" (2.09 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #12).

And finally, a rebroadcast of "Perez Hilton All Access: Lady Gaga" (0.82 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) and the previously unaired "Remodeled" (0.39 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.1, #14) on The CW (0.61 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Lady Gaga" delivered a 0.4 rating while "Remodeled" posted a 0.1 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Bachelor Pad
+16.67% - The Glass House
+3.85% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. 7/23/12)
-66.67% - Remodeled (vs. 2/22/12)
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+150.00% - Grimm (vs. Harry's Law (Repeat))
+70.00% - Stars Earn Stripes (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
+12.50% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. Masterchef)
-22.22% - The Glass House (vs. Castle (Repeat))
-32.14% - Hotel Hell (vs. Hell's Kitchen)
-42.86% - Bachelor Pad
-50.00% - Remodeled (vs. One Tree Hill (Repeat))
In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
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Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (8/15/11):

FOX (6.43 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1) posted its best summer Monday in four years among adults 18-49 (since 8/13/07) thanks to new episodes of "Hell's Kitchen" (6.83 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1) and "Masterchef" (6.04 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2).

ABC (5.51 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) then slid to second place with week two of "Bachelor Pad" (6.32 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #3) and a repeat of "Castle" (3.91 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #10).

Next up was CBS (4.98 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) with its all-repeat lineup of "How I Met Your Mother" (4.12 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T6), "How I Met Your Mother" (4.56 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.6, #4), "Two and a Half Men" (5.74 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #5), "Mike & Molly" (5.37 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T6) and "Hawaii Five-0" (5.05 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8).

Meanwhile, NBC (4.01 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) offered up encores of "America's Got Talent" (4.38 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #9) and "Harry's Law" (3.27 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #11).

And finally, The CW (0.51 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening with repeats of "Gossip Girl" (0.59 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T12) and "One Tree Hill" (0.43 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T12).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49): Masterchef (4.3%), Hell's Kitchen (3.7%), Bachelor Pad (-4.5%).

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," 2.2/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," 3.0/7; 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," 0.7/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.6/3 with an encore; "Nightline," 0.9/4; 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" (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/2 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2 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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research

 

 

 

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