TV ratings: 2012 Olympic trials and 'America's Got Talent' lead to win for NBC

Fast National ratings for Monday, July 3, 2012

NBC took home the gold Monday night with the U.S. 2012 Olympic trials and "America's Got Talent," beating the next closest network by more than 3 million viewers.

ABC's "Bachelorette" led the alphabet network to a second-place finish helped it take second, while "The Glass House" held steady in its third week.

NBC grabbed an average of 9.7 million viewers for the evening (5.7/10), ahead of ABC (6.04 million, 4.0/7), FOX (5.6 million, 3.2/5), CBS (4.22 million, 2.8/5) and The CW (542,000, 0.3/1).

In the adults 18-49 demographic, NBC was once again on top with 2.7, followed by FOX (2.3), ABC (2.1), CBS (0.9) and the CW (0.2).

Monday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

NBC: Olympic trials (7.6 million, 4.6/8)
ABC: "The Bachelorette" (7.3 million, 4.8/8)
FOX: "Hell's Kitchen" (5.75 million, 3.3/6)
CBS: "How I Met Your Mother" rerun (3.7 million, 2.5/4)/"2 Broke Girls" rerun (3.7 million, 2.5/4)
The CW: "Breaking Pointe" rerun (720,000, 0.5/1)

18-49 leader: "The Bachelorette" and "Hell's Kitchen" tie (2.4)

9 p.m.

NBC: "America's Got Talent" (10.6 million, 6.1/10)
ABC: "The Bachelorette" (7.48 million, 5.0/8)
FOX: "MasterChef" (5.4 million, 3.1/5)
CBS: "Two and a Half Men" rerun (4.4 million, 3.0/5)/"Mike & Molly" rerun (3.97 million, 2.7/4)
The CW: "90210" rerun (364,000, 0.2/0)

18-49 leader: "America's Got Talent" (3.1)

10 p.m.

NBC: "America's Got Talent" (10.87 million, 6.4/11)
CBS: "Hawaii Five-0" rerun (4.76 million, 3.2/5)
ABC: "The Glass House" (3.3 million, 2.2/4)

18-49 leader: "America's Got Talent" (3.1)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.