NBC took first place in ratings with an average 2.7 rating/8 share in the advertiser-friendly 18-49 demographic and also took top honors in total viewers with an average 9.7 million.
"U.S. Olympic Trials '12: Swimming Finals" was down slightly from its 2008 counterpart with a 1.8/6, and drew 7.3 million total viewers. "America's Got Talent" the following hour was the highest-rated and most-watched show of the night with a 2.9/9 and 10.2 million total viewers.
Fox grabbed second place in ratings and third in total viewers with an average 2.3/7 and 6 million. Its slate of Gordon Ramsay-related programming hed mostly steady with last week, starting with "Hell's Kitchen" at 8, which drew even in ratings with a 2.4/8 and inched up slightly in total viewers with 5.8 million.
"MasterChef" the following hour saw a minor uptick in ratings with a 2.3/6, and also saw small growth in total viewers with 5.4 million.
ABC took third place in ratings with a 2.1/6 and second in total viewers with 6 million. Its primetime slate showed modest ratings improvement across the board, with "The Bachelorette" climbing 9 percent to a 2.5/8 and drawing 7.4 million total viewers.
"The Glass House" the following hour, which sparked a lawsuit from CBS due to its apparent similarities to that network's "Big Brother" and has floundered in the ratings since its soft premiere last month, was also up 9 percent in the demo, posting a 1.2/3 and taking 3.3 million total viewers.
Univision grabbed fourth place in ratings and fifth in total viewers with an average 1.3/4 and 3.4 million.
CBS, which ran repeats throughout the night, took fifth in ratings and fourth in total viewers with an average 0.9/3 and 4.2 million.
