Friday, May 24, 2013

Thursday Cable Ratings - 'Swamp People,' 'Men at Work,' 'House Hunters,' 'Tabatha Takes Over,' 'Four Weddings' & More!

        Friday, May 24 - History's Swamp People was the highest rated show on cable with a 1.2. TBS' Men at Work came in second with a 0.8. Swamp People was also the most viewed program with 3.809 million viewers. Other notable performers for the night were: Bravo's Tabatha Takes Over (0.5); TLC's Four Weddings (0.4); and FX's Anger Management (0.3).

UPDATED Thursday Ratings - 'Hell's Kitchen' Rises to Win Night for FOX; 'Hannibal' Dips; Plus Premiere Numbers for 'Save Me,' 'Rookie Blue' & 'Does Someone Have to Go?'

        Thursday, May 23 - FOX won the night in the 18-49 demo with a 1.7 while CBS won in total viewers with 6.630. CBS and The CW aired all repeats for the evening. Hell's Kitchen and Wipeout were up from their last originals. Motive and Hannibal were down.
        UPDATE - Hell's Kitchen and Motive were adjusted up. The repeat of The Office was adjusted down.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Wednesday Cable Ratings - 'NBA Playoffs,' 'Psych,' 'South Beach Tow,' 'MythBusters,' 'The Real World,' 'Operation Repo' & More!

        Thursday, May 23 - TNT's NBA Playoffs was the highest rated show on cable with a 3.6. USA's Psych came in second with a 0.8. NBA Playoffs was also the most viewed program with 8.245 million viewers. Other notable performers for the night were: TruTV's South Beach Tow (0.6); Discovery's MythBusters (0.5); and MTV's The Real World: Portland (0.5).

Wednesday Ratings - 'SVU,' 'The Middle,' 'Nashville' & 'Criminal Minds' Finales Rise; 'Modern Family' Even; 'Chicago Fire' Down

        Wednesday, May 22 - CBS and ABC tied for the night in the 18-49 demo with a 2.2 while CBS won in total viewers with 8.982. Criminal Minds, The Middle, How to Live With Your Parents, Nashville, Dateline NBC and Law & Order: SVU were up from their last originals. Modern Family was even. Chicago Fire was down.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

TV News - 'Broad City,' 'The Strain,' 'Pretty Little Liars,' 'American Horror Story: Coven,' 'Quarry' & 'Homeland'

        Wednesday, May 10 - Comedian/writer Hannibal Buress (30 Rock) has signed a development deal with Comedy Central which will include a pilot commitment for a project Buress will executive produce as well as a recurring role on the network's upcoming new series Broad City.