Sunday, May 19, 2013

TV Tonight - 'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy' & 'Celebrity Apprentice' Finales; ABC Presents 'The 2013 Billboard Music Awards'; & More!

        Sunday, May 19 - TV Tonight includes the season finales of ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos, Bravo's Married to Medicine and FOX's The Cleveland Show, The Simpsons and Family Guy; the series premiere of Discovery's North America; ABC and CBS present musical specials with The Billboard Music Awards and Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night respectively; and much more!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Friday Ratings - 'Rock Center' & 'Nikita' Finale Rise; 'Shark Tank' & 'Undercover Boss' Finales Dip

        Friday, May 17 - ABC won the night in the 18-49 demo with a 1.5 and in total viewers with 5.720. Rock Center with Brian Williams and Nikita were up from their last originals. Shark Tank, 20/20, Dateline NBC, Undercover Boss and 48 Hours were down.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Summer 2013 Premiere Dates - When Do Your Favorite Summer Series Return?

        Friday, May 17 - As the traditional broadcast season comes to an end this upcoming week, both cable and broadcast networks will be rolling out various reality and scripted efforts to bridge the gap between seasons. Below is an extensive list of all of the various premiere dates for series making their debuts this summer.

Thursday Cable Ratings - 'NBA Playoffs,' 'Swamp People,' 'Men at Work,' 'House Hunters,' 'IMPACT Wrestling' & More!

        Thursday, May 16 - TNT's NBA Playoffs was the highest rated show on cable with a 1.9. History's Swamp People came in second with a 1.3. NBA Playoffs was also the most viewed program with 4.590 million viewers. Other notable performers for the night were: TBS' Men at Work (0.6); Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (0.7); and Spike's IMPACT Wrestling (0.3).

UPDATED Thursday Ratings - 'Scandal' Finale Matches High; 'American Idol' Finale Down from Last Year; 'Elementary' Finale Rises

        Thursday, May 16 - FOX won the night in the 18-49 demo with a 3.4 and in total viewers with 13.608. American Idol Results, Elementary, The Office and Hannibal were up from their last originals. Scandal, The Vampire Diaries and Beauty and the Beast were even. The Big Bang Theory, Wipeout and Grey's Anatomy were down.
        UPDATE - American Idol Results, The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, The Office and The Vampire Diaries were adjusted up. Hannibal was adjusted down.