[Lee!!]

Tuesday Cable Finals

Tosh.0 (1.5) 2.263 million viewers
The Burn (0.8) 1.237 million viewers
Daily Show (0.8) 1.852 million viewers
Colbert Report (0.6) 1.368 million viewers

Hardcore Pawn (1.2) 3.404 million viewers
Hardcore Pawn: Chicago (0.8) 2.155 million viewers

Pretty Little liars (1.2) 2.750 million viewers

Real Husbands of Hollywood (1.1) 1.994 million viewers
Second Generation Wayanes (0.7) 1.200 million viewers

Cougar Town (1.1) 2.095 million viewers

Snooki & JWoww (0.9) 1.676 million viewers

Ultimate Fighter (0.7) 1.191 million viewers
Justified (0.9) 2.424 million viewers

College Basketball (0.8) 2.419 million viewers

Top Gear (0.8) 1.872 million viewers

Dance Moms (0.8) 2.331 million viewers
Double Divas (0.4) 1.075 million viewers

Storage Wars: Texas (0.7) 2.597 million viewers
Storage Wars: Texas (0.8) 2.774 million viewers

Chopped (0.8) 1.928 million viewers

Face Off (0.7) 1.790 million viewers
Total Blackout (0.4) 0.957 million viewers

White Collar (0.6) 2.283 million viewers

Dual Survival (0.5) 1.302 million viewers
Africa (0.4) 1.192 million viewers

Millionaire Matchmaker (0.5) 1.029 million viewers

Conan (0.4) 0.788 million viewers

[Gerry I Shot]

Pretty Little Liars is still such a big hit for ABC Family

[dperkins]

Ouch @ Smash's premiere? I love this show. I hope it manages to pick up.

[Hooligan]

Yeah, I kind of thought 'Smash' would perform the way it did. I'm still a fan and hopefully it doesn't get canceled, but if it does hopefully NBC will air all of the episodes.

Does anyone know why NBC 2 new episodes rather just 1? I think 2 might have been overkill.

[Lee!!]

Originally posted by Hooligan

Yeah, I kind of thought 'Smash' would perform the way it did. I'm still a fan and hopefully it doesn't get canceled, but if it does hopefully NBC will air all of the episodes.

Does anyone know why NBC 2 new episodes rather just 1? I think 2 might have been overkill.

I was confused too but I think NBC was trying to make it an event especially with the cast changes and additional big celebrities that will be on this season. I personally think they should have waited 2 weeks to premiere it since next week is being pre-empted by the president and will lose whatever momentum it may have gotten (and failed to get)

[Lee!!]

Wednesday Broadcast Finals

Person Of Interest (R) (1.2/3) 7.17 million viewers
Criminal Minds (2.8/7) 11.98 million viewers
CSI (2.4/7) 10.97 million viewers
-Still doing well

The Middle (2.3/7) 8.21 million viewers
The Neighbors (1.7/5) 6.04 million viewers
Modern Family (3.7/10) 9.83 million viewers
Suburgatory (2.0/5) 5.73 million viewers
Nashville (1.7/5) 5.30 million viewers
-MF season low, Suburgatory not doing too well, Nashville OK

Whitney (1.2/4) 3.56 million viewers
Guys With Kids (1.2/3) 3.20 million viewers
Law & Order; SVU (1.5/4) 5.23 million viewers
Chicago Fire (1.9/5) 6.60 million viewers
-CF's growth is amazing

American Idol (4.6/13) 14.27 million viewers
-Down but still numbers networks would die for

Arrow (1.0/3) 2.96 million viewers
Supernatural (1.0/3) 2.29 million viewers
-Strongest night for sure

[Lee!!]

Wednesday Cable Finals

Moonshiners (1.1) 2.493 million viewers

Workaholics (1.1) 1.599 million viewers
Daily Show (0.8) 1.825 million viewers
Colbert Report (0.6) 1.413 million viewers

The Americans (0.8) 1.966 million viewers

Barter Kings (0.8) 1.632 million viewers

Top Chef (0.7) 1.645 million viewers

Conan (0.5) 0.974 million viewers

Necessary Roughness (0.5) 1.856 million viewers

Ghost Hunters (0.4) 1.294 million viewers
Ghost Mine (0.4) 1.100 million viewers

Hot in Cleveland (0.3) 1.288 million viewers
Happily Divorced (0.3) 1.064 million viewers

[Lee!!]

Thursday Broadcast Finals

The Big Bang Theory (6.2/18) 18.98 million viewers
Two and a Half Men (4.1/11) 14.12 million viewers
Person Of Interest (3.1/8) 14.88 million viewers
Elementary (2.2/6) 10.84 million viewers
-Still strong as hell. BBT is destroying everything. Elementary didn't get any gains from airing after the Super Bowl

Shark Tank (R) (1.3/4) 4.77 million viewers
Grey's Anatomy (3.1/8) 8.91 million viewers
Scandal (2.8/8) 8.14 million viewers
-Scandal keeps growing! ABC can put Shark Tank anywhere and it repeats well, Greys still going strong too

Community (Season Premiere) (1.9/6) 3.88 million viewers
Parks and Recreation (2.0/5) 3.76 million viewers
The Office (2.1/6) 4.15 million viewers
1600 Penn (1.1/3) 2.60 million viewers
Do No Harm (0.7/2) 2.21 million viewers
-Community premiere boosted Parks to a high not seen in over a year, Do No Harm was just canceled after this laughable performance. Click the link to see my recommendation on what NBC should do. 1600 Penn can't be too far behind but the question is what will replace it?

American Idol (4.1/12) 13.28 million viewers
Glee (2.2/6) 6.03 million viewers
-Idol still strong though weaker, Glee is showing its age (at such a young age)

The Vampire Diaries (1.1/3) 2.50 million viewers
Beauty And The Beast (0.6/1) 1.48 million viewers
-B&tB needs to recover or it will be canceled. VD still strong

[Lee!!]

Thursday Cable Finals

Buckwild (1.3) 2.566 million viewers
Buckwild (Season Finale) (1.5) 2.714 million viewers
Buckwild: Bucking Unseen (1.4) 2.553 million viewers

NBA Basketball (1.1) 2.613 million viewers

Impractical Jokers (1.0) 2.075 million viewers

Suits (1.0) 3.065 million viewers

Anger Management (0.5) 0.986 million viewers
Archer (0.9) 1.275 million viewers

Daily Show (0.8) 1.879 million viewers
Colbert Report (0.7) 1.523 million viewers

King of the Nerds (0.8) 1.481 million viewers

Project Runway (0.6) 1.988 million viewers

Impact Wrestling (0.4) 1.412 million viewers

Conan (0.4) 0.695 million viewers

Mary Mary (0.3) 0.684 million viewers

[Lee!!]

HOLY. CRAP.
THIS SHOW IS A BEAST

The Walking Dead (6.1) 12.3 MILLION VIEWERS

Press Release and More

AMC’S “The Walking Dead” SEASON THREE PREMIERE DELIVERS 12.3 MILLION VIEWERS MAKING IT THE LARGEST AUDIENCE IN SERIES HISTORY

LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE CEMENTS AMC’S “The Walking Dead” AS THE #1 TELEVISION PROGRAM OF THE SEASON AMONG ADULTS 18-49 WITH SERIES AVERAGE OUTDELIVERING HITS INCLUDING “Modern Family,” “NCIS,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Two and a Half Men,” “DUCK DYNASTY,” AND “American Horror Story”

“TALKING DEAD” DELIVERS 2.7 MILLION ADULTS 18-49 AND 4.1 MILLION VIEWERS

New York, NY – February 11, 2013 – Last night, AMC’s mid-season three premiere of “The Walking Dead” returned with its largest audience ever in series history delivering 12.3 million viewers at the 9pm premiere. The previous record was 10.9 million viewers from the season three premiere on October 14, 2012. The episode is also the strongest telecast for a series in basic cable history for adults 18-49 with 7.7 million. These results shatter the hit series’ previous record with an increase of +6% (A18-49) over the October 14, 2012 season three premiere. “The Walking Dead” season three series average for adults 18-49 delivers 6.8 million outperforming other television series season averages including “Modern Family,” ‘The Big Bang Theory,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “NCIS.” In addition to the 9 PM premiere, the show encored at 11 PM, midnight and 2am, delivering 16.6 million viewers for the night.

Following the 9 PM premiere of “The Walking Dead,” AMC premiered a new episode of “Talking Dead” at 10 PM. 4.1 million viewers tuned in to the live show. Hosted by Chris Hardwick, “Talking Dead” is a companion series to “The Walking Dead” and features Hardwick and fans, actors, producers and other TV enthusiasts, discussing and dissecting that night’s “Dead” premiere. The series expanded to a full hour with the final 8 episodes of season three.

"When you look at numbers like this, the first thing that comes to mind is how grateful we are to the fans of this show. They embrace ‘The Walking Dead’ in a way that we wanted to believe was possible but we never take for granted,” said Charlie Collier, AMC’s president. “The cast and crew put everything they have into making this show. They’re a phenomenally talented group who truly give their all. We congratulate everyone involved."

Key Nielsen Highlights for the season three B premiere of “The Walking Dead”:

9pm airing – 7.3 HH rating with 12.3 million viewers; a +40%/+51% increase respectively over last year’s season 2B premiere
9pm airing - Adults 18-49 delivered 7.7 million viewers; a +44% increase over last year’s season 2B premiere
9pm airing - Adults 25-54 delivered 6.7 million viewers; a +51% increase over last year’s season 2B premiere.
9p premiere, 11p, midnight and 2a airings grossed to 16.6 million viewers, 10.7 million Adults 18-49 and 8.9 million Adults 25-54

Key Nielsen Highlights for the season three B premiere of “Talking Dead”:

10pm: 2.6 HH rating with 4.1 million viewers, +225%/+371% vs. last year’s season 2B premiere.
10pm: 2.7 million Adults 18-49, +396% vs. last year’s season 2B premiere.
10pm: 2.3 million Adults 25-54, +369% vs. last year’s season 2B premiere.

Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. M-Sa 8P-11P/Su 7P-11P. The Walking Dead Season 3B Premiere (2/10/13); Season 3 To Date 10/14/12-2/10/13 vs. 12/13 Season to Date (9/24/12-2/7/13) Broadcast and Cable. 9/13/93-2/7/12, Ad Supported Cable, Telecast Level Data. Excluding Sports, News, Specials. A18-49 (000). 3B Premiere (2/10/13) vs 2B Premiere (2/12/12). Qual Avail Upon Request.

Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “the greatest thriller ever produced for television,” “The Walking Dead” has become a juggernaut on social media. The series currently has close to 15 million likes on Facebook and last night “The Walking Dead” was a top trend on Twitter for the night of the mid-season premiere. Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, the Emmy Award-winning series tells the story of the months and years that follow the zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home.
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[Lee!!]

Friday Broadcast Finals

The Job (Series Premiere) (0.9/3) 4.01 million viewers
CSI:NY (1.6/5) 9.57 million viewers
Blue Bloods (1.5/5) 11.24 million viewers
-I don't see The Job staying on the schedule for long with these numbers

Last Man Standing (1.5/5) 7.29 million viewers
Malibu Country (1.3/4) 6.13 million viewers
Shark Tank (1.8/5) 6.13 million viewers
20/20 (1.3/4) 5.00 million viewers
-LMS good, Malibu ok, ST doing well

Dateline (1.4/4) 6.89 million viewers
Rock Center With Brian Williams (1.2/4) 5.31 million viewers
-Night did well with newsmagazines

Touch (Season Premiere) (1.1/3) 3.94 million viewers
-Not a strong debut

Nikita (0.5/2) 1.34 million viewers
The Carrie Diaries (R) (0.3/1) 0.63 million viewers
-Nikita still steady

[Lee!!]

Friday Cable Finals

Gold Rush (1.9) 4.87 million viewers
Bering Sea Gold (1.1) 2.69 million viewers

Friday Night Smackdown (0.9) 3.19 million viewers
Merlin (0.4) 1.48 million viewers

NBA Basketball (0.8) 1.91 million viewers
NBA Basketball (0.7) 1.48 million viewers

Four Weekends (0.4) 1.10 million viewers
Say Yes to the Dress (0.5) 1.34 million viewers
Say Yes to the Dress (0.4) 1.27 million viewers
Something Borrowed (0.4) 1.15 million viewers
Something Borrowed (0.4) 1.21 million viewers

Real Time with Bill Maher (0.5) 1.27 million viewers

Spartacus (0.3) 0.95 million viewers

[Lee!!]

Sunday Broadcast Finals

60 Minutes (1.8/5) 11.04 million viewers
2013 Grammy Awards (10.1/28) 28.37 million viewers
-Strong ratings

America's Funniest Home Videos (1.8/5) 7.26 million viewers
Once Upon A Time (2.2/5) 7.08 million viewers
Revenge (1.4/3) 5.20 million viewers
Revenge for Real (0.7/2) 2.78 million viewers
-Why they scheduled against the Grammys baffles me

Dateline NBC (R) (1.2/3) 5.71 million viewers
Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday (R) (0.6/1) 3.10 million viewers
Saturday Night Live in the 80's (R) (0.8/2) 2.69 million viewers
-R

Bob's Burgers (R) (1.1/3) 2.20 million viewers
The Cleveland Show (1.4/4) 2.76 million viewers
The Simpsons (2.0/5) 4.19 million viewers
Bob's Burgers (1.8/4) 3.45 million viewers
Family Guy (2.5/6) 4.71 million viewers
American Dad (2.0/5) 3.88 million viewers
-Down due to Grammys

[Lee!!]

Sunday Cable Finals

Walking Dead (Midseason Premiere) (6.1) 12.26 million viewers
Talking Dead (2.2) 4.14 million viewers
-Breaking records again, even the repeat episodes performed strong
6:00 (1.5) 3.45 million viewers
7:00 (1.8) 3.89 million viewers
8:00 (2.6) 5.45 million viewers

Real Housewives of Atlanta (1.2) 2.70 million viewers
Shahs of Sunset (0.6) 1.47 million viewers
Watch What Happens Live (0.5) 1.03 million viewers

Live Red Carpet: 2013 Grammys (1.2) 3.16 million viewers
Kourtney & Kim Take Miami (0.6) 1.31 million viewers

Ax Men (1.1) 2.90 million viewers

Shameless (0.7) 1.53 million viewers
House of Lies (0.5) 0.92 million viewers
Californication (0.3) 0.753 million viewers

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (0.6) 1.80 million viewers

Bar Rescue (0.6) 1.04 million viewers

Rachael Vs Guy (Season Finale) (0.5) 1.78 million viewers

Girls (0.4) 0.746 million viewers
Enlightened (0.1) 0.217 million viewers

Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (0.3) 1.145 million viewers

[Hooligan]

Sunday was a great night, all in all.

[Lee!!]

Monday Broadcast Finals

How I Met Your Mother (3.2/9) 8.98 million viewers
Rules of Engagement (2.8/7) 8.39 million viewers
2 Broke Girls (3.6/9) 10.90 million viewers
Mike & Molly (3.0/7) 10.50 million viewers
Hawaii Five-O (2.1/6) 9.64 million viewers
-Still strong

The Bachelor (2.7/7) 8.98 million viewers
Castle (2.0/5) 8.97 million viewers
-Still doing well

The Biggest Loser (2.0/5) 5.58 million viewers
Deception (1.2/3) 3.23 million viewers
-BL still doing well, Deception is a dud sadly

Bones (2.2/6) 8.82 million viewers
The Following (2.4/6) 7.79 million viewers
-Following took a big hit, let's hope it doesn't pull an Alcatraz

The Carrie Diaries (0.5/2) 1.20 million viewers
90210 (0.3/1) 0.66 million viewers
-They need to end 90210. This is laughable

[Lee!!]

Monday Cable Finals

American Pickers (0.9) 3.63 million viewers
Pawn Stars (1.5) 4.52 million viewers
Pawn Stars (1.6) 4.78 million viewers

WWE Raw (1.5) 4.35 million viewers
WWE Raw (1.5) 4.25 million viewers
WWE Raw (1.5) 4.18 million viewers

Teen Mom 2 Check Up (1.1) 1.82 million viewers

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (0.9) 1.85 million viewers
Vanderpump Rules (0.7) 1.53 million viewers
Watch What Happens Live (0.4) 0.91 million viewers

Daily Show (0.8) 1.90 million viewers
Colbert Report (0.7) 1.51 million viewers

Lizard Lick Towing (0.8) 2.00 million viewers
Swamp Hunters (0.4) 1.20 million viewers

Dallas (0.8) 2.41 million viewers

BET Honors (0.7) 1.87 million viewers

Switched At Birth (0.7) 1.65 million viewers
Bunheads (0.4) 0.97 million viewers

Black Ink Crew (0.7) 1.28 million viewers

Cake Boss: Next Great Baker (0.7) 1.65 million viewers

Continuum (0.3) 1.03 million viewers
Being Human (0.5) 1.11 million viewers

Diners Drive Ins & Dives (0.4) 1.17 million viewers

[dperkins]

Originally posted by Lee!!

I was confused too but I think NBC was trying to make it an event especially with the cast changes and additional big celebrities that will be on this season. I personally think they should have waited 2 weeks to premiere it since next week is being pre-empted by the president and will lose whatever momentum it may have gotten (and failed to get)

I personally think they should've premiered the season back in like October. They waited WAY too long, IMO.

[Hooligan]

Originally posted by dperkins

I personally think they should've premiered the season back in like October. They waited WAY too long, IMO.

Yeah, I agree. 'Smash' was successful before but not so successful as to where they could premiere it as late as they did and still see the same results. People aren't here for singing shows; just look at Glee's ratings, and that follows American Idol. How did they think 'Smash' was going to perform without at least a healthy lead-in i.e. The Voice? Poor decision on NBC's part.

[Hooligan]

Lee!, what's the appeal with 90210? I don't get how it's still here with ratings so poor?