Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Dogs in the City premiered to a 1.3. Game 1 of the King-Devils Stanley Cup Finals did worse than that. So You Think You Can Dance rose three tenths from last week. America's Next Top Model left Wednesdays with its lowest finale. Deadline notes that FOX has won Wednesday 20 weeks in a row.

History's Hatfields and McCoys concluded with 14 million viewers.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.6	America's Next Top Model cycle finale	9pm	CW	0.4	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
1.1	NHL Finals, game 1	8-11pm	NBC
1.3	Dog in the City premiere "I Speak Dog"	8pm	CBS
2.7	So You Think You Can Dance "Auditions #2"	8-10pm	FOX	2.4	2.4	?
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model "Highlights"	9pm	CW	0.4	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
1.1	rerun - Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 "Daddy's Girl..."	10pm	ABC	2.4	1.9
1.1	rerun - Happy Endings "Four Weddings and a Funeral (Minus Three Weddings and One Funeral)"	9:30	ABC
1.1	rerun - Modern Family "Leap Day"	10:30	ABC	4.1	3.9	2.5 (2009)
1.1	rerun - Criminal Minds "Snake Eyes"	9pm	CBS	1.6	2.8	2.8
1.2	rerun - The Middle "Get Your Business Done"	8pm	ABC	2.0	1.9 (2)	1.7 (2009)
1.2	rerun - Suburgatory "Down Time"	8:30	ABC
1.5	rerun - CSI "Ms. Willows Regrets"	10pm	CBS		2.3 (2)	2.3 (2)
1.5	rerun - Modern Family "Virgin Territory"	9pm	ABC	4.1	3.9	2.5 (2009)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

IFC will air all six episodes of the first season of Bullet in the Face over two nights: Thursday, August 16, and Friday the 17th, at 10pm-11:30. The violent "pulp comedy" stars Max Williams, Eddie Izzard, and Eric Roberts.

FOX wants the National Geographic Channel to become on of those channels, and may convert Speed into the long-awaited FOX Sports Network.

CTV (Canada) has unveiled its Fall schedules for CTV and CTV Two.

Networks Continue to Rook Ad Speculators

FOX and ABC are converting lower ratings into higher ad rates.