Friday, June 29, 2012

NBC won with a full night of U.S. Olympic Trials. ABC's Shark Tank continues to be the top rerun on Fridays, and this week it was joined by 20/20.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.1	20/20	10pm	ABC	1.2
1.5	U.S. Olympic Trials swimming	8pm	NBC
2.4	U.S. Olympic Trials gymnastics	9pm-11	NBC
0.2	rerun - Nikita "Looking Glass"	8pm	CW	0.2
0.2	rerun - Supernatural "Shut Up, Dr. Phil"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.6	0.6
0.5	rerun - House "Chase"	8pm	FOX	0.6	1.9	1.9
0.5	rerun - Bones "The Twist in the Twister"	8pm	FOX	0.7	1.9 (2)	1.9 (2)
0.7	rerun - Blue Bloods "Parenthood"	10pm	CBS	0.6	1.3	1.3
0.8	rerun - CSI: NY "Clean Sweep"	9pm	CBS	0.6	1.1	1.1
1.0	rerun - Undercover Boss "Choice Hotels"	8pm	CBS	0.9	1.1	1.1
1.1	20/20 Revenge for Real: Murder in the Hamptons	9pm	ABC
1.1	rerun - Shark Tank chest pillow	8pm	ABC	1.1

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

CBS renewed Unforgettable, another under-performing Sony series, for a 13-episode Summer run next year.

A&E renewed Longmire.

The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and Conan are taking two weeks off and will return with new episodes on July 16. Chelsea Lately and most of the other late night talk shows will be back on July 9.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

On a night when ABC, NBC, and FOX ran all-new programming, Univision came out on top. The top program of the night was on cable: Anger Management on FX. Its first two episodes did a 2.1 and a 2.3.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	Breaking Pointe "Bad Dress: Good Show"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.2
0.7	Saving Hope "The Fight"	9pm	NBC	0.5
0.8	Rock Center	10pm	NBC	0.8
1.0	Take Me Out episode 4	8pm	FOX	1.2
1.0	Duets "Songs from the 2000s"	8pm	ABC	1.1	1.0
1.1	Rookie Blue "Girls Night Out"	10pm	ABC		1.1
1.2	The Choice episode 6	9pm	FOX	1.5
1.7	U.S. Olympic Trials swimming	8pm	NBC
2.0	Wipeout "Hotties Versus Nerds 2.0"	9pm	ABC
0.2	rerun - The Vampire Diaries "Smells Like Teen Spirit"	9pm	CW	0.2	1.0	1.0
1.1	rerun - The Mentalist "At First Blush"	10pm	CBS	1.1	1.8	1.8
1.1	rerun - Person of Interest "Flesh and Blood"	9pm	CBS	1.4	2.4
1.6	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Pretty Problem"	8:30	CBS	2.1
2.0	rerun - The Big Bang Theory "The Werewolf Transformation"	8pm	CBS	2.2	4.1	2.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

TNT renewed Dallas and Rizzoli & Isles for 15 episodes each.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

NBC easily beat So You Think You Can Dance with two hours of America's Got Talent, though both shows were at season lows, along with Dogs in the City. ABC's Final Witness was DOA.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.9	Dogs in the City "Eating House and Home"	8pm	CBS	1.1	0.9
1.0	Final Witness "The Kids Aren't Alright"	10pm	ABC
1.9	U.S. Olympic Trials swimming	8pm	NBC
2.1	So You Think You Can Dance top 20	8pm-10	FOX	2.4	2.1	?
2.8	America's Got Talent episode 13	9pm-11	NBC		2.8 (2)	2.6 (3)
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model "Coco Rocho"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.2	rerun - America's Next Top Model "Kathy Griffin"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.8	rerun - Suburgatory "The Motherload"	8:30	ABC	1.0	1.8
0.9	rerun - The Middle "The Telling"	8pm	ABC	1.0	1.9 (2)	1.7 (2009)
1.1	rerun - CSI "Trends with Benefits"	10pm	CBS	1.4	2.3 (2)	2.3 (2)
1.3	rerun - Modern Family "Punkin Chuckin"	9:30	ABC		3.9	2.5 (2009)
1.3	rerun - Modern Family "After the Fire"	9pm	ABC	1.5	3.9	2.5 (2009)
1.4	rerun - Criminal Minds "A Thin Line"	9pm	CBS	1.3	2.8	2.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Those NFL games that started at 4:15 will start at 4:25 starting this season. Expect The Mentalist to start around 11pm half the time this Fall.


The CW announced its premiere dates:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2
8:00-9:00 PM Hart Of Dixie (Season Premiere)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3
9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL (Season Premiere)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:00-9:00 PM 90210 (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Gossip Girl (Season Premiere)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
8:00-9:00 PM ARROW (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
8:00-9:00 PM THE Vampire Diaries (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Beauty And The Beast (Series Premiere)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
8:00-9:00 PM Hart Of Dixie
9:00-10:00 PM Emily Owens, M.D. (Series Premiere)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA’S Next Top Model: COLLEGE EDITION
9:00-10:00 PM Nikita (Season Premiere)

Despite 24 Hours to Waste, CNN, FOX Would Not Take One Minute to Read Page 2

Picture by Gary He

SPOARTS

Sidney Crosby signed a 12-year renewal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Oakland A's have won 11 of their last 15 and are still under .500.

Excuse of the Day

At Fox, ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (2.0/7 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) was down from last week when it faced lesser competition, but matched its year-ago score.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Gordon Ramsay won the night. NBC was a close second with America's Got Talent and swimming. The CW scored another 0.1.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.2	The Catalina "Smackdown"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.2
1.6	Love in the Wild episode 4	10pm	NBC	1.3	1.5	1.4
2.0	2012 U.S. Olympic Trials swimming	9pm	NBC
2.3	MasterChef top 13	9pm	FOX	2.1	2.1	2.0 (3)
2.3	Hell's Kitchen 12 chefs	8pm	FOX	2.2	2.1	2.1
3.2	America's Got Talent episode 12	9pm	NBC	1.8	2.8	2.6 (3)
0.1	rerun - The L.A. Complex "The Other Side of the Door"	9pm	CW	0.2	0.2 (3)
0.6	rerun - Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss "Jacqui"		ABC
0.8	rerun - Last Man Standing "House of Spirits"	8:30	ABC
0.9	rerun - Last Man Standing "Odd Couple Out"	8pm	ABC
1.0	rerun - 48 Hours Mystery "Private Needham's War"	10pm	CBS	1.0	0.9 (3)	?
1.0	rerun - NCIS: LA "Exit Strategy"	9pm	CBS	1.3	2.4	2.4
1.1	rerun - NCIS "The Good Son"	8pm	CBS	1.4	3.1 (3)	2.4

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

TBS renewed Men at Work for 10 episodes.

NBC is projected to lose $100 million on the 2012 Summer Olympics, an improvement on the $223 million it lost on the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Excuse of the Day

Live viewing in the 10 p.m. timeslot is challenged these days because so many people are watching other programs via DVR during that hour. 

Monday, June 25, 2012

NBC won the night with swimming and America's Got Talent. Gordon Ramsay placed second. The Glass House fell three four tenths from its debut last week.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.1	The Glass House episode 2	10pm	ABC	1.5
1.9	American Ninja Warrior Finals, Region 6	10pm	NBC	2.0
2.0	U.S. Olympic Trials swimming	8pm-9	NBC
2.2	MasterChef top 14	9pm	FOX	2.3	2.1	1.8
2.3	The Bachelorette 8 10 remain	8-10pm	ABC	2.3	1.9
2.4	Hell's Kitchen 13 chefs, part 2	8pm	FOX	2.5	2.2	2.1
3.0	America's Got Talent episode 11	9pm-10	NBC	2.9	2.8	2.6 (3)
0.1	rerun - 90210 "Let the Games Begin"	9pm	CW	0.1
0.2	rerun - Breaking Pointe "Temp Tantrums"	8pm	CW	0.2
1.1	rerun - Hawaii Five-0 "Alaheo Pau'ole"	10pm	CBS
1.2	rerun - How I Met Your Mother "Tailgate"	8pm	CBS	1.1	3.1	2.5 (3)
1.2	rerun - Mike & Molly "Valentine's Piggyback"	9:30	CBS	1.2	2.9	2.3
1.3	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Disappearing Bed"	8:30	CBS	1.3	3.3
1.3	rerun - Two and a Half Men "Big Girls Don't Throw Food"	9pm	CBS	1.4	3.6 (2)	3.6 (3)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Rookie Blue was renewed by Global and ABC.

General Hospital moves to 2pm Eastern / 1pm Central on September 10, opening up the 3pm hour for local programming, as expected. It already airs at 2pm in the Pacific and Central time zones. Katie Couric's new show will be taking the 4pm hour of most ABC affiliates this Fall, displacing the current 4pm programs.

NBC Sports signed a deal to air the Tour de France through 2023.

NewsCorp wants to cast off its newspapers and books as a separate company, though the Murdochs would reportedly retain 40% of each corporation. The move was prompted by the U.K. phone hacking scandal that Americans aren't interested in.

CNN got some advice from the New York Times TV section: show the news and don't compete with the demagogues. "As viewers, we hew toward picking sides in news programming because it creates the illusion not just of import and drama, but that someone is at fault and things can be fixed. " CNN is down at its worst numbers in twenty years.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

NBC won the night with two hours of original programming, though 60 Minutes and ABC's reruns weren't too far behind.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.0	60 Minutes Warren Buffett; Novak Djokovic	7pm	CBS	1.0
1.2	Dateline suburban poverty	8pm	NBC		0.7 (2)	0.7 (2)
1.2	U.S. Olympic Trials track and field	7pm	NBC
0.6	rerun - The Good Wife "Parenting Made Easy"	9pm	CBS
0.7	rerun - Person of Interest "Judgment"	8pm	CBS
0.7	rerun - American Dad "The Old Stan in the Mountain"	7pm	FOX	0.8	1.8	1.6 (2)
0.8	rerun - Cleveland "Das Shrimp Boat"	7:30	FOX	1.0	1.2 (3)	1.2 (3)
0.9	rerun - The Mentalist "Red is the New Black"	10pm	CBS	0.8
0.9	rerun - FOX 25th Anniversary Special	8pm-10	FOX
0.9	rerun - Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss "Tony"	9pm-11	ABC
1.0	rerun - America's Funniest Home Videos	7pm	ABC
1.1	rerun - Secret Millionaire "James Malinchak"	8pm	ABC
1.2	rerun - America's Got Talent (Tue. June 12)	9pm	NBC
1.2	rerun - America's Got Talent (Monday)	10pm	NBC

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Roseanne will be roasted by Comedy Central on Sunday, August 12.

A report commissioned by Congress states that PBS and NPR could not be sustained by more advertising.

On July 30, The NFL Network will start up a morning show, for those Americans who need football news at 6 A.M.

CNN got some advice from the New York Times TV section: show the news and don't compete with the demagogues. "As viewers, we hew toward picking sides in news programming because it creates the illusion not just of import and drama, but that someone is at fault and things can be fixed. "

Finally, WWE has come back to broadcast television, this time on family-friendly ION. WWE Main Event, a weekly hour similar to what WGN Superstars had been, will debut in October, and air on Wednesdays.

Boston.com will start an internet radio rock station for some reason.

Factoid of the Day: "...1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" played 54 times last year on VH1 Classics."

Excuse of the Day

Hey, it beat that show that killed horses.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

The U.S. Olympic Trials won the ratings race, though FOX won the night with baseball, which was up three tenths from last week. The U.S. Olympic Trials and 48 Hours tied baseball at 1.0.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	How to Be a Gentleman "How to Be Shallow"	8:30	CBS	0.3	0.3 (2)
0.5	The Firm "Chapter Nineteen"	10pm	NBC
1.0	MLB	7pm-10	FOX	0.7
1.0	48 Hours Mystery "Long Island Serial Killer"	10pm	CBS	0.8	0.9 (3)	?
1.0	U.S. Olympic Trials track and field	8pm	NBC
0.4	rerun - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition "McPhail Family Part 1"	8pm	ABC
0.4	rerun - Rules of Engagement "Singing and Dancing"	8pm	CBS
0.5	rerun - CSI "CSI Unplugged"	9pm	CBS
0.6	rerun - Betty White's Off Their Rockers	9:30	NBC
0.6	rerun - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition "McPhail Family Part 2"	9pm	ABC
0.7	rerun - Castle "'Til Death Do Us Part"	10pm	ABC

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Advertise Your New TV Show on Other Channels

Zedman tweeted about this Nielsen Media release from July 12.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Sensationalism won the night, with Dateline and 20/20 on top. A rerun of Shark Tank came in a close third.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.2	20/20 John Edwards' mistress	9pm-11	ABC
1.3	Dateline dead kindergarten teacher	9pm-11	NBC	1.2	0.7 (2)	0.7 (2)
0.2	rerun - Nikita "Partners"	8pm	CW	0.2
0.3	rerun - Supernatural "Defending Your Life"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.6	0.6
0.4	rerun - Community "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps"	8pm	NBC	0.5
0.5	rerun - Whitney "Mad Women"	8:30	NBC	0.5	0.8 (2)
0.6	rerun - Blue Bloods "Leap of Faith"	10pm	CBS	0.6	1.3	1.3
0.6	rerun - CSI: NY "Means to an End"	9pm	CBS	0.7	1.1	1.1
0.6	rerun - House "Nobody's Fault"	8pm	FOX	0.6	1.9	1.9
0.7	rerun - Bones "The Male in the Mail"	8pm	FOX	0.6	1.9 (2)	1.9 (2)
0.9	rerun - Undercover Boss "DirecTV"	8pm	CBS	0.9	1.1	1.1
1.1	rerun - Shark Tank cake mix for dogs	8pm	ABC

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Killing Cable

Variety suggests that an a la carte system would kill all but ten ad-supported cable channels. To save customers 20% on their cable bills, more than 100 channels would die.

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Your show won, if you don't count the shows that beat it.

This year's final game of the NBA Finals rated 7.6. Saving Hope fell two tenths to a pathetic 0.5. Justin Bieber lost a tenth from yesterday. BBT and 2 Broke Girls repeated pretty well.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	Breaking Pointe "Tempo Tantrums"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.2
0.5	Saving Hope "Blindness"	9pm	NBC	0.7
0.8	Justin Bieber: All Around the World	8pm	NBC
0.8	Rock Center	10pm	NBC	0.8
1.0	Jimmy Kimmel Live pregame	8pm	ABC	0.9	1.5
1.2	Take Me Out	8pm	FOX	1.1
1.5	The Choice	9pm	FOX	1.6
2.5	NBA Countdown	8:30	ABC	2.0
7.6	NBA Finals, Game 5	9pm-11:53	ABC	7.1
0.2	rerun - The Vampire Diaries "The Reckoning"	9pm	CW	0.2	1.0	1.0
1.1	rerun - The Mentalist "My Bloody Valentine"	10pm	CBS	1.4	1.8	1.8
1.4	rerun - Person of Interest "Risk"	9pm	CBS	1.3	2.4
2.1	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the 90's Horse Party"	8:30	CBS	1.8
2.2	rerun - The Big Bang Theory "The Vacation Solution"	8pm	CBS	2.1	4.1	2.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Devious Maids, a series ABC rejected after viewing its pilot, has been picked up by Lifetime for 13 episodes.

NBC will offer 242 hours of Olympic coverage in 3D, but only 173 total hours in Spanish, on Telemundo and mun2.

Forgotten Science Channel Programming

Thanks to a live journal blog, I have excavated some information about Faces of Earth, which reran on Tuesday morning on Science, as well as in March.

A contributor to the four-part miniseries, Scott B. Jaqua, was kind enough to post the premiere dates, back in 2007:

Building the Planet: Monday July 23rd at 9pm

Shaping the Planet: Thursday, July 26th at 9pm

Assembling America: Thursday August 2nd at 10pm

A Human World: Thursday August 9th at 10pm

Rejected Puzzles

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Justin Bieber didn't rate well with the 18-49ers. So You Think You Can Dance stayed in the mid-2s. Duets stayed in the low 1s. Dogs in the City was even at 1.1.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.9	Justin Bieber: All Around the World	8pm-9	NBC
1.1	Dogs in the City "Someone is Gonna Get Hurt"	8pm	CBS	1.1	0.9
1.2	Duets "Movie Night"	9:30-11	ABC	1.1	1.1
2.4	So You Think You Can Dance "Vegas Callbacks"	8pm-10	FOX	2.5	2.4	?
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model "Anthony Zuiker"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model "LaToya Jackson"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.7	rerun - Law & Order: SVU "Valentine's Day"	9pm	NBC	1.0	1.6 (3)	1.6 (3)
0.9	rerun - Law & Order: SVU "Street Revenge"	10pm	NBC	1.0	1.6 (3)	1.6 (3)
1.0	rerun - Suburgatory "The Great Compromise"	8:30	ABC	0.9	1.8
1.0	rerun - The Middle "The Guidance Counselor"	8pm	ABC	1.0	1.9 (2)	1.7 (2009)
1.3	rerun - Criminal Minds "I Love You, Tommy Brown"	9pm	CBS	1.4	2.8	2.8
1.4	rerun - CSI "Seeing Red"	10pm	CBS	1.5	2.3 (2)	2.3 (2)
1.5	rerun - Modern Family "Express Christmas"	9pm	ABC	1.4	3.9	2.5 (2009)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

As expected, MSNBC will launch a panel show on Monday. The Cycle will fill the hour left open by Dylan Ratigan's departure on Friday. Regular Dylan Ratigan Show mega- panelists Toure and Krystal Ball are joined by frequent MSNBC contributors Steve Kornacki and S.E. Cupp as the four co-hosts for the 3pm show, as Martin Bashir takes the 4pm slot.

CBSwill launch CBS Sports Radio in January. Unlike NBC, which recently announced its plans to start up a sports radio network, CBS owns sports radio stations, and has secured coverage in the top 50 radio markets.

The Supreme Court gave 8 thumbs up to "fleeting expletives and momentary nudity."

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

LeBron James won, Gordon Ramsay paced, and Jenny McCarthy slowed.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	The Catalina "Sex in South Beach"	8pm	CW	0.2	0.2
1.1	Jimmy Kimmel Live pregame	8pm	ABC	1.0
1.3	Love in the Wild episode 3	10pm	NBC	1.5	1.5	1.4
2.2	NBA Countdown	8:30	ABC	2.2
2.1	MasterChef top 15	9pm	FOX	2.1	2.1	1.8
2.2	Hell's Kitchen 13 chefs, part 1	8pm	FOX	2.2	2.1	2.1
7.4	NBA Finals, Game 4	9pm-11:46	ABC	6.9
0.2	rerun - The L.A. Complex "Who You Know"	9pm	CW	0.1	0.2 (3)
1.0	rerun - 48 Hours Mystery "Murder at the Manor"	10pm	CBS	1.0	0.9 (3)	?
1.3	rerun - NCIS: LA "The Watchers"	9pm	CBS	1.2	2.4	2.4
1.4	rerun - NCIS "The Good Son"	8pm	CBS	1.4	3.1 (3)	2.4
1.5	rerun - America's Got Talent (6/12)	8pm	NBC	3.0	2.8	2.6 (3)
1.8	rerun - America's Got Talent (Monday)	9pm	NBC	3.0	2.8	2.6 (3)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Second-run rights to 2 Broke Girls (starting in 2015) and Mike & Molly (2014) have begun to be sold to local stations. TBS also bought 2 Broke Girls. A cable deal for Mike & Molly should be announced next week.

Style will change its logo and slogan, starting Monday.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Yet another ABC reality premiere did lousy. This time it was The Glass House, with a 1.5. America's Got Talent came in at a tenth above its season low. Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef fell three and four tenths from last week.

A rerun of The Big Bang Theory at 10pm on CBS earned a 1.9. A rerun of 90210 did a rare 0.1 (even for The CW, it's rare).

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.5	The Glass House series premiere	10pm	ABC
2.0	American Ninja Warrior Finals, Region 5	9-11pm	NBC
2.3	The Bachelorette 8 10 remain	8-10pm	ABC	2.3	1.9
2.3	MasterChef top 16	9pm	FOX	2.7	2.1	1.8
2.5	Hell's Kitchen 14 chefs	8pm	FOX	2.8	2.2	2.1
2.9	America's Got Talent episode 10	8pm	NBC		2.8	2.6 (3)
0.1	rerun - 90210 "Greek Tragedy"	9pm	CW
0.2	rerun - Breaking Pointe "Second Cast Is First Place For Losers"	8pm	CW	0.3
1.1	rerun - How I Met Your Mother "Symphony of Illumination"	8pm	CBS	1.4	3.1	2.5 (3)
1.2	rerun - Mike & Molly "Joyce's Choices"	9:30	CBS	1.4	2.9	2.3
1.3	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Messy Purse Smackdown"	8:30	CBS	1.5	3.3
1.4	rerun - Two and a Half Men "A Giant Cat Holding a Churro"	10:30	CBS		3.6 (2)	3.6 (3)
1.4	rerun - Two and a Half Men "People Who Love Peepholes"	9pm	CBS	1.5	3.6 (2)	3.6 (3)
1.9	rerun - The Big Bang Theory "The Skank Reflex Analysis"	10pm	CBS

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

General Wesley Clark has apparently given up his political aspirations. He will be hosting a reality show called Stars Earn Stripes, which debuts in August, on NBC. Here are the stars:
Laila Ali
Dean Cain
Terry Crews
Nick Lachey
Dolvett Quince
Todd Palin
Picabo Street
Eve Torres

Find the Error

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Black Bart Simpson

The 3rd game of the NBA Finals won the night. Golf did alright. The FOX cartoons reran okay. CBS got pummeled.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.9	Jimmy Kimmel Live pregame	7pm	ABC
1.0	60 MinutesFreeman Hrabowski; Taylor Swift	7pm	CBS	1.1
1.5	Kia Pre-Game	7:30	ABC
2.2	PGA U.S. Open, Final Round	7pm-10:31	NBC
5.7	NBA Finals Game 3	8-11pm	ABC
0.5	rerun - The Good Wife "Marthas and Caitlins"	9pm	CBS
0.6	rerun - Off Their Rockers "episode 5"	10:30	NBC
0.7	rerun - Blue Bloods "The Job"	8pm	CBS
0.8	rerun - The Mentalist "Always Bet on Red"	10pm	CBS
0.8	rerun - American Dad "Dr. Klaustus"	7pm	FOX	0.9	1.9	1.6 (2)
1.0	rerun - Cleveland "March Dadness"	7:30	FOX	1.0	1.2 (3)	1.2 (3)
1.2	rerun - Bob's Burgers "Bob Day Afternoon"	8:30	FOX	1.2	1.7 (2)	1.7 (2)
1.3	rerun - The Simpsons "The Falcon and the D'Ohman"	8pm	FOX	1.3	1.9	1.9
1.5	rerun - American Dad "The Wrestler"	9:30	FOX	1.3	1.8	1.6 (2)
1.7	rerun - Family Guy "Be Careful What You Fish For"	9pm	FOX	1.5	2.4	2.4

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Once again, you can watch a ton of NBC's shows from last season during the Summer, on NBC.com.

CBS syndication officially announced that The Arsenio Hall Show will reboot in the Fall of 2013.

The Seven Dwarfs finally get their own cartoon series, called "7D," on Disney Junior, in 2014.

FOX revealed its Fall premiere dates.

Wednesday, September 12
8-10 PM THE X FACTOR (Season Premiere, Part One)

Thursday, September 13
8-9 PM THE X FACTOR (Season Premiere, Part Two)
9-10 PM GLEE (Season Premiere)

Monday, September 17
8-9 PM BONES (Season Premiere)
9-10 PM THE MOB DOCTOR (Series Premiere)

Tuesday, September 25
8-8:30 PM NEW GIRL (Special All-New Episode)
8:30-9 PM BEN AND KATE (Series Premiere)
9-9:30 PM NEW GIRL (Season Premiere)
9:30-10 PM THE MINDY PROJECT (Series Premiere)

Friday, September 28
9-10 PM FRINGE (Season Premiere)

Sunday, September 30
8-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9 PM BOB’S BURGERS (Season Premiere)
9-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30-10 PM AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere)

Tuesday, October 2
8 -8:30 PM RAISING HOPE (Season Premiere)

Sunday, October 7
7:30-8 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Season Premiere)

Friday, October 26
8-9 PM TOUCH (Season Premiere)

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Golf won the night. Baseball held steady. ABC's airing of Cars did better than CBS's reruns and burn-off.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	How to Be a Gentleman "How to Upstage Thanksgiving"	8:30	CBS	0.4	0.3 (2)
0.7	MLB	7-10pm	FOX	0.7
1.7	PGA U.S. Open, Round 3	4-10pm	NBC
0.9	movie - Cars	8-11pm	ABC
0.3	rerun - Rules of Engagement "Refusing to Budget"	8pm	CBS	0.4
0.5	rerun - Hawaii Five-0 "Ha'i'ole"	9pm	CBS
0.6	rerun - Off Their Rockers	10:34	NBC
0.8	rerun - 48 Hours Mystery "House of Secrets"	10pm	CBS	0.8	0.9 (3)	?

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Friday, June 15, 2012

A Flying Wallenda's not-death-defying tethered tightrope walk over Niagara Falls gave ABC a big win.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.2	Dateline Esther Pilgrim	9-11pm	NBC	1.1	0.7 (2)	0.7 (2)
1.2	Countdown to Niagara: The Greatest Megastunts of All Time	8pm	ABC
2.5	MEGASTUNTS: Highwire Over Niagara Falls - Live!	9-11pm	ABC
0.2	rerun - Nikita "Knightfall"	8pm	CW	0.3
0.3	rerun - Supernatural "The Girl Next Door"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.6	0.6
0.5	rerun - Whitney "48 Hours"	8:30	NBC	0.6	0.8 (2)
0.5	rerun - Community "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism"	8pm	NBC	0.5
0.6	rerun - House "Runaways"	8pm	FOX	0.5	1.9	1.9
0.6	rerun - Bones "The Prince in the Plastic"	8pm	FOX	0.6	1.9 (2)	1.9 (2)
0.6	rerun - Blue Bloods "The Uniforms"	10pm	CBS	0.8	1.3	1.3
0.7	rerun - CSI: NY "Crossroads"	9pm	CBS	0.7	1.1	1.1
0.9	rerun - Undercover Boss "Mack Trucks"	8pm	CBS	0.9	1.1	1.1

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Game 2 of the NBA Finals crushed the competition with a 7.1. FOX's doomed dating contests dropped two tenths. Saving Hope was steady. The top rating on cable was 1.3 (Swamp People). USA's season premieres of Burn Notice and Suits did 1.2 and 1.1.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	Breaking Pointe "Second Cast Is First Place For Losers"	8pm	CW	0.2	0.2
0.7	Saving Hope "Contact"	9pm	NBC	0.7
0.8	Rock Center	10pm	NBC	0.7
0.9	Jimmy Kimmel Live pregame	8pm	ABC	1.2	1.5
1.1	Take Me Out	8pm	FOX	1.3
1.6	The Choice	9pm	FOX	1.8
2.0	NBA Countdown	8:30	ABC
7.1	NBA Finals, Game 2	9pm	ABC
0.2	rerun - The Vampire Diaries "Disturbing Behavior"	9pm	CW	0.2	1.0	1.0
1.3	rerun - Person of Interest "Blue Code"	9pm	CBS	1.5	2.4
1.4	rerun - The Mentalist "The Redshirt"	10pm	CBS	1.5	1.8	1.8
1.5	rerun - America's Got Talent	8pm	NBC
1.8	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Rich People Problems"	8:30	CBS	1.7
2.1	rerun - The Big Bang Theory "The Friendship Contraction"	8pm	CBS	2.2	4.1	2.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Maury, The Jerry Springer Show and The Steve Wilkos Show were renewed by NBCU through 2016.

Bone marrow donation doesn't require a needle into the bone anymore, just a needle into the vein like a normal blood donation, according to Thursday night's NBC Nightly News.

Yvette Wilson died.

ABC's Glass House will debut as scheduled on Monday at 10pm. CBS will continue its lawsuit. (As always, Deadline will fix the error you point out, but not publish your comment.)

The My Network TV affiliate in Idaho Falls, KXPI, will become a FOX affiliate, and push the My Network shows to 10pm. FOX-less KFXP will pick up This TV.

Excuse of the Day

Thursday marked the second week of Fox's new reality series "Take Me Out" and "The Choice." Both fell from their debuts, likely losing viewers to the NBA game.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Duets wasn't helped by the change of night, falling another tenth from last Thursday. So You Think You Can Dance held steady. Dogs in the City rose two tenths from last week.

The two-hour-and-fifteen-minute two episode debut of TNT's Dallas averaged 6.9 million viewers and a 1.5 in the 18-49 demo.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.1	Dogs in the City "Don't Give Me the Drool"	8pm	CBS	0.9	1.6
1.1	Duets "Party Songs"	9:30-11	ABC
2.5	So You Think You Can Dance SLC	8-10pm	FOX	2.5	2.4	?
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model "Ashlee Simpson"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model "Kristin Cavallari"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.8	rerun - Up All Night "Preschool Auction"	8:30	NBC	0.8	1.3
0.9	rerun - Law & Order: SVU "Child's Welfare"	9pm	NBC	0.8	1.6 (3)	1.6 (3)
1.0	rerun - Suburgatory "Hear No Evil"	8:30	ABC	0.9	1.8
1.0	rerun - The Middle "The Paper Route"	8pm	ABC	1.0	1.9 (2)	1.7 (2009)
1.0	rerun - Law & Order: SVU "Justice Denied"	10pm	NBC	1.1	1.6 (3)	1.6 (3)
1.2	rerun - Off Their Rockers	8pm	NBC	1.1	1.3
1.4	rerun - Criminal Minds "A Family Affair"	9pm	CBS	1.2	2.8	2.8
1.4	rerun - Modern Family "The Last Walt"	9pm	ABC	1.4	3.9	2.5 (2009)
1.5	rerun - CSI "Tressed to Kill"	10pm	CBS	1.4	2.3 (2)	2.3 (2)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

NBC set its Fall premiere dates.

From B&C:

Wednesday, Aug. 8
GO ON (sneak peek following Olympic Games coverage)

Sunday, Aug. 12
ANIMAL PRACTICE (sneak peek following Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies)

Monday, Aug. 13
8-10 p.m. STARS EARN STRIPES (two-hour premiere)
10-11 p.m. Grimm

Wednesday, Sept. 5
7:30-8:30 p.m. NFL Kickoff Special 2012 (regular season)
8:30-11 p.m. Sunday Night Football (regular season)

Sunday, Sept. 9
7-8:15 p.m. Football Night in America (regular day and time)
8:15-11 p.m. Sunday Night Football (regular day and time)

Monday, Sept. 10
8-10 p.m. The Voice

Tuesday, Sept. 11
9-9:30 p.m. GO ON (time period premiere)
9:30-10 p.m. THE NEW NORMAL
10-11 p.m. Parenthood

Wednesday, Sept. 12
10-10:30 p.m. GUYS WITH KIDS (sneak peek after penultimate America's Got Talent)

Friday, Sept. 14
9-10pm - Grimm (time period premiere)

Monday, Sept. 17
10-11 p.m. REVOLUTION

Thursday, Sept. 20
8:30-9 p.m. Up All Night
9-9:30 p.m. The Office
9:30-10 p.m. Parks and Recreation

Wednesday, Sept. 26
8-8:30 p.m. ANIMAL PRACTICE (time period premiere)
8:30-9 p.m. GUYS WITH KIDS (time period premiere)
9-11 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (two-hour premiere)

Thursday, Oct. 4
8-8:30 p.m. 30 Rock

Wednesday, Oct. 10
10-11 p.m. CHICAGO FIRE

Friday, Oct. 19
8-8:30 p.m. Whitney
8:30-9 p.m. Community

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Hell's Kitchen rose a tenth from last week's series low. MasterChef skated a tenth above its series season low.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals scored 6.9 for ABC.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.2	The Catalina "Don't Rain on My Parade"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.2
6.9	NBA Finals, Game 1	9pm-11:46	ABC
1.5	Love in the Wild	10pm	NBC	1.6	1.5	1.4
1.7	American Ninja Warrior	8pm	NBC		2.1	?
2.2	NBA Countdown	8:30	ABC
1.0	Jimmy Kimmel Live pregame	8pm	ABC
2.2	Hell's Kitchen 15 chefs	8pm	FOX	2.1	2.1	2.1
2.1	MasterChef top 18	9pm	FOX	2.2	2.1	1.8
3.0	America's Got Talent	9pm	NBC	3.5	2.8	2.6 (3)
0.1	rerun - The L.A. Complex "Do Something"	9pm	CW	0.2	0.2 (3)
1.0	rerun - 48 Hours Mystery "Name, Rank and Serial Killer?"	10pm	CBS	1.1	0.9 (3)	?
1.2	rerun - NCIS: LA "Higher Power"	8pm	CBS	1.3	2.4	2.4
1.4	rerun - NCIS "The Tell"	9pm	CBS	1.2	3.1 (3)	2.4

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Showtime's Weeds will end after next season.

CNN canceled John King USA, and the show will leave the airwaves on June 29. A THIRD(?!!) hour of Wolf Blitzer's Situation Room will take its 6pm weekday slot on July 2.

The Stanley Cup Finals averaged 3 million viewers in America; last year's Final averaged 4.5 million. Ratings for the other playoff rounds were up significantly.

A dingo DID eat her baby.

Excuse of the Day

The viewer drop-off on "Talent" was clearly because of competition from the NBA Finals game and a mediocre lead-in of "American Ninja Warrior" (1.6/5, 4.9m).

Monday, June 11, 2012

Gordon Ramsay rose four tenths from last week. The Stanley Cup Finals ended with a 2.0, double what the first five games were getting.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
2.0	NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6	8pm	NBC
2.3	The Bachelorette 8 10 remain	8-10pm	ABC	2.1	1.9
2.7	MasterChef top 36	9pm	FOX	2.3	2.1	2.0 (3)
2.8	Hell's Kitchen 16 chefs	8pm	FOX	2.4	2.2	2.1
0.2	rerun - The Catalina "Bikinis and Breakups"	9pm	CW	0.2	0.5 (4)
0.3	rerun - Breaking Pointe "Which Life Do I Want To Lead?"	8pm	CW	0.2
1.0	rerun - Castle "Cuffed"	10pm	ABC	0.9	2.0 (3)	1.9
1.2	rerun - Hawaii Five-0 "Pahele"	10pm	CBS	1.2	2.3	2.3
1.4	rerun - How I Met Your Mother "The Rebound Girl"	8pm	CBS	1.3	3.1	2.5 (3)
1.4	rerun - Mike & Molly "Carl Has Issues"	9:30	CBS	1.3	2.9	2.3
1.5	rerun - Two and a Half Men "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"	9pm	CBS	1.5	3.6 (2)	3.6 (3)
1.5	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And Strokes of Goodwill"	8:30	CBS	1.3	3.3

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

A billion dollars and a license is all you need to start up the third television network in Mexico.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

The Tonys rated its worst. A rerun of Family Guy America's Got Talent won broadcast. ABC's non-scripts held steady.

HBO's True Blood won the night, with a 2.9.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.0	The Tony Awards 66th Annual	8-11pm	CBS
1.1	60 Minutes South Park	7pm	CBS	1.4
1.2	Dateline valedictorian murdered	7pm	NBC	1.0	0.7	0.7
1.5	Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition "Jacqui"	9-11pm	ABC	1.5
1.5	Secret Millionaire "Chuck Runyon & Dave Mortensen"	8pm	ABC	1.5
0.9	rerun - American Dad "The Unbrave One"	7pm	FOX	0.8	1.9	1.6 (2)
1.0	rerun - Cleveland "Til Deaf"	7:30	FOX	0.9	1.2 (3)	1.2 (3)
1.1	rerun - America's Funniest Home Videos	7pm	ABC	1.2	0.9	?
1.2	rerun - Bob's Burgers "The Belchies"	8:30	FOX	1.2	1.7 (2)	1.7 (2)
1.3	rerun - The Simpsons "Replaceable You"	8pm	FOX	1.3	1.9	1.9
1.3	rerun - American Dad "The Worst Stan"	9:30	FOX	1.5	1.8	1.6 (2)
1.3	rerun - America's Got Talent (Monday)	9pm	NBC
1.5	rerun - Family Guy "Quagmire and Meg"	9pm	FOX	1.8	2.4	2.4
1.6	rerun - America's Got Talent (Tuesday)	10pm	NBC

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Dylan Ratigan will leave his show on MSNBC on June 22. Bashir will get 4pm, and a new show put together by Ratigan's staff will air at 3pm.

Gordon Ramsay's fourth concurrent series on FOX, Hotel Hell will run on Mondays at 8-9pm, starting on August 13.

My Network TV has announced its schedule for next season. Law & Order: SVU and Monk stay on Mondays and Fridays, respectively. On Tuesdays, House replaces Cold Case. On Wednesdays, White Collar replaces Burn Notice. On Thursdays, Numb3rs replaces Without a Trace.

Joy Behar will host a show on Current TV, starting in September, Monday through Thursday at 6pm.

NBC will launch the NBC Sports Radio Network, in September, which will begin as a nightly block, at 7-11pm, and eventually add sporting events.

ABC INSISTS IT'S BETTER THAN NBC

ABC wants credit for C+7 numbers, saying it's tied with NBC for 3rd place with a 2.5 average in the 18-49 demo for the 2011-2012 TV season. "Factoring out all sports programming from the season averages, ABC’s [C+7} advantage over NBC jumped to 25% (2.5/7 vs. 2.0/6)."

Saturday, June 9, 2012

The Heat-Celtics series set another record for an NBA playoff game on cable, with a 9.1 household rating.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.4	How to Be a Gentleman "How to Get Along with Your Boss' New Girlfriend"	8:30	CBS	0.4	0.3 (2)
0.7	MLB	7-10pm	FOX	0.8
1.1	NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Game 5	8-11pm	NBC
0.4	rerun - 20/20 "Concert For The Queen: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Katie Couric"	8-10pm	ABC
0.4	rerun - Rules of Engagement "Fun Run"	8pm	CBS	0.5
0.5	rerun - CSI: NY "Cavallino Rampante"	9pm	CBS
0.5	rerun - Secret Millionaire "Scott and Alexa Jacobs"	8pm	ABC	1.0
0.8	rerun - 48 Hours Mystery	10pm	CBS	1.1	0.9 (3)	?

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Friday, June 8, 2012

Whitney and Community began their Friday pairing with nearly the same average earned by Thursday's Office and Parks reruns. A two-hour Dateline trailed the WWYD? and 20/20 combo.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.0	What Would You Do?	9pm	ABC	1.1	1.1 (2)	1.1 (2)
1.1	Dateline spray tan death	9-11pm	NBC	1.5	0.7	0.7
1.4	20/20 "The Big Lie"	10pm	ABC	1.5	0.8	?
0.3	rerun - Supernatural "Hello Cruel World"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.6	0.6
0.3	rerun - Nikita "Falling Ash"	8pm	CW
0.6	rerun - Whitney "Private Parts"	8:30	NBC		0.8 (2)
0.5	rerun - Community "Remedial Chaos Theory"	8pm	NBC
0.5	rerun - House "Better Half"	8pm	FOX	0.6	1.9	1.9
0.6	rerun - Bones "The Hot Dog in the Competition"	8pm	FOX	0.7	1.9 (2)	1.9 (2)
0.7	rerun - CSI: NY "Crushed"	9pm	CBS	0.7	1.1	1.1
0.9	rerun - Undercover Boss "U.C. Riverside"	8pm	CBS	1.0	1.1	1.1
0.8	rerun - Blue Bloods "Whistle Blower"	10pm	CBS	0.6	1.3	1.3
1.0	rerun - Shark Tank jean accessories	8pm	ABC	1.2

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

The final round of the French Open will run at least five hours on Sunday morning on NBC, starting at 9am Eastern / 6am Pacific. It will preempt Meet the Press.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Once again, an NBA playoff game won the night, and a Big Bang Theory rerun beat everything else on broadcast. FOX averaged 1.5 with the debuts of Take Me Out and The Choice. Saving Hope premiered to a dismal 0.7. Rock Center began its Thursday run with a typical 0.7. Duets continues to fall, but it moves to Wednesdays next week. Rookie Blue held fairly steady.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.2	Breaking Pointe "Which Life Do I Want To Lead?"	8pm	CW		0.2
0.7	Rock Center concussions in sports	10pm	NBC
0.7	Saving Hope series premiere	9pm	NBC
1.2	Duets "Songs that Inspire"	8-10pm	ABC	1.5	1.5
1.3	Take Me Out series premiere	8pm	FOX
1.3	Rookie Blue "A Good Shoot"	10pm	ABC	1.4	1.4 (2)	1.0 (2)
1.8	The Choice series premiere	9pm	FOX
0.2	rerun - The Vampire Diaries "The End of the Affair"	9pm	CW		1.0	1.0
0.6	rerun - The Office "Special Project"	8pm	NBC	0.8	2.1	2.1
0.6	rerun - Parks and Recreation "Pawnee Scouts"	8:30	NBC
1.5	rerun - The Mentalist "Pink Tops"	10pm	CBS	1.3	1.8	1.8
1.5	rerun - Person of Interest "Wolf and Cub"	9pm	CBS	1.4	2.4
1.7	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And the Break-Up Scene"	8:30	CBS
2.2	rerun - The Big Bang Theory "The Recombination Hypothesis"	8pm	CBS	2.3	4.1	2.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

HORSE REPLACED IN RACE BY SIMILAR LOOKING HORSE

No Triple Crown this year. NBC can't catch a break this Summer. The Stanley Cup Finals are a bust. Howard Stern hasn't boosted the ratings of America's Got Talent. Now the horse that won two of the Triple Crown races, I'll Have Another, has been scratched from the third race because of a swollen tendon. There's still the Olympics, which will lose money, but will hopefully promote the Fall lineup.

Programming Notes

Body of Proof is changing, in order to keep its budget tight.

The Teen Titans will return with a new series, next year on Cartoon Network.

Excuse of the Day

... ''Take Me Out'' (1.3/5 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall) and ''The Choice'' (1.7/5 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall) combined for a close second-place finish among the broadcasters in 18-49 while winning among the Big Four in adults 18-34.

America Balls

The Best Sandwich in America debuted on Wednesday on The Travel Channel, and didn't make the top 100 list. OWN's Are You Normal, America? debuted on Sunday.

On July 24, you can plop American Gypsies from National Geographic Channel AND American Originals from The Travel Channel onto the tray of America Balls.

American Lost Treasures (July 4)
Good Afternoon America (July 9)
American Gypsies (July 24)
American Originals (July 24)
Fish America (July 29)
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Destination America (channel)
USA Network
American Idol
America's Got Talent
Good Morning America
America This Morning
American Ninja Warriors
American Horror Story
American Dad!
America's Next Top Model
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Most Wanted
Ugly Americans
American Pickers
The American Experience
United States of Tara
American Restoration
American Weed
United Stats of America
Iron Chef America
The Miss America Pageant
Miss USA
Football Night in America
Baseball Night in America
Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy
America's Money Class with Suze Orman
State of the Union with Candy Crowley
John King, USA
America Court with Judge Ross
America Now
American Digger
American Icon
American Stuffers
Made in America
My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding
America's Supernanny
Invention USA
Truck Stop USA
American Underworld
American Chopper
All-American Muslim


source: futon critic

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

The Devils delayed the KIngs' inevitable Stanley Cup hoisting until Saturday. So You Think You Can Dance beat Dogs in the CIty and a pack of reruns. Dogs fell seven four (thanks, Shade) tenths from its debut last week to a sad 0.9. Duets moves to Wednesday starting next week, with 90 minute editions after Modern Family reruns.

The Thunder-Spurs playoff game won the night with a 4.1 on TNT.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.9	Dogs in the City "He Barks and He Barks and He Barks"	8pm	CBS	1.3	1.6
2.5	So You Think You Can Dance "Auditions #3"	8-10pm	FOX	2.7	2.4	?
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model cycle finale	8pm	CW	0.6	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.3	rerun - America's Next Top Model "Nicki Minaj"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.4 (2)	0.4 (2)
0.8	rerun - Law & Order: SVU "Home Invasions"	9pm	NBC		1.6 (3)	1.6 (3)
0.8	rerun - Up All Night "New Year's Eve"	8:30	NBC		1.3
0.8	rerun - Modern Family "Election Day"	10:30	ABC	1.1	3.9	2.5 (2009)
0.9	rerun - Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 "Pilot"	10pm	ABC	1.1	1.9
0.9	rerun - Suburgatory "Entering Eden"	8:30	ABC	1.2	1.8
1.0	rerun - The Middle "Leap Day"	8pm	ABC	1.2	1.9 (2)	1.7 (2009)
1.1	rerun - Happy Endings "Meet the Parrots"	9:30	ABC	1.1	1.7	1.3 (2)
1.1	rerun - Law & Order: SVU "Hunting Ground"	10pm	NBC		1.6 (3)	1.6 (3)
1.1	rerun - Off Their Rockers "episode 3"	8pm	NBC		1.3
1.2	rerun - Criminal Minds "Closing Time"	9pm	CBS	1.1	2.8	2.8
1.4	rerun - CSI "Willows in the Wind"	10pm	CBS	1.5	2.3 (2)	2.3 (2)
1.4	rerun - Modern Family "Send Out the Clowns"	9pm	ABC	1.5	3.9	2.5 (2009)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

FX will put the season premiere of Wilfred online and on VOD next Thursday, two weeks before FX's Summer comedy launch on Thursday, June 28.

ALF is now on the HUB, Monday through Thursday at 8:30pm, followed by two-hour blocks of shows: Mork & Mindy on Monday, Happy Days on Tuesday, The Facts of Life on Wednesday, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on Thursday.

Synergy Corner: CNN will also air the last episode of HBO's 24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley on Friday night at midnight.

Hockey Popular in Canada

This year's Stanley Cup Finals between the New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings will be watched by more Canadians than Americans, probably:

Canada 2,129,000 for Game 1 on Wednesday (CBC) 2,569,000 for Game 2 on Saturday (CBC)

USA 2,900,000 (NBC) 2,940,000 (NBC) 1,740,000 for Game 3 on Monday (NBC Sports Network) 2,070,000 for Game 4 on Wednesday (NBC Sports Network)