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).