Monday, July 2, 2012

America's Got Talent won the night, The Bachelorette ticked upward, Gordon Ramsay stayed even, and CBS's reruns continue to tick downward.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
1.0	The Glass House episode 3	10pm	ABC	1.1	1.0
1.9	U.S. Olympic Trials swimming	8pm-8:30	NBC	2.0
2.3	MasterChef top 12	9pm	FOX	2.2	2.1	1.8
2.4	Hell's Kitchen 11 chefs, part 1	8pm	FOX	2.4	2.2	2.1
2.5	The Bachelorette 8 4 remain	8-10pm	ABC	2.3	1.9	1.7
3.0	America's Got Talent episode 14	8:30-11pm	NBC	3.0	2.8	2.6 (3)
0.1	rerun - 90210 "Party Politics"	9pm	CW	0.1	0.5	0.5
0.2	rerun - Breaking Pointe "Bad Dress: Good Show"	8pm	CW	0.2	0.2
0.8	rerun - Mike & Molly "Goin' Fishin'"	9:30	CBS	1.2	2.9	2.3
0.9	rerun - Hawaii Five-0 "Kame'e"	10pm	CBS	1.1	2.3 (2)	2.3 (2)
1.0	rerun - Two and a Half Men "Nine Magic Fingers"	9pm	CBS	1.3	3.6 (2)	3.6 (3)
1.1	rerun - 2 Broke Girls "And Hoarder Culture"	8:30	CBS	1.3	3.3
1.1	rerun - How I Met Your Mother "46 Minutes"	8pm	CBS	1.2	3.1	2.5 (3)

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Andy Griffith finally died. TV Land and TCM will be quick to capitalize.

FX bought rerun rights to Mike & Molly, set for 2014, giving FX the ability to put on an early evening block of How I Met Your Mother, Mike & Molly, Two and a Half Men, and Anger Management.

Excuse of the Day

The network may struggle ratings-wise on the scripted side, but it has shown via NFL football and reality shows like "Talent" and "The Voice" that it can still draw sizable primetime auds.