Tuesday, August 21, 2012

America's Got Talent fell three tenths from last week but still came out on top. MasterChef was one tenth behind.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.3	The L.A. Complex "Rule of Thirds"	9pm	CW	0.2	0.1
1.0	NY Med unemotional in the ER	10pm	ABC	1.0	0.6
2.4	MasterChef top 5	9pm	FOX	2.4	2.0	1.8
2.5	America's Got Talent episode 24	8pm-10pm	NBC	2.8	2.0 (2)	2.0 (2)
0.3	rerun - Hart of Dixie "Heart to Heart"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.5 (4)
0.6	rerun - Apt. 23 "Parent Trap"	9:30	ABC	0.6	1.9
0.8	rerun - The Middle "The Concert"	8pm	ABC	0.8	1.9 (2)	1.7
0.8	rerun - Last Man Standing "Adrenaline"	8:30	ABC	0.8	1.5
0.8	rerun - Happy Endings "The Code War"	9pm	ABC	0.6	1.7	1.3 (2)
1.0	rerun - Animal Practice pilot	10:30	NBC
1.1	rerun - The Mentalist "Ruddy Cheeks"	10pm	CBS	1.1	1.8	1.8
1.1	rerun - NCIS: LA "Vengeance"	9pm	CBS	1.1	2.4	2.4
1.2	rerun - NCIS "The Missionary Position"	8pm	CBS	1.1	3.1 (3)	2.4
1.3	rerun - MasterChef top 6, part 3	8pm	FOX	2.4	2.0	1.8
1.4	rerun - Go On pilot	10pm	NBC

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

The next biannual Stand Up to Cancer will be simulcast on the big 4 networks, and about 20 other channels, on Friday, September 7, at 8pm.

FOX Sports New Orleans will launch this Fall with a base of 1.6 million homes. It was spun off from FOX Sports Southwest when it bought the rights to New Orleans Hornets games. The channel will also carry games played by Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars as well as college games from the SEC and Big 12.

Hulu has been redesigned.