Tuesday, August 28, 2012

America's Got Talent has finally fallen behind MasterChef, which rose to a season-high 2.8. The nation isn't interested in the Republican National Convention.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.5	RNC	10pm	CBS
0.6	RNC	10pm	ABC
1.0	RNC	10pm	NBC
2.5	America's Got Talent episode 26	8pm-10pm	NBC	2.5	2.0 (2)	2.0 (2)
2.8	MasterChef top 4	9pm	FOX	2.4	2.0	1.8
0.2	rerun - Hart of Dixie "Bachelorettes and Bullets"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.5 (4)
0.2	rerun - the Next "Baltimore"	9pm	CW		0.3
0.5	rerun - Apt. 23 "Shitagi Nashi"	9:30	ABC	0.6	1.9
0.6	rerun - Happy Endings "The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother"	9pm	ABC	0.8	1.7	1.3 (2)
0.8	rerun - The Middle "Leap Year"	8pm	ABC	0.8	1.9 (2)	1.7
0.8	rerun - Last Man Standing "House Rules"	8:30	ABC	0.8	1.5
1.1	rerun - NCIS: LA "Patriot Acts"	9pm	CBS	1.1	2.4	2.4
1.2	rerun - NCIS "Rekindled"	8pm	CBS	1.1	3.1 (3)	2.4
1.4	rerun - MasterChef top 5	8pm	FOX	1.3	2.0	1.8

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

'Wipeout' Renewed for Sixth Season (Jill Wagner will return.)

'Paranormal Witness' Renewed by Syfy for Third Season

'Anger Management' Gets 90-Episode Order From FX

'Hoarders' Season 6 Will Premiere Monday, September 10 at 9pm

Saturday Night Live announced its first three hosts and bands for its 38th season:
September 15: Seth MacFarlane and Frank Ocean
September 22: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mumford & Sons
October 6: Daniel Craig and Muse

The NBC affiliate in Tupelo, Mississippi will pick up ABC programming on its digital subchannel 9.2. The current ABC affiliate, WKDH, is going off the air.

The Hub's Family Game Night returns on Sunday, September 23.

WE tv will slot Roseanne reruns weekdays at 11am-1pm and 6pm-8, and Mondays at 8pm-1am.

Noriko Gee was promoted in the CBS scheduling department.