Tuesday, August 7, 2012

The Olympics averaged more than 29 million viewers and more than 9.0 in the demo. NY Med and The L.A. Complex held close to their lows set last week.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.2	The L.A. Complex "Be a Man"	9pm	CW	0.1	0.1
0.7	NY Med pranks	10pm	ABC	0.6	0.6
9.6	The Olympics	8pm-Midnight	NBC	12.8
0.2	rerun - Hart of Dixie "Homecoming & Coming Home"	8pm	CW	0.2	0.5 (4)
0.6	rerun - Last Man Standing "This Bud's for You"	8:30	ABC	0.5	1.5
0.7	rerun - The Middle "Hecking It Up"	8pm	ABC	0.6	1.9 (2)	1.7
0.9	rerun - Wipeout "Gorillas in Our Midst"	9pm	ABC	0.7	1.4	1.3
0.8	rerun - Person of Interest "Legacy"	10pm	CBS	0.9	2.4
0.9	rerun - MasterChef - top 6, part 2	9pm	FOX	0.9	2.0	1.8
0.9	rerun - MasterChef - top 6, part 1	8pm	FOX	0.9	2.0	1.8
0.9	rerun - NCIS: LA "Backstopped"	9pm	CBS	1.0	2.4	2.4
1.0	rerun - NCIS "Secrets"	8pm	CBS	1.0	3.1 (3)	2.4

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

Ion bought reruns of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Starz networks will become its own company. Parent company Liberty Media, which spun off its AMC Networks last year, wants to be in a better financial position in order to buy Sirius XM.