Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The Olympics averaged more than 28 million viewers and more than 9.0 in the demo. Big Brother was down around its series low. The debut of Go On didn't tank, but NBC won't release its final numbers posting 5.6 in the demo and 16 million viewers.

rating	show	slot	network	last week	season low	series low
0.8	Final Witness "What the Boy Saw"	10pm	ABC	0.7	0.5
1.9	Big Brother	8pm	CBS	2.0	1.9	~1.8
5.6	Go On "Pilot" debut, commercial-free	11:08-11:30	NBC
9.2	The Olympics	8pm-11:08	NBC	9.9
0.4	rerun - Supernatural "The Born-Again Identity"	8pm	CW	0.3	0.6	0.6
0.3	rerun - Supernatural "Party On, Garth"	9pm	CW	0.3	0.6	0.6
0.7	rerun - Suburgatory "The Casino Trip"	8:30	ABC	0.7	1.8
0.7	rerun - So You Think You Can Dance top 20, part 2	8pm-10	FOX	0.7	1.7	1.6 (3)
0.7	rerun - CSI "Freaks & Geeks"	10pm	CBS	0.8	2.3 (2)	2.3 (2)
0.9	rerun - Criminal Minds "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy"	9pm	CBS	1.1	2.8	2.8
0.9	rerun - The Middle "Valentine's Day III"	8pm	ABC	0.8	1.9 (2)	1.7
1.1	rerun - Modern Family "Election Day"	9:30	ABC	1.0	3.9	2.5
1.2	rerun - Modern Family "Send Out the Clowns"	9pm	ABC	0.9	3.9	2.5

sources: spotted ratings and tv by the numbers

Programming Notes

WWE Saturday Morning Slam will debut on The CW at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, the day Vortexx takes over the kids block on The CW. It's a half-hour series. Saban will program the block, rebranding from CW4Kids to Vortexx.

The ABC affiliate in Tupelo, Mississippi, WKHD, will shut down. It went on the air in 2001. ABC is looking for another station to carry its shows in this small market.