TNT had some good news and some less-than-good-news earlier this week when it kicked off the first of a slew of summer shows with the return of “The Closer,” a huge hit starring Kyra Sedgwick.
Monday's premiere drew an enormous audience by cable standards, 7.1 million total viewers.
While that was down about 9 percent from its fourth season premiere last July, when 7.8 million people tuned, the cop procedural faced tougher competition, going head to head with TLC's quite hot "Jon & Kate Plus 8."
"The Closer" will still likely rank No. 1 in most demographics when this week’s full ratings are released next week.
Still, as strong as it was, "Closer" couldn’t do much to lift the second season premiere of TNT’s “Raising the Bar,” the legal drama from veteran TV producer Steven Bochco. “Bar” lost 49 percent of “The Closer’s” lead-in audience, pulling 3.6 million viewers.
Last week, for the week ending June 7, back-to-back episodes of “Jon & Kate” ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in most adult demographics.
“Jon & Kate” has been generating massive audiences as the stars of the reality show have become gossip rag fodder for allegations of infidelity and mistreatment of their kids and pets.
In total viewers, it was No. 2 with 5.9 million viewers, trailing only USA’s “Burn Notice,” which kicked off its new season last Thursday with just under 6 million viewers. USA’s new “Royal Pains,” a show mostly panned by critics, was No. 3 for the week with 5.6 million viewers.
USA was the No. 1 network in most adult demographics last week.
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In cable ratings for the week ended June 7:
Top five networks in primetime (18-49s): USA, TBS, Discovery, FX, TNT.
Top five networks in primetime (total viewers): USA, Fox News Channel, TBS, TNT, Nick at Nite.
Top movie (18-49s): TBS’s “The Rock” (Sunday, 8 p.m.) 1.33 million.
Top sporting event (total viewers): TNT’s “Sprint Cup Racing/Pocono” (Sunday, 1:59 p.m. p.m.) 5.48 million.
Shows making the top 10 among 18-34s, 18-49s and 25-54s: TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” (Monday, 9 and 9:30 p.m.); USA’s “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 and 10 p.m.); Discovery’s “Man vs. Wild” (Tuesday, 10 p.m.).
Show on the rise: truTV’s “Operation Repo,” Monday 10:30 p.m. The reality series averaged 1.24 million viewers 18-49 and 1.18 million 25-54s, good for network records in both demos.
Show on the decline: Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” Tuesday 10 p.m. “Housewives” averaged 1.5 million 18-49s, down 11 percent from 1.68 million the previous week.
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TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Ranked on Household Rating
Week Ending June 7 |
|
Rank |
Primetime |
Total Day |
|
Net |
(000) |
Net |
(000) |
|
1
|
USA
|
2427
|
NICK
|
1782
|
|
2
|
FOXN
|
1692
|
USA
|
1242
|
|
3
|
TNT
|
1281
|
NAN
*
|
1219
|
|
4
|
NAN
|
1276
|
TNT
|
991
|
|
5
|
TBSC
|
1262
|
ADSM*
|
977
|
|
6
|
DISC
|
1072
|
FOXN
|
963
|
|
7
|
TLC
|
1056
|
TOON
|
776
|
|
8
|
HGTV
|
1030
|
TBSC
|
717
|
|
9
|
FX
|
1028
|
ESPN
|
603
|
|
10
|
AEN
|
989
|
DISC
|
589
|
|
11
|
HIST
|
984
|
AEN
|
584
|
|
12
|
LIF
|
918
|
TRU
|
578
|
|
13
|
TOON
|
908
|
HIST
|
570
|
|
14
|
FAM
|
873
|
FX
|
557
|
|
15
|
ESPN
|
843
|
LIF
|
547
|
|
16
|
AMC
|
819
|
HGTV
|
536
|
|
17
|
HALL
|
803
|
FOOD
|
519
|
|
18
|
SCIF
|
803
|
SPK
|
497
|
|
19
|
FOOD
|
790
|
FAM
|
488
|
|
20
|
TRU
|
759
|
CNN
|
468
|
|
21
|
VS
|
750
|
TLC
|
468
|
|
22
|
SPK
|
708
|
AMC
|
461
|
|
23
|
ESP2
|
693
|
HALL
|
451
|
|
24
|
CMDY
|
692
|
TVLD
|
447
|
|
25
|
CNN
|
624
|
MTV
|
429
|
|
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE PROGRAMS
Ranked on Households
Week Ending June 7 |
|
Rank
|
Program |
Net
|
(000) |
|
1
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
4240
|
|
2
|
Burn Notice
|
USA
|
4178
|
|
3
|
Royal Pains
|
USA
|
4110
|
|
4
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
3922
|
|
5
|
Sprint Cup Racing/Pocono
|
TNT
|
3894
|
|
6
|
NASCAR Post Race Show
|
TNT
|
3711
|
|
7
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
3560
|
|
8
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
3178
|
|
9
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
3153
|
|
10
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
3118
|
|
11
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
3105
|
|
12
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
3066
|
|
13
|
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Orig)
|
USA
|
3036
|
|
14
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
3035
|
|
15
|
The Penguins Of
Madagascar
|
NICK
|
3033
|
|
16
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
3008
|
|
17
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
2982
|
|
18
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
2947
|
|
19
|
In Plain Sight
|
USA
|
2907
|
|
20
|
Army Wives
|
LIF
|
2898
|
|
21
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
2829
|
|
22
|
The O'Reilly Factor
|
FOXN
|
2787
|
|
23
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
2749
|
|
24
|
The O'Reilly Factor
|
FOXN
|
2727
|
|
25
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
2709
|
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Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 18-34
Week Ending June 7 |
|
Rank |
PRIME TIME |
TOTAL DAY |
|
Net |
(000) |
Net |
(000) |
|
1
|
USA
|
579
|
ADSM*
|
469
|
|
2
|
TBSC
|
536
|
NICK
|
361
|
|
3
|
DISC
|
385
|
NAN
*
|
348
|
|
4
|
FX
|
363
|
TBSC
|
277
|
|
5
|
MTV
|
363
|
USA
|
276
|
|
6
|
VS
|
352
|
TNT
|
262
|
|
7
|
TLC
|
344
|
MTV
|
248
|
|
8
|
TNT
|
333
|
ESPN
|
245
|
|
9
|
AEN
|
321
|
FX
|
211
|
|
10
|
CMDY
|
288
|
CMDY
|
206
|
|
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 18-34
Week Ending June 7 |
|
Rank |
PROGRAM |
NET |
(000) |
|
1
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
2109
|
|
2
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
1972
|
|
3
|
Man vs. Wild
|
DISC
|
1641
|
|
4
|
Family Guy
|
ADSM
|
1498
|
|
5
|
Kendra
|
EN
|
1396
|
|
6
|
Family Guy
|
ADSM
|
1334
|
|
7
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
1299
|
|
8
|
Real World/Road Rules: The Duel 2
|
MTV
|
1261
|
|
9
|
Family Guy
|
ADSM
|
1251
|
|
10
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
1212
|
|
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 18-49
Week Ending June 7 |
|
Rank |
PRIME TIME |
TOTAL DAY |
|
Net |
(000) |
Net |
(000) |
|
1
|
USA
|
1358
|
USA
|
660
|
|
2
|
TBSC
|
1011
|
ADSM*
|
614
|
|
3
|
DISC
|
815
|
NAN
*
|
596
|
|
4
|
FX
|
755
|
TNT
|
585
|
|
5
|
TNT
|
717
|
NICK
|
562
|
|
6
|
VS
|
690
|
TBSC
|
533
|
|
7
|
TLC
|
679
|
ESPN
|
407
|
|
8
|
AEN
|
673
|
FX
|
405
|
|
9
|
HIST
|
563
|
DISC
|
399
|
|
10
|
FAM
|
548
|
AEN
|
362
|
|
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 18-49
Week Ending June 7 |
|
Rank |
PROGRAM |
NET |
(000) |
|
1
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
3500
|
|
2
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
3187
|
|
3
|
Man vs. Wild
|
DISC
|
2854
|
|
4
|
Burn Notice
|
USA
|
2528
|
|
5
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
2482
|
|
6
|
NASCAR Post Race Show
|
TNT
|
2415
|
|
7
|
Sprint Cup Racing/Pocono
|
TNT
|
2350
|
|
8
|
Deadliest Catch
|
DISC
|
2322
|
|
9
|
Royal Pains
|
USA
|
2301
|
|
10
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
2229
|
|
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 25-54
Week Ending June 7 |
|
|
PRIME TIME |
TOTAL DAY |
|
Rank
|
Net |
(000) |
Net |
(000) |
|
1
|
USA
|
1494
|
USA
|
721
|
|
2
|
TBSC
|
908
|
TNT
|
606
|
|
3
|
DISC
|
800
|
NAN
*
|
489
|
|
4
|
TNT
|
773
|
TBSC
|
487
|
|
5
|
FX
|
702
|
NICK
|
450
|
|
6
|
AEN
|
686
|
ADSM*
|
397
|
|
7
|
VS
|
661
|
DISC
|
387
|
|
8
|
TLC
|
654
|
AEN
|
371
|
|
9
|
HIST
|
631
|
TRU
|
360
|
|
10
|
FOOD
|
565
|
FX
|
343
|
|
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 25-54
Week Ending June 7 |
|
Rank |
PROGRAM |
NET |
(000) |
|
1
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
3040
|
|
2
|
NASCAR Post Race Show
|
TNT
|
2820
|
|
3
|
Burn Notice
|
USA
|
2810
|
|
4
|
Sprint Cup Racing/Pocono
|
TNT
|
2750
|
|
5
|
Jon & Kate Plus 8
|
TLC
|
2687
|
|
6
|
Royal Pains
|
USA
|
2525
|
|
7
|
Deadliest Catch
|
DISC
|
2386
|
|
8
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
2377
|
|
9
|
Man vs. Wild
|
DISC
|
2370
|
|
10
|
WWE Entertainment
|
USA
|
2123
|
|
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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