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USA's ‘Royal Pains’ Once again a case when viewers ignore the critics Jun 17, 2009
But as it turns out the lukewarm critics’ welcome didn’t much matter with viewers. The show, about a disgraced New York doctor who finds a second career as a private medic to rich people in the Hamptons, premiered to huge ratings. And unlike the vast majority of new series, it actually improved in its second outing last Thursday. Last week it was the No. 3 cable show in primetime in total viewers with 5.6 million people tuning in, just better than flat to the prior week, even outdrawing “Burn Notice,” now in its third season, which ranked No. 5 with 5.2 million viewers. It did less well among younger viewers, failing to make the top 10 in 18-34s, which was dominated by repeats of “Family Guy” on Adult Swim. “Royal” has several things going for it, and right up there is that it's a light drama well suited for summer viewing. It’s also easy to look at, with its sweeping shots of the Manhattan skyline and Hamptons mansions. And it has a likeable star in Mark Feuerstein, who until now was best known for NBC’s short-lived “Good Morning, Miami.” Meanwhile, USA ranked No. 1 in all key adult demographic groups for the week ending June 14. TNT was No. 2. It is doing well with its own summer series, including its biggest, “The Closer.” *** In cable ratings for the week ended June 14:
TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Rank
Primetime
Total Day
Net
(000)
Net
(000)
1
2528
NICK
1604
2
TNT
1728
1259
3
FOXN
1660
1238
4
AMC
1298
TNT
1070
5
1241
ADSM*
1010
6
TBSC
1136
FOXN
946
7
HGTV
1080
TOON
881
8
TOON
1041
TBSC
704
9
DISC
999
AMC
622
10
AEN
983
ESPN
607
11
TLC
973
DISC
600
12
LIF
960
TRU
597
13
HIST
940
AEN
586
14
FX
930
HIST
574
15
FAM
883
FOOD
567
16
FOOD
881
HGTV
555
17
ESPN
874
LIF
547
18
SCIF
770
FX
527
19
HALL
767
FAM
495
20
TRU
756
SPK
495
21
CMDY
691
TLC
468
22
SPK
648
TVLD
458
23
MSNB
614
HALL
446
24
BRAV
607
CNN
443
25
BET
576
MTV
441
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE PROGRAMS
Rank
Program
Net
(000)
1
The Closer
TNT
5349
2
Royal Pains
4022
3
NASCAR Post Race Show
TNT
3950
4
Burn Notice
3876
5
WWE Raw
3832
6
Sprint Cup Racing/Michigan
TNT
3754
7
In Plain Sight
3312
8
WWE Raw
3274
9
Jon & Kate Plus 8
TLC
3262
10
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Orig)
3187
11
Army Wives
LIF
3079
12
NCIS
2988
13
NCIS
2946
14
Deadliest Catch
DISC
2878
15
NCIS
2811
16
Raising The Bar
TNT
2764
17
NCIS
2760
18
NCIS
2752
19
NCIS
2746
20
NCIS
2733
21
The O'Reilly Factor
FOXN
2698
22
Lonesome Dove Part 3 & 4
AMC
2680
23
Law & Order: SVU
2677
24
The Closer Special
TNT
2663
25
Family Guy
ADSM
2636
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Rank
PRIME TIME
TOTAL DAY
Net
(000)
Net
(000)
1
568
ADSM*
466
2
TBSC
550
354
3
TNT
381
NICK
318
4
FX
355
TBSC
315
5
CMDY
331
291
6
DISC
325
TNT
259
7
MTV
325
ESPN
241
8
TLC
325
MTV
235
9
AEN
297
CMDY
216
10
FOOD
278
FX
213
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Rank
PROGRAM
NET
(000)
1
Jon & Kate Plus 8
TLC
1515
2
WWE Raw
1460
3
Real World/Road Rules: The Duel 2
MTV
1301
4
WWE Raw
1250
5
Family Guy
ADSM
1201
6
Family Guy
ADSM
1200
7
Family Guy
ADSM
1181
8
Family Guy
ADSM
1174
9
Family Guy
ADSM
1075
10
Family Guy
ADSM
1072
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Rank
PRIME TIME
TOTAL DAY
Net
(000)
Net
(000)
1
1370
662
2
TNT
950
631
3
TBSC
912
ADSM*
624
4
DISC
743
TNT
618
5
FX
703
TBSC
546
6
AEN
640
NICK
503
7
TLC
613
ESPN
415
8
FOOD
589
DISC
401
9
555
FX
399
10
HIST
532
TRU
355
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Rank
PROGRAM
NET
(000)
1
WWE Raw
2879
2
Deadliest Catch
DISC
2662
3
Jon & Kate Plus 8
TLC
2482
4
Royal Pains
2348
5
WWE Raw
2325
6
NASCAR Post Race Show
TNT
2271
7
The Closer
TNT
2249
8
Sprint Cup Racing/Michigan
TNT
2201
9
Burn Notice
2171
10
Family Guy
ADSM
1770
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
PRIME TIME
TOTAL DAY
Rank
Net
(000)
Net
(000)
1
1488
699
2
TNT
1033
TNT
660
3
TBSC
765
500
4
DISC
745
TBSC
460
5
FX
683
ADSM*
410
6
AEN
650
NICK
390
7
AMC
623
DISC
385
8
FOOD
607
TRU
380
9
HIST
599
FX
368
10
TLC
595
AEN
367
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Rank
PROGRAM
NET
(000)
1
The Closer
TNT
2938
2
NASCAR Post Race Show
TNT
2857
3
Deadliest Catch
DISC
2761
4
WWE Raw
2708
5
Sprint Cup Racing/Michigan
TNT
2689
6
Royal Pains
2599
7
Burn Notice
2428
8
Jon & Kate Plus 8
TLC
2255
9
WWE Raw
2159
10
In Plain Sight
1929
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data
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