Italy's loss at having to host those reprehensible, appalling and dreadful cast members from the Jersey Shore has meant great ratings for the show and MTV. I guess, in the end, the trip has been good publicity for Italian tourism, but what a negative image for the U.S.
Jersey Shore topped the cable ratings last week as Snooki, J-Wow and The Situation traveled to Florence. Last week's numbers were good all around for reality shows and for cable, especially America's Got Talent, The Bachelorette and Big Brother.
Other winners for the week were repeats of NCIS (plain and LA) and the dramas on USA and TNT, including The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, Royal Pains and Burn Notice.
One broadcast network drama with original summer programming is doing pretty well, Flashpoint on CBS.
In the network vs. network race, Fox was on top in the broadcast category among viewers 18-49, thanks to Hell’s Kitchen and Master Chef, which aired two episodes each. With Falling Skies and other programs mentioned above, TNT is making quite an impression on cable.
Primetime Broadcast Network Total Viewers, week ending August 7, 2011:
Rank | Program | Network | Day | Viewers (000) |
1 | America’s Got Talent | NBC | Tuesday | 11,916 |
2 | America’s Got Talent | NBC | Wednesday | 9,963 |
3 | The Bachelorette | ABC | Monday | 9,752 |
4 | NCIS (Repeat) | CBS | Tuesday | 9,690 |
5 | Bachelorette: After… Rose | ABC | Monday | 9,313 |
6 | 60 Minutes (Repeat) | CBS | Sunday | 8,864 |
7 | NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat) | CBS | Tuesday | 8,134 |
8 | Big Brother 13 | CBS | Sunday | 7,842 |
9 | Big Brother 13 | CBS | Thursday | 7,425 |
10 | Big Brother 13 | CBS | Wednesday | 6,897 |
11 | Wipeout | ABC | Thursday | 6,644 |
12 | Wipeout | ABC | Tuesday | 6,604 |
13 | Flashpoint | CBS | Friday | 6,333 |
14 | Hell’s Kitchen | FOX | Tuesday | 6,318 |
15 | The Big Bang Theory | CBS | Thursday | 6,303 |
Top 25 Basic cable shows, week ending August 7, 2011:
Rank | Program | Network | Day/Time | Viewers (000) |
1 | Jersey Shore Season 4 | MTV | Thu, 10-11 pm | 8,788 |
2 | Phineas and Ferb Movie | DSNY | Fri, 8-9:30 pm | 7,642 |
3 | The Closer | TNT | Mon, 9-10 pm | 6,553 |
4 | Rizzoli & Isles | TNT | Mon, 10-11 pm | 6,454 |
5 | Falling Skies | TNT | Sun, 9-10 pm | 5,703 |
6 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon, 10-10:30 pm | 5,654 |
7 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon, 10:30-11 pm | 5,593 |
8 | Falling Skies | TNT | Sun, 10-10:58 pm | 5,541 |
9 | NASCAR Sprint Cup L | ESPN | Sun, 12:55-5:12 pm | 5,485 |
10 | Royal Pains | USA | Wed, 9-10 pm | 5,642 |
11 | Burn Notice | USA | Thu, 9-10 pm | 5,211 |
12 | Storage Wars | A&E | Wed, 10:30-11 pm | 5,177 |
13 | American Pickers | HIST | Mon, 9-10 pm | 5,163 |
14 | True Blood | HBOM | Sun, 9:30-10 pm | 5,143 |
15 | A.N.T. Farm | DSNY | Fri, 9:30-10 pm | 4,929 |
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