Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Jersey Shore Goes to Italy and Wins in the Ratings (With Apologies to Italy)


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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