Primetime Cable Ratings: July 25, 2014

It is another impressive Friday night for Disney. The network took three of the top four sports, including the top two spots. GIRL MEETS WORLD rose by more than 600,000 viewers and 20% in the demo, from last week's episode, to top the chart. GIRL MEETS WORLD was the only program to draw over three million viewers, on the night.

CW Weekly Ratings: July 21 - 25, 2014

Comedy is what is keeping the CW afloat this summer. WHOSE LINE IS IT ANY WAY? has been the only program to regularly draw a million, or more, viewers, week-in and week-out. Now, an encore of COLIN & BRAD: 2 MAN GROUP  post the best numbers of the week, outside of WHOSE LINE.

TV News Roundup: July 28, 2014

• Cord Cutters may get HBO
• CSPAN stream now requires cable authentication
• EXTANT move to new time slot
• USA sets up a COLONY

Final broadcast Ratings: July 25, 2014

CBS, ABC and NBC all had things to boast about with the final Friday night ratings. CBS was the most watched network, drawing 5.4 million viewers, and had the most watched program of the night in BLUE BLOODS. NBC had the top program with DATELINE collecting over six million viewers a getting 1.1 demo rating, over two hours. And, ABC was the best network, in the demo ratings, with a 1.0 average over the three full hours.

Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 07/27/14

CBS had an easy time sweeping an uneventful Sunday night in the ratings. The network claimed the top four most watched shows of the night, and the #1 show in the A18-49 ratings, BIG BROTHER.

Premiering This Week: July 28 - August 3, 2014

A quick look at the week's season and series premieres on broadcast an cable TV.

MONDAY:

• 8:00 p.m. - Young Hollywood Awards (CW)
• 8:00 p.m. - Running Wild with Bear Gryls (NBC)
• 9:00 p.m. - Food Fest Nation (Food)
• 10:00 p.m. - Mystery Diners (Food)
• 10:00 p.m. - Apocalypse: WWI (AHC)

Ratings Review: THE NIGHT SHIFT (Season One)

THE NIGHT SHIFT was a nice surprise hit drama for the summer of 2014. I drew good numbers for a summer NBC series. Heck, it drew good numbers for an NBC series, summer of not.

Ratings Review: BACKPACKERS (Season One)

BACKPACKERS pulled in one of the lowest viewer totals the network has seen in quite a long time, if ever. Only 350,000 viewers bothered to watch BACKPACKERS, in it's second and final airing.

Perhaps next summer, the CW may want to try one new comedy, sandwiched between two decent performing shows, even if in encores.

BACKPACKERS (Mondays at 9:30 p.m., on The CW)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
07/14/14	0.59	0.2	8:30pm
07/21/14	0.35	0.1

* - in millions