Ratings: Broadcast Finals for July 3, 2013

CBS sweeps a slow Independence Day Eve, lead by summer staple BIG BROTHER. The veteran reality series pulled in 5.4 million viewers and a 1.7 rating in Adults 18-49. Both measurements were the best of the night.

Following BIG BROTHER was the freshman cooking series THE AMERICAN BAKING COMPETITION, which hauled in 4.7 million viewers and a 1.1 demo rating. It is the first time the series won its time period and was mostly flat from its season average.

FOX took the night off, giving us a double shot of encore episodes of MASTERCHEF.

Wednesday Night Network Averages:

ABC - 2.8 million viewers, 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49.

CBS - 4.9 million viewers,1.2 rating in Adults 18-49.

CW - 0.9 million viewers, 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49.

FOX - 2.7 million viewers, 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49.

NBC - 4.2 million viewers, 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	The Middle [R]	3.15	0.7
8:30	ABC	Family Tools	2.35	0.6	-25%
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	2.96	0.8	26%
9:30	ABC	The Neighbors [R]	2.24	0.6	-25%
10:00	ABC	The Lookout	3.10	0.7	37%
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	5.42	1.7
9:00	CBS	The American Baking Competition	4.70	1.1	-13%
10:00	CBS	CSI [R]	4.65	0.9	-1%
8:00	CW	Arrow [R]	1.04	0.3
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	0.77	0.3	-26%
8:00	FOX	Masterchef [R]	2.80	1.1
9:00	FOX	Masterchef [R]	2.53	1.0	-10%
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent [R]	5.11	1.1
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire [R]	2.44	0.6	-52%

* - in millions