Ratings Review: BODY OF PROOF (Season Three)

ABC may have made a mistake cancelling BODY OF PROOF. True, it is not a self starter (neither is CASTLE), but given a good lead in program, viewers found the third year drama. This is exactly the type f season BOP had. Ratings were below average until the DWTS results show returned to 9 p.m. on Thursday night. The ratings rose 27% in the viewers and 25% in the demo, from one week to the other.

I am actually surprised another network, cable or broadcast, did not pick the series up after ABC passed on it. It would be perfect for TNT or USA.

For the 2012-13 season, BODY OF PROOF averaged 8.03 million viewers and a 1.4 rating in Adults 18-49. The series never went above a 1.4 rating without DWTS as its lead in and never dropped below the 1.4 rating with DWTS as its lead in.

BODY OD PROOF (Tuesdays at 10 p.m., on ABC)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
02/19/13	6.75	1.2
02/26/13	6.37	1.2	-6%
03/05/13	6.59	1.3	3%
03/12/13	6.60	1.2	0%
03/19/13	8.42	1.5	28%
03/26/13	9.59	1.6	14%
04/02/13	8.56	1.4	-11%
04/09/13	8.98	1.4	5%
04/16/13	8.94	1.4	0%
04/23/13	9.35	1.6	5%
04/30/13	Preempted
05/07/13	8.24	1.4
05/14/13	8.60	1.4	4%
05/21/13	Preeempted
05/28/13	7.45	1.2