Primetime Cable Ratings: June 17, 2014

For the second straight night, TNT has the top cable series of the night, as the season premiere of RIZOLLI & ISLES brings in over 5.8 million viewers and posts a 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49. That is down 800,000 viewers and 29% in the demo ratings, from last year's premiere. Despite the year-to-year losses, the crime series is still a strong performer for TNT.

TNT's second drama of the night, PERCEPTION, also had it's season premiere, and also had year-to-year losses. The 3.1 million viewers and 0.7 demo rating is off by nearly one million viewers, but just one tenth of a ratings point, in the demographic numbers. Erosion out of RIZZOLI & ISLES is -47%, in total viewership.

LITTLE COUPLE edged out DEADLIEST CATCH for the #3 spot (3.1 to 3.0, respectively) and claim as the nights most watched reality series. LITTLE COUPLE has become on of the few TLC programs to regularly make a nightly top 10.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	9:00 PM	5.81	1.0
2	Perception	TNT	10:00 PM	3.07	0.7
3	Little Couple	TLC	10:00 PM	3.06	0.8
4	Deadliest Catch	DISC	9:00 PM	3.02	1.0
5	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.84	1.2
6	The Haves & Have Nots	OWN	9:00 PM	2.76	0.9
7	The Big Bang Theory	TBSC	9:30 PM	2.76	1.1
8	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.72	1.2
9	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	8:00 PM	2.69	0.4
10	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.53	1.1

* - in millions