Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 07/30/14

CW finally had some good summer news as the new series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US performed relatively great for it's series premiere. The opening episode generated 1.8 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in Adults 18-49. It is right up there with the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? ratings, which have been the class of the network, this summer.

CBS tied NBC for the A18-49 ratings, on the strength of BIG BROTHER. BB16 drew a 2.2 demo rating, tying the one hour AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, on NBC. That is on par with last week's numbers, while AGT dropped two tenths of a ratings point, from last Wednesday.

The move of EXTANT to 10 p.m. flattened out the new series ratings and helped it tie for the top spot in the hour. The move also helped boost the nightly average, as the CRIMINAL MINDS encore was up two tenths of a ratings point, over last week's 10 p.m. episode.

TAXI BROOKLYN held onto 100% of it's previous week's audience, drawing the exact numbers as last Wednesday.

Things are not looking good for ABC. It's lone original program of the night, MOTIVE, was the lowest rated show of the network. The night included four repeat comedy episodes as the drama's lead in.

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 3.6 million viewers, 0.9 rating in A18-49

CBS - 5.7 million viewers, 1.5 rating in A18-49

CW - 1.2 million viewers, 0.4 rating in A18-49

FOX - 3.5 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

NBC - 7.5 million viewers, 1.5 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	The Middle [R]	4.10	0.9
8:30	ABC	The Goldbergs [R]	3.60	0.9	-12%
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	3.60	1.0	0%
9:30	ABC	The Middle [R]	3.30	1.0	-8%
10:00	ABC	Motive	3.50	0.7	6%
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	6.50	2.2
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds [R]	4.70	1.1	-28%
10:00	CBS	Extant	5.90	1.1	26%
8:00	CW	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	1.80	0.5
9:00	CW	The 100 [R]	0.60	0.2	-67%
8:00	FOX	So You Think You Can Dance	3.50	1.1
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent [R]	6.30	1.2
9:00	NBC	America's Got Talent	10.60	2.2	68%
10:00	NBC	Taxi Brooklyn	5.60	1.1	-47%

* - in millions