NETWORK UPDATE: There was no relief for NBC in final ratings, which didn’t budge any of the network’s shows as much as 0.1. In fact, the night’s only adjustment was a 0.1 drop for BACKSTROM.
Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):
The final pre-All Star NBA game (TNT) featuring LeBron James, topped Thursday cable at 0.86, up 0.13 from the primetime game of last week’s doubleheader. WWE (Syfy) was next, up a tick at 0.77. History’s PAWN STARS episodes were at 0.64/0.63. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.06 to 0.57, and NIGHTWATCH was up 0.02 to 0.55. Adult Swim’s FISHCENTER was at 0.49. ARCHER (FX) dropped 0.14 to 0.43. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS fell 0.08 to 0.42, and ROB DRYDEK FANTASY FACTORY was down 0.04 to 0.38, with BROKE A$$ GAMESHOW down 0.07 to 0.28. The season finale of PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS (Lifetime) lost 0.11 to 0.39. MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER (Bravo) dropped 0.09 to 0.16. PORTLANDIA (IFC) held at 0.09. A few titles not on the chart: BREAKING GREENVILLE (Tru) was at 0.14 in 18-49s with 328K total viewers, A VERY BARRY BRANSON (GAC) was virtually nonexistent with 0.001 in 18-49s and 42,000 total viewers, and BABYLON (Sundance) ended its limited run with 55,000 total viewers and 0.02 in 18-49s.
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