A sleepy night for network TV.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).
Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.
FOX: MASTERCHEF led the night at a steady 1.5. Also steady was BULLSEYE at 1.0.
ABC: CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP plunged 0.4 from last week to 0.8, putting it in a tie for the lowest rated show on a night of reruns, which were led by 1.0 for MODERN FAMILY.
CBS: THE BRIEFCASE dropped 0.2 to 0.8, outrated by the 0.9 CRIMINAL MINDS rerun that followed it.
NBC: An all-rerun night, led by 1.2 for AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR.
CW: Reruns at 0.3/0.2.
With the NBA season over, tonight ABC starts launching its summer Thursday line-up with the new ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB followed by back-to-back episodes of MISTRESSES. FOX has US OPEN golf coverage. On cable, USA introduces its medical series COMPLICATIONS, and Spike airs the GUYS CHOICE AWARDS.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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