NETWORK UPDATE: Both DATELINE and CROSSBONES lost 0.1 in final numbers. The ABC shows swapped 0.1s, with WHAT WOULD YOU DO down and 20/20 up. On CW, the COLIN & BRAD rerun special lost 0.1.
FRIDAY CABLE: WWE (Syfy) slipped 0.1 from last week to 0.7, but was still the highest rated cable original of the night. Despite having the only show that looked like a lead-in preceding it, THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS followed on Syfy with a weak 0.23. GIRL MEETS WORLD (Disney) gained 0.1 to 0.6.
NBC: The final Friday CROSSBONES (its last 2 hours will air on Saturday August 2) and DATELINE were at the same 0.6/1.2 as last week’s preliminary Friday numbers, although Crossbones, starting at 10:01PM, has gone down 0.1 in final ratings for the past 2 weeks in a row.
ABC: WHAT WOULD YOU DO? and 20/20, at 1.1/1.0, were respectively up 0.1 and down 0.3 from last week’s Friday finals.
CBS: Reruns, led by HAWAII 5-0 at 0.7.
FOX: Reruns, topped by MASTERCHEF at 0.6.
CW: Reruns at 0.4 across the board.
FOX airs a UFC match tonight, the only point of note in any network’s line-up. Sunday’s event will be the premiere of MANHATTAN on WGN America, a drama about the creation of the atomic bomb.
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