Friday, August 31, 2012

TV Ratings: 'Big Brother' Steady on Final Night of Republican National Convention

Julie Chen Big Brother Host - H 2012
CBS

Coverage of the final night of the Republican National Convention -- and preseason football in some areas -- have affected ratings for Thursday broadcasts, but for now it looks as if Big Brother was steady with the CW's The Next rising. Expect adjustments to be made in the final nationals later today.

The latest live eviction of Big Brother didn't drop substantially. Instead, the CBS summer reality series remained on par with its previous episodes, averaging 6.5 million total viewers and a 2.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demo. The net aired reruns of The Big Bang Theory (7.8 million, 2.1) and Two and a Half Men (6.7 million, 1.9) in the 8 p.m. hour.

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Over on ABC, Wipeout rose three-tenths (5.8 million, 1.6), while Canadian cop drama Rookie Blue (5.8 million, 1.5) saw a significant jump -- nearly half a point -- for its penultimate season three episode.

NBC's hospital drama Saving Hope (4.1 million, 1.1) also improved in its 9 p.m. time slot, marking a summer high for the Erica Durance series. The CW's try at the singing competition field, The Next, saw a healthy jump, rising to 1.3 million and a 0.5.

According to Nielsen fast nationals, CBS (1.0) and ABC's (1.0) coverage of the final night of the RNC improved from Wednesday evening while NBC's (0.8) dropped. Fox aired repeats throughout the evening.

CBS easily topped the evening, averaging a 1.8, followed by ABC (1.4), Fox (1.1), NBC (1.0) and the CW (0.5).

E-mail: Philiana.Ng@thr.com

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