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[12/26/13 - 11:15 AM]
TBS's Telecasts of "The Big Bang Theory" Account for 19 of Basic Cable's Top 20 Sitcom Telecasts Among Total Viewers Last Week
Turner spins the numbers for the week of December 16-22.
[via press release from Turner]

TBS

TBS's Ground Floor scored its biggest Live + 3 deliveries of its first season, with last Thursday's episode drawing 2.0 million viewers (+13% vs. the prior week's episode). In key demos, Ground Floor drew 1.1 million adults 18-49 in Live + 3 (+2% over the prior week) and 619,000 adults 18-34 (+5%).

TBS's telecasts of The Big Bang Theory accounted for 19 of basic cable's Top 20 sitcom telecasts among total viewers last week. The series, which will finish 2013 as basic cable's #1 off-net series for the third year in a row, also chalked up 17 of the Top 20 sitcom telecasts among adults 18-49.

TNT

TNT's hit drama Major Crimes ranked as basic cable's #1 original series last week. The Monday, Dec. 16, episode scored more than 5.9 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery (+9% vs. the prior week). The show also drew 1.8 million adults 25-54 and 1.4 million adults 18-49 in Live + 3. Major Crimes will finish the year as one of basic cable's Top 10 original series of 2013.

Cartoon Network

Across the fourth week of December, Cartoon Network ranked as the #1 television network among boys 6-11 on Monday Night (7-9 p.m.), #1 among boys 2-11 & 6-11 on Tuesday Night (7-9 p.m.), and #1 among boys 9-14 on Friday Night (7-9 p.m.).

Tuesday Night's early prime performance (7-9 p.m.) grew year-over-year among kids 2-11 & 6-11 and boys 2-11, ranging between +1% and +4%. Thursday Night (7-9 p.m.) also grew by +22% among kids 9-14.

Saturday Morning's overall performance (7-11 a.m.) grew among kids and boys 9-14 between +2% and +9% vs. the same time period last year.

Adult Swim

For four straight weeks in December, Adult Swim's Total Day performance ranked #1 among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24 & 18-34 on basic cable.

The Saturday premiere of the movie Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa ranked #1 in its time period among adults 18-24 and men 18-24/18-34, posting delivery gains across adults 18-34 (+7%), adults 18-49 (+17%) and men 18-49 (+7%) vs. the same time period last year.

Adult Swim programming accounted for 21 of the top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the week among adults 18-34, and 24 of the top 50 with men 18-34, both more than any other network.

American Dad (Thursday, 10:30 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among adults 18-34, while Bob's Burgers (Sunday, 10:30 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among adults 18-24/18-34 and all male demos.





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· AMERICAN DAD (FOX)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· GROUND FLOOR (TBS)
· MAJOR CRIMES (TNT)




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